That show is about as funny as ball cancer.
A few years ago for some reason I paid for my license on the first reminder, probably a month early.I had a knock on the door once a few years back. The guy seem surprised when I let him in and even more surprised when I showed him there was no aerial connected to the TV, nor a sky/virgin box. He left after that and besides an email checking I still do not watch live TV I haven't heard from them since.
You're right, ball cancer isn't funny but Mrs Browns boys is. It has been the funniest show on telly over the years and the only thing I watch on the BBC*That show is about as funny as ball cancer.
Are you implying Hitler had no sense of humour?
That's not saying much, there announcements are way funnier, charging over 75s for the TV license and giving Zoe Ball short of a million raise for loosing a million weekly listeners. Switched the radio on this morning only day in the week I do for 1 hour at that time and find she off. Nice work if you can get it.You're right, ball cancer isn't funny but Mrs Browns boys is. It has been the funniest show on telly over the years and the only thing I watch on the BBC*
20 years not a long time! time to be born grow up get married or not and start a family of your own.The over 75s free licence was only brought in in 2000 so hardly been around for a long time
It's the government that has decided not to pay for the TV licences, not the BBC
It's the government that has decided not to pay for the TV licences, not the BBC
Not exactly. That is just half the story.
Yes the government wanted to hand back the responsibility of the over 75 licences so they did a deal.
I’ve recently listened to the outgoing director general saying that he felt like resigning - BS, he could have rejected the deal but he lapped it up.
The BBC got in return
The BBC take over of the free over 75 licences to be phased in over three years.
- To make watching iPlayer require a TV licence
- To allow the licence fee to be increased in line with CPI
- To phase out BBC’s obligation to fund the national broadband programme
- Charter renewal
The BBC took all that was offered to them but as soon as they were due to do their bit of the bargain they reneged.
Whether the deal was good or not, the BBC took it. They could have rejected it but it had bits that they wanted so they snapped it up.
Cheers,
Nigel
What I don't understand about this, is why does the government allow the BBC to backtrack on the deal.
They took the things they wanted, upon the agreement they would fund the over 75's in 3 year time.
Now that time is here and they don't want to.
Why don't the government tell them they cannot do this.
And stop them legally. That was the deal and they have to stick to it.
This is the bit I can't understand.
Its a shame this wasn't a poll.My final point regarding the licence fee is this. If this thread on AVF is accurate regarding the nations attitude towards the licence fee then it would be a resounding no. The majority do not believe its either value for money or Its relevant.
My final point regarding the licence fee is this. If this thread on AVF is accurate regarding the nations attitude towards the licence fee then it would be a resounding no. The majority do not believe its either value for money or Its relevant.
Its a shame this wasn't a poll.