Okay here's some results, I threw in bulldog ones for completeness. They seemed to have the least latency (I know, I was surprised too).
My VM connection (southampton ubr, either ex-nynex or ex-videotron) compares quite well.
Other connections are all to the southampton exchange.
From Bulldog:
PING
www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.251.195) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=1 ttl=119 time=29.0 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=2 ttl=119 time=13.2 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=3 ttl=119 time=12.7 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=4 ttl=119 time=12.9 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=5 ttl=119 time=13.1 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=6 ttl=119 time=19.0 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=7 ttl=119 time=13.0 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=8 ttl=119 time=12.4 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=9 ttl=119 time=12.9 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.telhc.bbc.co.uk (212.58.251.195): icmp_seq=10 ttl=119 time=12.9 ms
---
www.bbc.net.uk ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.497/15.153/29.050/4.989 ms
From Be:
PING
www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.253.67) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=1 ttl=124 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=2 ttl=124 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=3 ttl=124 time=22.6 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=4 ttl=124 time=22.3 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=5 ttl=124 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=6 ttl=124 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=7 ttl=124 time=22.9 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=8 ttl=124 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=9 ttl=124 time=22.4 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=10 ttl=124 time=22.4 ms
---
www.bbc.net.uk ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 8997ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 22.347/22.701/22.921/0.237 ms
From ex-ntl:
PING
www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.253.67) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=1 ttl=118 time=14.5 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=2 ttl=118 time=14.8 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=3 ttl=118 time=16.0 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=4 ttl=118 time=12.7 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=5 ttl=118 time=23.5 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=6 ttl=118 time=23.0 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=7 ttl=118 time=14.4 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=8 ttl=118 time=13.2 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=9 ttl=118 time=25.5 ms
64 bytes from www-vip.cwwtf.bbc.co.uk (212.58.253.67): icmp_seq=10 ttl=118 time=15.8 ms
---
www.bbc.net.uk ping statistics ---
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.701/17.381/25.512/4.497 ms
Bulldog:
PING
www.l.google.com (216.239.59.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 216.239.59.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 time=39.5 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.59.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=245 time=22.6 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.59.99: icmp_seq=3 ttl=245 time=23.1 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.59.99: icmp_seq=4 ttl=245 time=21.8 ms
64 bytes from 216.239.59.99: icmp_seq=5 ttl=245 time=23.2 ms
---
www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 21.813/26.068/39.502/6.738 ms
Be:
PING
www.l.google.com (66.249.91.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ik-in-f99.google.com (66.249.91.99): icmp_seq=1 ttl=249 time=32.9 ms
64 bytes from ik-in-f99.google.com (66.249.91.99): icmp_seq=2 ttl=249 time=32.9 ms
64 bytes from ik-in-f99.google.com (66.249.91.99): icmp_seq=3 ttl=249 time=32.9 ms
64 bytes from ik-in-f99.google.com (66.249.91.99): icmp_seq=4 ttl=249 time=32.2 ms
64 bytes from ik-in-f99.google.com (66.249.91.99): icmp_seq=5 ttl=249 time=32.6 ms
---
www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4002ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 32.202/32.758/32.997/0.318 ms
ex-ntl:
PING
www.l.google.com (216.239.59.147) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from gv-in-f147.google.com (216.239.59.147): icmp_seq=1 ttl=244 time=25.9 ms
64 bytes from gv-in-f147.google.com (216.239.59.147): icmp_seq=2 ttl=244 time=23.6 ms
64 bytes from gv-in-f147.google.com (216.239.59.147): icmp_seq=3 ttl=244 time=22.9 ms
64 bytes from gv-in-f147.google.com (216.239.59.147): icmp_seq=4 ttl=244 time=24.3 ms
64 bytes from gv-in-f147.google.com (216.239.59.147): icmp_seq=5 ttl=244 time=32.9 ms
---
www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 3997ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 22.925/25.954/32.955/3.639 ms
Bulldog: (jolt server)
PING 213.208.119.122 (213.208.119.122) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=1 ttl=120 time=29.1 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=2 ttl=120 time=12.9 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=3 ttl=120 time=12.9 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=4 ttl=120 time=12.1 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=5 ttl=120 time=12.8 ms
--- 213.208.119.122 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 3996ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.124/15.991/29.128/6.575 ms
Be: (jolt server)
PING 213.208.119.122 (213.208.119.122) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=1 ttl=117 time=36.0 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=2 ttl=117 time=35.6 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=3 ttl=117 time=36.3 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=4 ttl=117 time=36.4 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=5 ttl=117 time=36.3 ms
--- 213.208.119.122 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 35.681/36.198/36.438/0.354 ms
ex-ntl: (jolt server)
PING 213.208.119.122 (213.208.119.122) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=1 ttl=119 time=14.1 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=2 ttl=119 time=13.3 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=3 ttl=119 time=13.4 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=4 ttl=119 time=17.7 ms
64 bytes from 213.208.119.122: icmp_seq=5 ttl=119 time=13.1 ms
--- 213.208.119.122 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4005ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 13.121/14.378/17.787/1.741 ms