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Itshim

31-01-2026 15:30

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?? What happens in the rest of the world?? Yep I really don't know.

Paul	31-01-2026 16:17

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36209899)

?? What happens in the rest of the world?? Yep I really don't know.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence :)

Anonymouse

31-01-2026 16:24

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36209875)

Oh, I know there are a few of you - I’ve known a few, mostly fundamentalist Christians to be fair, there was quite a fashion for not having a TV in the 80s and 90s amongst some and I imagine some have persisted with it.

But I think they, and you, and others like you, are but a tiny fraction of the 5 million household discrepancy between number of households in the UK and number of active TV licences.

Yeah. Christian I am not. Otherwise you may be right. :p:

But it's not a fashion. Never was. Not for me. I simply don't bother.

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damien c

31-01-2026 16:38

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36209818)

(and I’m sorry folks but as I’ve been saying on this forum for more than 20 years now, I simply do not believe people who claim they never, ever, ever, watch any as-broadcast TV at home, even though a streaming app on their TV)

There is only 2 things I watch on TV as they are broadcast, Warrington Wolves Rugby matches and England Football Matches.

I do not watch anything else as it is broadcast, I typically do not watch the BBC content, I typically do not watch any content released on TV these days as it's nearly all a complete mess, with roughly 1% to 5% of what is released being of interest to me and I will then watch it on Prime or Netflix.

If it's not on any of them, I will not bother but even Netflix barely get's watched because I am sick and tired them "Netflixing" all of history and lore from games, books etc.

If it were not for the Rugby and my mum who refuses to watch anything but Movies 24 or what ever they call it now, then we would not be paying the TV Tax, and paying the salaries of so many people like our good friend "We should accept anyone in this country no matter what, but don't ask me to house them Gary Lineker" and the nonces that are being protected by the BBC.

Anonymouse

31-01-2026 16:51

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36209899)

?? What happens in the rest of the world?? Yep I really don't know.

Not what 'appens 'ere, that's for damn sure! :p:

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Originally Posted by damien c (Post 36209909)

There is only 2 things I watch on TV as they are broadcast, Warrington Wolves Rugby matches and England Football Matches.

Is there such a thing as being negatively interested in sports? That's me. :p:

TheDaddy

31-01-2026 20:25

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Originally Posted by Anonymouse (Post 36209872)

Believe it. I'm one of them.

I am too, never had a TV from 2007 to 2012, then got one for when the children visited because a good friend got carried away one black Friday, saw people picking up cheapish TVs, grabbed two and then didnt know what to do with the other one but I never really watched it myself and then before I moved in with the other half I realised I hadn't watched my TV for two and a half years, and the years previous to that, I had only watched Cheltenham on it on itv for 5 days a year, I think I had covid as well actually and spent a week laying on the sofa watching itv4.

I could easily go years without watching it TV, funnily enough when I split up with the now ex wife in 2007 one of the last things I watched was an episode of eastenders where Bianca was shouting at ricky and when I got that TV in 2012 one of the first things we watched on it was eastenders where bianca was shouting at ricky, it was like those 5 years had never happened so switched it back off and haven't watched that show since. I prefer radio but even that's not what it was sadly.

Sephiroth

31-01-2026 21:05

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I'm certainly not one of them!

If they offed the BBC now I'd save the licence fee and get my news from the Torygraph and GB News.

Anyone can make nature programmes (and Attenborough will in any case peg it soon); anyone can do music; anyone can do antique programs. Those anyones won't be woke lefties.

Itshim

31-01-2026 21:09

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36209906)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licence :)

Know I don't pay at my other homes, looks like most first world countries manage with out this direct tax.. what a surprise

Hugh	31-01-2026 21:29

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36209930)

Know I don't pay at my other homes, looks like most first world countries manage with out this direct tax.. what a surprise

Some of the "first world countries" that have "no" next to them actually pay for it with a direct tax or from a portion of VAT revenue (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Netherlands), in addition to those that have a TV Licence system (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, etc al).

Dude111

02-02-2026 17:08

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

well i do have a tv licence so I'm only getting what i paid for [mostly unwatchable woke rubbish ]

Yes and dont they still have ads on these channels?

If they do have ads its an insult trying to make people pay for advertisements!!

Itshim

02-02-2026 18:32

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36209933)

Seems a better idea to use general taxation, if it has to be publicly financed, but since when has that been the British way

Mr K	02-02-2026 19:02

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 36209979)

Seems a better idea to use general taxation, if it has to be publicly financed, but since when has that been the British way

With taxation, the BBC could be held to ransome by the Govt.of the day. 'Report things our way, otherwise....'

Sephiroth

02-02-2026 19:15

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We really don't need the BBC. Someone should look at this objectively.

If it stopped operating tomorrow, what would we miss? There are many news channels/outlets; drama can be produced by anyone; Attenborough will soon have expired; and so on.

Problem is, with the establishment, dumping the BBC would be unthinkable.

Mr K	02-02-2026 19:34

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 36209983)

Thr BBC should withdraw all their services for a month - tv channels, national and local radio, iplayer, website etc. And then see how many of those who claim never to use the BBC suddenly complain....

Sephiroth

02-02-2026 21:40

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36209984)

If it wouldn't reach 20 million complaints then it should stay shut down.

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