Thread: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
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Old 21-06-2019, 17:37   #141
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Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
Yet they still put out the best drama on TV atm. Summer of Rockets, Killing Eve, Years and Years, Gentleman Jack., Fleabag... And the best documentaries e.g. The Planets Each to their own but it's better than the imported repeated crap on other channels - but it does all need paying for.

It's a bit like Tax cuts everyone wants them but they still want the same NHS, Police and public services. Not sure whether pension credit is the right criteria for free licences, but not sure what else they can easily use, and as mentioned pensioners watch the most TV.
There is some good stuff on the BBC, Mr K, on that we can agree. However, if they tackled the waste and stopped shelling out for the dross, and maybe cut their TV channels down to two, they would make a nice little saving and have some more worthwhile channels to boot (ie without so much junk).

I wonder how much it costs Virgin Media to run its UHD channel? It only broadcasts during prime time, but the programmes are good and there are no advertisements. That is the kind of quality they should be seeking out for all of their broadcast hours, and maybe we wouldn't be so annoyed with them. If they can't find anything good for daytime, they should close down during that time and save money. If we want to watch rubbish, there are plenty of other channels out there doing that already.
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