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BBC. Licence fee is a bargain

80 posts & 55 voices | Started 3 months ago by alexpalacefan | Latest reply from Rusty Spanner

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alexpalacefan - Member

My lad's currently using BBC Bitesize to revise for his science GCSE.

Fantastic resource, quizs, short films and teaching all mixed together, and paid for by the BBC.

Splendid

APF

Posted 3 months ago #
Surrounded By Zulus - Member

Paid for by who?

Posted 3 months ago #
CaptainFlashheart - Member

BBC Natural History
BBC Sport (Well, the real sports anyway, not soccer)
Radio 4
Radio 3
BBC 4
Top Gear.

Worth every penny.

Posted 3 months ago #
piedi di formaggio - Member

You forgot 'Hole In The Wall' or whatever it was called

Posted 3 months ago #
mintimperial - Member

CBeebies!

Thank **** for CBeebies.

Posted 3 months ago #
mikewsmith - Member

before anyone knocks the BBC you should try the rest of the world!

Well worth it

Posted 3 months ago #
toys19 - Member

i agree love the beeb.

Posted 3 months ago #
GWick - Member

Great value, especially when you consider the cost of the shite you pay for with Sky

Posted 3 months ago #
CHB - Member

BBC is ace. As said above..try ANY other country for size and then compare.

Posted 3 months ago #
ahwiles - Member

i hardly watch tv, when my current license expires in september, i don't think i'll bother renewing it.

but...

i do like the news/commentary/comedy on radio4, and the website has it's moments, it's a shame there isn't an 'honesty-box' / paypal account i can't drop £20 in.

Posted 3 months ago #
compositepro - Member

you dont need a tv licence unless your watching live tv we binned ours off and mainly use on demand services now

Posted 3 months ago #
cynic-al - Member

hwiles - Member
it's a shame there isn't an 'honesty-box' / paypal account i can't drop £20 in.

Got on tightwad, be good to yourself, £49 gets you a B&W/radio license for 12 whole months , < £1 per week.

Posted 3 months ago #
ernie_lynch - Member

Horrible Histories is the work of geniuses imo.

Posted 3 months ago #
CaptainFlashheart - Member

Ernest speaks the truth.

Posted 3 months ago #
CHB - Member

Never thought I would hear CF say that about ernie.
[he is right though].

Posted 3 months ago #
Junkyard - Member

oh yes ernie it is just fantastic ..surprised they have never put it on mainstream tv tbh

Many programmes alone are worth the fee

Posted 3 months ago #
loum - Member

before anyone knocks the BBC you should try the rest of the world!

Don't, just get world service on LW, its better

I have to mention 6music too as nobody else has yet, better than any comercial channel

Posted 3 months ago #
blades2000 - Member

mikewsmith - Member
before anyone knocks the BBC you should try the rest of the world!

Well worth it

Plus 1
Colombian TV is rubbish!

Posted 3 months ago #
Bear - Member

the fee also covers some of C4 too so even better value.

Posted 3 months ago #
ernie_lynch - Member

the fee also covers some of C4 too so even better value.

Actually it doesn't. There's only ever been talk about that happening.

Posted 3 months ago #
yossarian - Member

Test Match Special
The Shipping Forecast
Rastamouse

Posted 3 months ago #
CaptainFlashheart - Member

Test Match Special
The Shipping Forecast

How the hell did I forget those!

Blowers and Tuffers when on TMS is worth the fee alone!

Posted 3 months ago #
stevewhyte - Member

Would rather pay an extra £5 and get F1 back!!

Posted 3 months ago #
chakaping - Member

Absolute bargain.

Worth it for those geeky BBC4 friday night music docs alone.

Posted 3 months ago #
cheese@4p - Member

BBC 4 and 6 Music are ace

Posted 3 months ago #
rickmeister - Member

If you want a different perspective watch RussiaToday news...

Posted 3 months ago #
dogbert - Member

Bomber Boys, that made me happy to continue paying my license fee

Posted 3 months ago #
float - Member

its really good value for me. paying nothing but still get to watch all the channels over the internet

Posted 3 months ago #
alexpalacefan - Member

Nice one Float, you must be very proud.

Love the BBC, best thing about the UK.

Linky.

APF

Posted 3 months ago #
CaptJon - Member

Don't forget:

The Shadow Line
Sherlock
Premier League footie on the radio
6 Nations
News/Screen wipe
Glastonbury coverage
Danny Baker
QI

Posted 3 months ago #
Gribs - Member

They're not having any of my money whist a blind licence is more expensive than a black & white one. As said above you only need a licence for live tv and who really wants to watch all their adverts?

Posted 3 months ago #
ernie_lynch - Member

They're not having any of my money whist a blind licence is more expensive than a black & white one.

It's not more expensive - it's half price.

Why would a blind person need a colour TV ?

Posted 3 months ago #
mrmo - Member

currently in NZ, it is not until you go abroad that you realise how good the BBC actually is. For all its faults it is a lot better than the alternatives.

Posted 3 months ago #
jota180 - Member

The BBC (and the NHS)

Jewels in the crown

Posted 3 months ago #
NZCol - Member

Thank fck for the BBC as I live in a place that has the worst TV/Radio on the planet. The internet has been a godsend for me !

Posted 3 months ago #