BBC TV Licesnse Fee. I'm convinced :)

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I've been through the arguments for and against the license fee quite a few times during my 3 years at uni (part of my degree is media based). But I've just finished watching the Planet Earth series in HD, and well, it really serves as a reminder to me at least that the BBC really does produce some brilliantly high quality media (visually and intellectually). I don't begrudge paying £130 a year for my daily fix of Neighbours and whatnot :).

If Planet Earth is out there what else am I missing out on?. I only happened by Plant Earth by chance.
 
Any of the natural history programmes will be worth watching, Planet Earth is probably the most spectacular but The Blue Planet isn't far behind. There are some which are a little watered down, Space for example, but as a result they're very accessible to the layman.

Some of the newer semi dramatised history series are pretty good too, the Auschwitz & Nuremberg ones put a slightly different twist on the subject matter by telling the story through live action rather than narration.
 
rpstewart said:
Any of the natural history programmes will be worth watching, Planet Earth is probably the most spectacular but The Blue Planet isn't far behind. There are some which are a little watered down, Space for example, but as a result they're very accessible to the layman.

Some of the newer semi dramatised history series are pretty good too, the Auschwitz & Nuremberg ones put a slightly different twist on the subject matter by telling the story through live action rather than narration.
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Excellent, thank you kindly for the recommendations. I'll seek out Blue Planet next :).
 
The problem with the licence fee isn't about value, it's about choice. The fact that you have no choice in the matter is what niggles me sometimes.
 
Wonder why, you cant get the signal blocked when you buy a new tv and if you want BBC channel pay the fee and get them enabled?

Wonder if someone will stand up to them someday and just say i haven't tuned in BBC and i wont be paying and theres nothing you can do about it.

Would it hold up in court?
 
teaboy5 said:
Would it hold up in court?
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No.

As many other threads I work for the TV Licensing. I don't agree with it before you kill me... hehe - its just a job.

Even if you are watching just foreign channels you need a TV licensing so it wont stand in court, If you don't receive the BBC channels - you will still need to pay a TV license :(

But I happily pay it for Top gear :D My £131.50 is well spent in James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson's pay packet ;)
 
IIRC if you have a means of accepting a transmission and own an electrical item that can convert the signal to pictures you will need a TVLicense. Thats what a person from the TVLicense told me when I was renewing mine a few years back.

Even if you dont own any TV what so ever, but have a pc that is connected to the internet you will need a TVL too.

I personaly think it money "OK" spent but not "well" spent. They do have some good stuff on the BBC. The BBC website is good too. In all honesty I would do with out the BBC if it meant not paying the fee.
 
rpstewart said:
Any of the natural history programmes will be worth watching, Planet Earth is probably the most spectacular but The Blue Planet isn't far behind. There are some which are a little watered down, Space for example, but as a result they're very accessible to the layman.

Some of the newer semi dramatised history series are pretty good too, the Auschwitz & Nuremberg ones put a slightly different twist on the subject matter by telling the story through live action rather than narration.
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Blue Planet and Space are both excellent.
 
Its a shame they show such crap as Neighbours, but yes, Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Top Gear, quality viewing :)
 
droolinggimp said:
IIRC if you have a means of accepting a transmission and own an electrical item that can convert the signal to pictures you will need a TVLicense. Thats what a person from the TVLicense told me when I was renewing mine a few years back.

Even if you dont own any TV what so ever, but have a pc that is connected to the internet you will need a TVL too.
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yeah, that's rubbish...

even if you have a tv it just has to be disconnected from the aerial and detuned, same goes for a pc card

due to having horrific signal i dont have my tv connected to the aerial or tuned in, however i still use it for playing my consoles on and watching videos on my pc
tv licencing are well aware of this fact and dont have a problem with it

to be liable for the cost of a tv licence you must have and be using something which is capable of receiving a television picture

yes in theory to use the bbc website you should have a tv licence, however that is completely unenforcable
 
I'm all for the TV Licence, but i'm sure i get my moneys worth from listening to the local footie on the radio, the bbc news website, BBC HD etc. Plus they seem to be the only ones making quality homegrown programming not just buying in American shows or endless reality crap, not to mention all the stuff they can make that would never be possible if they were driven solely by profit.
 
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