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The bbc, again.

PalazioVecchio said:
many times in history, those who are subjugated are forced to pay for an indoctrination they had already rejected.
- Irish Catholics during the Famine were forced to pay tithes to a prod church they never attended.

- Aztec, Inca, Maya..........all forced into a kind of Catholicism that none of them wanted.

- 1066.......William replaced the English Church with his own Norman Church.....whether you liked it or not.

the common denominator : subjugation
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I guess some local radio should be retained for local news
 
HKOwen said:
Back to basics then, let the BBC stand on it's own commercial feet. The taxpayer can fund some kind of emergency channel for times of disaster, and it can be debated if the BBC needs to be a sports broadcaster. The popular programs will easily transfer to commercial stations and platforms.

The idea being floated of having to pay a tax to watch non BBC content says it all.

If a BBC defender can make a good arguement for why someone who does not want BBC content has to fund it I will be all ears
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So far, no one has come forward to explain why this is fair or can be defended
 
I recall some whispers many years ago, that BBC (and ITV) coverage of The Falklands war was deliberately biased in the UK's favour, under orders from HMG. A short programme had a few minutes airing and discussion, but was then put back in storage.
Although the UK got jingo'istic and fairly upbeat (in the circumstances) coverage, it avoided detailed analysis of what the Argentinians had achieved, in order to (misre)present how close they were to actually 'winning'.
That's no disrespect to our servicepeople. because they'll tell you how tough it was.

Lying and misrepresenting started before TV. TV and internet, just made it easier and more profitable
 
Forest Hillbilly said:
I recall some whispers many years ago, that BBC (and ITV) coverage of The Falklands war was deliberately biased in the UK's favour, under orders from HMG. A short programme had a few minutes airing and discussion, but was then put back in storage.
Although the UK got jingo'istic and fairly upbeat (in the circumstances) coverage, it avoided detailed analysis of what the Argentinians had achieved, in order to (misre)present how close they were to actually 'winning'.
That's no disrespect to our servicepeople. because they'll tell you how tough it was.

Lying and misrepresenting started before TV. TV and internet, just made it easier and more profitable
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You recall hearing some whispers, so what?

The coverage I remember was the sombre MoD daily briefing by Ian McDonald

What is your point ?
 
Dr Who..............a gay black fella snogging some other fella, did i hear ? first the audience did a runner , and now the star too ?

 
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PalazioVecchio said:
Dr Who..............a gay black fella snogging some other fella, did i hear ? first the audience did a runner , and now the star too ?

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They should rename it Dr What The F**K.

I haven’t watched it in years so it would be unfair to comment on the actors or the scripts. However I did point out that when the BBC sold it to Disney that if it wasn't a hit they would have no hesitation in scrapping it.

If Disney do pull the plug, and £100m for a flop is a lot of their money down the drain, there will be the usual outrage from the luvvies but that is the price of getting into bed with commercial TV companies.

The best thing the BBC can do is to scrap the show and leave it on the shelf for a decade. Then bring it back from the start for a new audience with the first series set on his home planet and how he becomes the Doctor and steals the Tardis.
 
Badger11 said:
The best thing the BBC can do is to scrap the show and leave it on the shelf for a decade. Then bring it back from the start for a new audience
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I disagree as all they have to do is to get rid of the buggins turn Doctor and the showrunner and replace them both with people that will give the audience what they want to watch
 
Badger11 said:
They should rename it Dr What The F**K.

I haven’t watched it in years so it would be unfair to comment on the actors or the scripts. However I did point out that when the BBC sold it to Disney that if it wasn't a hit they would have no hesitation in scrapping it.

If Disney do pull the plug, and £100m for a flop is a lot of their money down the drain, there will be the usual outrage from the luvvies but that is the price of getting into bed with commercial TV companies.

The best thing the BBC can do is to scrap the show and leave it on the shelf for a decade. Then bring it back from the start for a new audience with the first series set on his home planet and how he becomes the Doctor and steals the Tardis.
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It's f***ing awful. Can't imagine anyone watches it. A far cry from when all kids hid behind their sofas from the latest foe of the Doctor.
Now they hide behind the sofa from having gay love scenes shoved down their necks.
 
I googled 'BBC', to see if they have any comments on other websites.

I was most shocked. 😱😱

Don't google it, unless you are over 18, and not easily shocked

The websites it suggested seemed to be ethnically diverse, which was about the only positive. 🙂
 
Midlands Eagle said:
I disagree as all they have to do is to get rid of the buggins turn Doctor and the showrunner and replace them both with people that will give the audience what they want to watch
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Dr Who's decline into woke absurdity has made it a laughing stock, but it's biggest problem is that it is garbage.

It was once a show that clung onto some sort of scientific reality, albeit simplistic and child friendly, but it is now total twaddle.

Personally, I only really liked the John Pertwee era. For me, the show went south sometime during the Tom Baker phase. It had a brief renaissance beginning with Ecclestone, but the Jodie Whittaker era was where it finally died and should have been laid to rest.

If they must resurrect a rather tired concept again, I'd recommend a couple of years lay off and then a total reboot which restarts The Doctor completely, much the same as they did with Daniel Craig as James Bond.
By all means have some minority characters but don't make it all about minorities. People are tired of that crap. The majority want shows for them. Shocking that.
 
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