please empty your brain below
Yes.
The BBC is something we should be proud of.
God bless old Auntie!

Uncle | 15.11.22 - 8:10 a.m. | #

I can't believe that people are intent on the destruction of the BBC. It's not perfect, but it provides a hell of a lot for £150 a year.

Kirk | 15.11.22 - 8:26 a.m. | #

Yes hurrah for the BBC, but I do dislike the way that BBC News has developed. Newsreaders walking about; steps on the podium; interactive touch screens; and a limited coverage of topics (although Jeremy Bowen's war coverage is always worth watching).

But sorry, Channel 4's news coverage is my preferred source of information, with better depth and meaty interviews. And please don't privatise it HMG !

Petras409 | 15.11.22 - 8:26 a.m. | #

The 1922 billiard scores tease the imagination. “And at the Drones Club, Bingo Little wagered a fiver with Oofy Prosser that he could jump the red ball over the black and into the corner pocket. He misjudged, the ball struck an innocent Pongo Twistleton, and Oofy pocketed his winnings in the form of an IOU.”

Philip Downer | 15.11.22 - 9:28 a.m. | #

Yes, a great organisation, but what about all those 41 local radio stations whose output will be significantly diminished in the light of proposed cuts?

Chris | 15.11.22 - 9:33 a.m. | #

Yes, the BBC is all the things you describe and should be strongly defended against the “death by a thousand cuts” philistinism of the ideologues in government. C4 news is the jewel in their crown, too, but the Beeb is doing its best in the teeth of hostility from the Tories and still overall gives scope and balance.

Labourer | 15.11.22 - 9:44 a.m. | #

Interesting to read that the first news broadcast was "read first at normal speed and then at half speed to see which the audience preferred".
Nowadays it seems that mostly speakers work at high speed, largely without inflection, or pauses for breath (i.e punctuation), and, more frequently, with back-ground music and many ums and errs.
All of which makes things harder to understand!

strawbrick | 15.11.22 - 10:19 a.m. | #

Phillip - there is no black ball in billiards.

I don’t mind news readers walking about but pronunciation has deteriorated. Maul is used instead of Mall (or better still Arcade). The made up word Nucular is used when they mean Nuclear. Foreign place names are being replaced by the local pronunciation when there is an accepted English version. Kiev has become Keev, but they haven’t altered Paris yet.

Kev | 15.11.22 - 11:12 a.m. | #

Generations of us grew up with limited TV & radio output which has resulted somewhat in brand-loyalty, but we can see the quality programming it delivers.

On the other hand, my 20-somethings have grown up with so many choices for entertainment they haven't watched the BBC, or any other mainstream TV, since David Tenant's Dr Who!
Resultingly, they see no reason to keep it as they have never really identified with it. They just see themselves as paying a fee for something they don't use!

Cornish Cockney | 15.11.22 - 11:58 a.m. | #

The technology used to make those broadcasts is still in use today, AM radio on medium waves. Although in these digital and streaming times maybe for not much longer

John | 15.11.22 - 12:44 p.m. | #

Despite the availability of a myriad of commercial television channels, the majority of viewers (by a large margin) tune in to the trusted BBC on the big state occasions and other events of national and global significance. A classic example was the BBC's recent coverage of the Queen's funeral, which was excellent in virtually every respect.

Carllo | 15.11.22 - 12:59 p.m. | #

The BBC will feel much more impartial to a viewer/listener who is English, Middle Class and a supporter of the monarchy.
Doesn't mean it is untrustworthy, especially compared to the competition, but it does need to be seen in that light.

Mikey | 15.11.22 - 3:14 p.m. | #

Just spotted the comment above mine and would like to say that I wasn't specifically replying to it, tho it might look like I was. Apologies if it came across as such.
However, I do stand by my opinion.

Mikey | 15.11.22 - 3:20 p.m. | #

The BBC - along with the NHS - are a couple of the few things that still make me proud to be British.

Frank F | 15.11.22 - 6:09 p.m. | #

Much as I value the BBC (along with much of my 1970s vintage generation), Cornish Cockney is on to something. I doubt my children feel the BBC is quite so important.

I grew up with three and then four broadcast TV channels which did not operate all day. They started with multiple 24/7 Freeview channels, and now they rarely watch live television, preferring to view their choice of content via streaming services.

Give it another decade or two and we might see widespread general support for the BBC wane. But perhaps the BBC can reinvent itself for the younger generations.

Andrew | 15.11.22 - 10:44 p.m. | #











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