| The BBC license fee 16:10 - Jun 4 with 10529 views | BelsteadCav |
After David Mitchell defence of the bbc the other day, which tv or radio show do you think is worth the license fee?
Obviously the sport coverage ( World Cup, Olympics etc )
Spring watch
Radio 2, radio 5 live and 6 music
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| The BBC license fee on 05:21 - Jun 5 with 709 views | dickie |
| The BBC license fee on 00:32 - Jun 5 by Enigma_Blue |
Defunding the BBC doesn't mean abolishing the BBC. It means let it fund itself, like ITV does through commercial revenue.
And how the frig you have left Only Fools & Horses, arguably the greatest British sitcom of all time off your list! [Post edited 5 Jun 2021 0:34]
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I think the point is, if the BBC was funded the same way as ITV lots of this amazing content would never have been made. |  | | |
| The BBC license fee on 07:29 - Jun 5 with 684 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| The BBC license fee on 17:45 - Jun 4 by Lord_Lucan |
I know, it went like this.
LL "Hi doc, I've got the toothache"
RB "Open wide please, oh, you've got a toothache, I'll prescribe some antibiotics"
LL "Thanks
RB "Goodbye" |
The moral of the story.....always bring antibiotics home from trips abroad. |  |
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| The BBC license fee on 07:47 - Jun 5 with 677 views | m14_blue |
| The BBC license fee on 00:32 - Jun 5 by Enigma_Blue |
Defunding the BBC doesn't mean abolishing the BBC. It means let it fund itself, like ITV does through commercial revenue.
And how the frig you have left Only Fools & Horses, arguably the greatest British sitcom of all time off your list! [Post edited 5 Jun 2021 0:34]
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But then it’s in thrall to the market and stops being independent, which is the whole point of the BBC. | | | |
| The BBC license fee on 08:37 - Jun 5 with 660 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| The BBC license fee on 00:32 - Jun 5 by Enigma_Blue |
Defunding the BBC doesn't mean abolishing the BBC. It means let it fund itself, like ITV does through commercial revenue.
And how the frig you have left Only Fools & Horses, arguably the greatest British sitcom of all time off your list! [Post edited 5 Jun 2021 0:34]
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Re funding: the culture and departmental structure of the "uniquely funded" BBC created the conditions in which these programmes were commissioned and made. The BBCs charter includes the Reithian formula "to inform, educate and entertain" and this list reflects that. The question is "Without the Licence Fee, how many of these programmes would have been made?"
And we should also add anything Channel 4 have made, as it was set up with the BBC as a major partner. So how the feck have I left off Father Ted, arguably the greatest Irish sitcom of all time?
Re Only Fools and Horses: I'd mistakenly thought that it started around 1979, so hadn't included it. It's covered by "and add your own", though. Or to put it another way:
"Because I'm a plonker, Rodney." | | | |
| The BBC license fee on 08:54 - Jun 5 with 645 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 00:32 - Jun 5 by Enigma_Blue |
Defunding the BBC doesn't mean abolishing the BBC. It means let it fund itself, like ITV does through commercial revenue.
And how the frig you have left Only Fools & Horses, arguably the greatest British sitcom of all time off your list! [Post edited 5 Jun 2021 0:34]
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There are seven sitcoms on that list that effortlessly show up 'Only Fools and Horses' as second rate. |  |
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| The BBC license fee on 08:59 - Jun 5 with 641 views | footers |
| The BBC license fee on 08:54 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
There are seven sitcoms on that list that effortlessly show up 'Only Fools and Horses' as second rate. |
Only Fools... second rate?
Didn't think we'd ever fall out again after the whole battenberk saga but this is it, buddy. How very dare you... |  |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:02 - Jun 5 with 639 views | Herbivore |
| The BBC license fee on 08:59 - Jun 5 by footers |
Only Fools... second rate?
Didn't think we'd ever fall out again after the whole battenberk saga but this is it, buddy. How very dare you... |
Yeah, that's a terrible shout. Can't say I'd be in a rush to watch Fools these days but of its time it's a stone cold classic. |  |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:08 - Jun 5 with 632 views | footers |
| The BBC license fee on 09:02 - Jun 5 by Herbivore |
Yeah, that's a terrible shout. Can't say I'd be in a rush to watch Fools these days but of its time it's a stone cold classic. |
Probably caught me at a bad time as I'm working my way through them again and we've just lost grandad... Emotional times. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:39 - Jun 5 with 618 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 09:08 - Jun 5 by footers |
Probably caught me at a bad time as I'm working my way through them again and we've just lost grandad... Emotional times. |
Apologies for putting my assertive opinion in your face at a time of loss - my sincere condolences. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:47 - Jun 5 with 615 views | Herbivore |
| The BBC license fee on 09:39 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
Apologies for putting my assertive opinion in your face at a time of loss - my sincere condolences. |
You're a monster. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:50 - Jun 5 with 613 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 09:47 - Jun 5 by Herbivore |
You're a monster. |
I did find the scene where David Jason falls through the gap where the barmaid has just lifted the flap on the bar amusing if that is any comfort to you. It probably has one or two other 'moments' but I can't recall them offhand. And that theme tune - worst evah. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 09:55 - Jun 5 with 604 views | Herbivore |
| The BBC license fee on 09:50 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
I did find the scene where David Jason falls through the gap where the barmaid has just lifted the flap on the bar amusing if that is any comfort to you. It probably has one or two other 'moments' but I can't recall them offhand. And that theme tune - worst evah. |
You're just making it worse. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:02 - Jun 5 with 588 views | footers |
| The BBC license fee on 09:55 - Jun 5 by Herbivore |
You're just making it worse. |
I can't believe what I'm reading on here today.
Be careful up there, Herb, the highland air clearly has some adverse effects after a while... | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:02 - Jun 5 with 588 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 09:55 - Jun 5 by Herbivore |
You're just making it worse. |
I mean, at least 'Dad's Army' had a couple of series of genuine comic talent showing through before the telegraphed set-ups took over. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:04 - Jun 5 with 581 views | Herbivore |
| The BBC license fee on 10:02 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
I mean, at least 'Dad's Army' had a couple of series of genuine comic talent showing through before the telegraphed set-ups took over. |
For the love of God, just stop! | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:11 - Jun 5 with 575 views | DebsyAngel |
For me it's EastEnders, Casualty, Pointless, The Hit List, Match Of The Day and MOTD2, a lot of the BBC4 music documentaries and old Top of the Pops.
For the radio, Ken Bruce (Popmaster section), Sounds of the 80s, and Pick of the Pops and away match commentary on Radio Suffolk. [Post edited 5 Jun 2021 10:31]
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| The BBC license fee on 10:13 - Jun 5 with 573 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 10:04 - Jun 5 by Herbivore |
For the love of God, just stop! |
And another thing
'Friends' was a half decent sitcom but 'Only Fools and Horses' made it look like a work of genius... | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:25 - Jun 5 with 564 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| The BBC license fee on 08:54 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
There are seven sitcoms on that list that effortlessly show up 'Only Fools and Horses' as second rate. |
Whilst I don't want to "pile in" it has to be said that there were quite a few BBC/C4 sitcoms that were funnier than Only Fools and Horses:
Ab Fab
Blackadder
Drop the Dead Donkey
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Hancock's Half Hour
Porridge
Steptoe and Son
The League of Gentlemen
Till Death Do Us Part
Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister |  |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:26 - Jun 5 with 563 views | footers |
| The BBC license fee on 10:22 - Jun 5 by WeWereZombies |
What was that other one with the predictable storylines and hackneyed stereotypical characters, think it was set in the Midlands, 'Last of the Summer Wine'? |
Watched an episode of that with grandad footers yesterday... Compo's funeral. I had no idea he'd had a secret Thursday girl throughout the programme - and he was certainly punching.
But any one without the proper Foggy is not true Last of the Summer Wine. It's nice though, very gentle. Not like the filth they show these days. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:28 - Jun 5 with 558 views | footers |
| The BBC license fee on 10:25 - Jun 5 by You_Bloo_Right |
Whilst I don't want to "pile in" it has to be said that there were quite a few BBC/C4 sitcoms that were funnier than Only Fools and Horses:
Ab Fab
Blackadder
Drop the Dead Donkey
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Hancock's Half Hour
Porridge
Steptoe and Son
The League of Gentlemen
Till Death Do Us Part
Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister |
Ab Fab funnier than Only Fools?! Jesus, what has everyone been on today? This is all too much for me. | |
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| The BBC license fee on 10:30 - Jun 5 with 550 views | DebsyAngel |
| The BBC license fee on 18:34 - Jun 4 by PhilTWTD |
Next podcast. While we're on a Bagpuss/football theme, my wife always reckoned Arsene Wenger looked like Professor Yaffle. |
Ha!! Me too! | | | |
| The BBC license fee on 10:31 - Jun 5 with 543 views | brazil1982 |
Completely agree. R5 on a Saturday is worth it. |  | | |
| The BBC license fee on 10:34 - Jun 5 with 540 views | WeWereZombies |
| The BBC license fee on 10:28 - Jun 5 by footers |
Ab Fab funnier than Only Fools?! Jesus, what has everyone been on today? This is all too much for me. |
At least 'Fawlty Towers' and 'Hancock's Half Hour' had the decency to realise they were duff and gave up after a few episodes... | |
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