UK TV license

the concept of bargain hunt is flawed because they go to a retail environment to try and get something to sell at Auction when its usally the other way round.

When there are so many other TV stations and subscription services available why the hell should anyone be forced to pay for a licence just so the BBC can continue to exist?

(07-03-2019 21:12 )lancealot790 Wrote:  why the hell should anyone be forced to pay for a licence just so the BBC can continue to exist?

This is a manifestly untrue statement. Show me in law where it says you are forced to do this.

I'm just wondering how many of the current free-to-air channels would have much to show if they couldn't show repeats of shows originally made and funded by the BBC licence fee.

There are plenty of channels which have original programming, UK Gold seems to be the main outlet for old BBC shows.

(07-03-2019 21:23 )SecretAgent Wrote:  

(07-03-2019 21:12 )lancealot790 Wrote:  why the hell should anyone be forced to pay for a licence just so the BBC can continue to exist?

This is a manifestly untrue statement. Show me in law where it says you are forced to do this.

are you just trying be pedantic......?

(07-03-2019 23:08 )lancealot790 Wrote:  There are plenty of channels which have original programming, UK Gold seems to be the main outlet for old BBC shows.

Hmmm.... "Dave" ? "Drama" ? "W" ? "Alibi" ? "Yesterday" ? "Home" ? "Really" ?and a fair few other history and nature ones ?

in a word....
FUCK
the bbc

Hmm... most of those channels have a few beeb shows but they also have plenty of shows from other places and are not totally reliant on old BBC programming.