BBC licence fee could be means tested everyone pays regardless of whether or not they own a telev

easyrider · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:25

The BBC makes some of the best wildlife docs in the world

FACT.

STICTLY CAN **** *** Tho

garak112 · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:31

Eulogy said:
Good reason to add a new one? Not really.

I pay £80 a month to the local council and all they door for me at the moment is collect my bins. I wouldn't want to pay another £15 a month on top for a tv service I don't use.

Yeah they do nothing for you except maintain the roads and pavements.

Oh and they keep the street lights on.

And they fund the fire and police services but you probably don't need those.

It's a good job that businesses always work in your best interests because otherwise you'd need someone to check that your pizza wasn't made in a pile of rat turd and make sure you didn't get ripped off with fake goods.

arknor · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:32

They used to make good wildlife docs before they started all the cgi rubbish

V F · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:34

Glaucus said:
You can have a TV and not require a license, and these days with all the catch up, on demand and video streaming sites, it's not hard not to require a license.
Just watch TV programs about an hour after they are shown and save money.

I haven't seen a house yet that doesn't have an aerial cable hidden away or installed around the back of the house and hidden.

George Hincapie · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:35

The license fee should be dropped and the BBC forced to survive on advertising revenue like every other TV channel.

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:37

V F said:
I haven't seen a house yet that doesn't have an aerial cable hidden away or installed around the back of the house and hidden.

why would you take it down. there's no need to and could harm resale value. If people have to start running cables around.

V F · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:37

Why would you lie about it?

Glaucus · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:38

Lie about what?

easyrider · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:39

arknor said:
They used to make good wildlife docs before they started all the cgi rubbish

The one for kids ?

Watch the proper ones ffs

V F · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:39

Oh dear.

Kenai · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:40

V F said:
Why would you lie about it?

You are allowed to have an aerial installed without a licence, you just shouldn't use it

easyrider · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:40

George Hincapie said:
The license fee should be dropped and the BBC forced to survive on advertising revenue like every other TV channel.

Then quality will drop you noob. Do you not understand the public service model ? :rolleyes:

V F · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:41

Kenai said:
You are allowed to have an aerial installed without a licence, you just shouldn't use it

Yeah, they wouldn't lie about that.

SPG · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:41

Tough one.

The few bits of TV i watch is on Iplayer, but i do listen to the radio a fair bit.

easyrider · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:41

All the people that say that the bbc should be funded by advertising need to gtf out of this thread.

rIcK · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:43

I hate adverts, I love what the BBC deliver they are one of the few quality program producers in the UK much better than the trash thats on ITV and C5 these days.

Luther, Sherlock, Hustle, Dr Who, Top Gear, Torchwood, Masterchef, Horizon, Various news programs, BBC World Service and the odd documentaries. To add to this the various radio shows in particular I am a big fan of Radio 4 and the world service.

I currently do not pay a tv licence since I never watch live television, however I have in the past and I obviously make use of the BBC service. If it comes to paying am honestly happy to pay a paltry £20 a month or whatever it is for this service and I think one of the few small traditional British organisations we have is under threat.

Kenai · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:43

V F said:
Yeah, they wouldn't lie about that.

Who wouldn't? Not really sure what you're getting at with these posts about hidden wires? Most people just hide them because it's ugly, ours is all internal

Abraham · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:46

Given what people indicated in the voting intentions poll I can't say I'm surprised, but personally I see the BBC, combining the infrastructure, content and innovation it provides as a national service. I can sympathise with the people who don't watch any TV and begrudge paying or don't pay, but the people who watch stuff on iplayer and do the same are taking the mick a bit. Those people are the primary reason for the current significant cuts to the BBC's funding, happily consuming the content and not paying for it.

V F · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:46

Kenai said:
Who wouldn't? Not really sure what you're getting at with these posts about hidden wires? Most people just hide them because it's ugly, ours is all internal

Cheats? The people that come knocking on the doors to see.

estebanrey · 16 Jul 2015 at 20:48

rIcK said:
I hate adverts, I love what the BBC deliver they are one of the few quality program producers in the UK much better than the trash thats on ITV and C5 these days.

Luther, Sherlock, Hustle, Dr Who, Top Gear, Torchwood, Masterchef, Horizon, Various news programs, BBC World Service and the odd documentaries. To add to this the various radio shows in particular I am a big fan of Radio 4 and the world service.

I currently do not pay a tv licence since I never watch live television, however I have in the past and I obviously make use of the BBC service. If it comes to paying am honestly happy to pay a paltry £20 a month or whatever it is for this service and I think one of the few small traditional British organisations we have is under threat.

I love what the BBC deliver and am happy to consume its output yet because of legal loop hole created by the internet age I don't put anything towards it.

:confused: