jim1106
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Many many people disagree with your analysis. Art is intrinsic to life and through art and culture we can find many many things. and those things are as important to happiness and well being as potholes - and increased happiness keeps people healthy.
As to the NHS: BBC Programs like Trust Me I'm a doctor do a great and what not to eat do things the NHS can't do which is educate people in huge numbers how to eat and live healthy reducing the burdens on the NHS.
The uptake of people attending dance classes has shot up since strictly, keeping people fit and healthy and finding new friends helping fight loneliness.
And its not single audiences that matter.
Enders research's latest figures show that 91% of the British public engage with some aspect of the BBC every week. Thats way above your 30%.
Your idea that the BBC is intrinsic to your life is a perfectly fine. I use other outlets for my art and culture than the BBc and millions of people do the same. The falling viewership of BBC services are a stark and real reminder of the undeniable fact that each year less and less people are looking to the BBC for their slice of art and culture. I already have part of my taxes distributed to the arts in Britain, that's enough for me thanks.
I don't need the BBC to act as a proxy health service, that is the job of of the NHS that we happily we pay our tax for, perhaps they could go back to playing public information films nannying the state to wash their hands and lag their pipes in the winter. When Lord Reith said it was the duty of the BBC to educate I don't think he was intending an hour long filler reality show pointing out the bleeding obvious to the couple of million viewers who were too lazy to turn over after that wonderfully artistic Eastenders episode.
Dancing classes? Really, we are defending the BBC by pointing out that watching strictly is giving a boost to your local Latin instructor?
People may look at the website or check the news, why not they are paying for it,but less and less people are watching and listening to the BBC and it will only decline further due to demographics. The young do not have any interest and the older viewers and listeners will pass away.
You and many others enjoy auntie and that's fine, I and many others don't. We are happy for you to continue paying for a service you enjoy, just allow those that do not want to get our art, culture and tango tips from the beeb to pay for it.