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| long time no see |
Posted - 18/05/2007 : 18:21:29
http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2542383.ece
The BBC Online axe Education Online Jobs.
More Downsizing.
It is about time they got rid of that Out of Date
BBC Tax.
They show repeats at Peak hours
and copy every other channel,
not worth the UK money people money input. |
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| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 06/03/2010 : 00:13:27
LT, I suppose I can live with that!
Radio 4 today, `Night Witches`, about Russian women fighter pilots. Radio 4 does some fantastic stuff. The Saturday Play week before last `Murder in Samarkand,` about Craig Murray, also brilliant, informative - radio is really doing something that telly is not! |
| long time no see |
Posted - 04/03/2010 : 20:14:36
quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sheep
That article talks about `re-prioritising` £600 MILLION, and a possible loss of 600 jobs. That`s hard on those 600 workers, true, but it seems a rather small number made jobless for the sake of saving that much money.
Fluffy your Radio 7
will become Radio 4 Extra
when it changes. |
| Dingo |
Posted - 03/03/2010 : 20:31:47
I read a load of stuff in the Telegraph today about where the new direction is and what is getting funded and what isn't. Selfishly, if it is followed through, it suits my listening habits. An ex-Sun editor said today on the radio that all the BBC needs is BBC 1 and 2 and Radio 4. Well I would accept a little more than that but I do agree with the focus. The annual cost for Radio 6 is half of the amount paid to Jonathan Ross for his contract. |
| Daveb |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 20:51:01
Cut some so called celebs and execs pay to start with, that should save £300m. |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 18:12:34
That article talks about `re-prioritising` £600 MILLION, and a possible loss of 600 jobs. That`s hard on those 600 workers, true, but it seems a rather small number made jobless for the sake of saving that much money. |
| long time no see |
Posted - 02/03/2010 : 11:26:06
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Cuts-Expected-In-BBC-Radio-Web-And-Imports-As-Director-General-Reveals-Strategic-Review/Article/201003115564650?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15564650_Cuts_Expected_In_BBC_Radio%2C_Web_And_Imports_As_Director_General_Reveals_Strategic_Review
The CEO of the BBC
has confirmed BBC6 and the Asian Network both to be Terminated.
And Reduction to the BBC web sites.
Sign Of The Times. |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 28/02/2010 : 10:43:51
Surely every large organisation needs a good shake-up every now and again. Cuts are ok as long as they cut wasteful spending and keep the good stuff. I agree the Beeb website could do with a trim, but it`s got some great stuff there too. I`ve recently been very impressed with CBBC, which my grand-daughter uses a lot when she`s here. |
| Dingo |
Posted - 27/02/2010 : 16:59:09
The BBC website is massive and could be trimmed back substantially. I tend to use the news, local radio, Radio 4, and BBC7. It has been upgraded so many times over the past few years for no apparent reason and for me, little benefit.
The number of times I have heard on Radio 4's Feedback programme BBC producers justifying themselves on how they know what is best for us, the listeners. They need a good shake up. |
| long time no see |
Posted - 27/02/2010 : 09:47:10
Some BBC staff claim they will Strike over the
leaked Cut Backs.
The Bloated BBC are to Close Radio 6 and 7
and the Asian Network Radio.
Radio 7 will become Radio4Extra.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article7041944.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/feb/26/bbc-protests-6music-asian-network-radio-closure
They should make Cut Backs everyone Else is.
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| BLONDIE |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 14:22:52
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the nearest that one can get to the BBC. Here the ABC leaps to the defence of the BBC.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/abc-chief-blasts-murdoch-on-the-bbc-200910-fhta.html |
| BLONDIE |
Posted - 10/09/2009 : 02:47:19
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the nearest that one can get to the BBC. Here the ABC leaps to the defence of the BBC.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/abc-chief-blasts-murdoch-on-bbc-20090910-fhta.html |
| long time no see |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 21:37:42
On the BBC main news today
they said the BBC is to get smaller
which is common sense.
Meanwhile BBC Unions are getting ready to Strike.
I want a Refund if any strikes happen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8247139.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8247554.stm
Some Public give a viewpoint
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8119913.stm |
| Daveb |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 07:16:56
quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
quote:
Originally posted by Daveb
Is this the end of the BBC as we know it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8241101.stm
That is wise as he is to Old
and is to Grumpy.
What is going on at the BBC? Something about Terry Wogan hanging up his wig has brought all these mixed metaphors about "drivetime" and "flagship". As far as I can make out, "drivetime" is the afternoon", so are morning travellers going by water (sea, river, canal) on a "flagship"?
I have never heard this man Wogan, just read about him in passing - mostly the wig bit - and that sure is thumpingly obvious from the photo -, so I cannot understand what the fuss is about.
DJ throws it in, that's what this amount to! It's not as if he had created even the humblest one-hit wonder he put on the turntable, is it?
What will he leave for anybody to remember after he is dead?
Like anything that passes it/yhey are soon forgotten or just become a lingering memory.
So yet another DJ with an over-inflated ego moves on. Radio and the DJ become part of peoples lives. A good radio presenter forms a relationship with their listeners and become rather like friends to some. Wig or not many like his personality. Something that many of the new batch of presenters lack. |
| Horseman7 |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 01:48:09
quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
What is going on at the BBC? Something about Terry Wogan hanging up his wig has brought all these mixed metaphors about "drivetime" and "flagship". As far as I can make out, "drivetime" is the afternoon", so are morning travellers going by water (sea, river, canal) on a "flagship"?........
By horse?
Happy commuting. |
| Control Panel |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 21:28:48
quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
quote:
Originally posted by Daveb
Is this the end of the BBC as we know it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8241101.stm
That is wise as he is to Old
and is to Grumpy.
What is going on at the BBC? Something about Terry Wogan hanging up his wig has brought all these mixed metaphors about "drivetime" and "flagship". As far as I can make out, "drivetime" is the afternoon", so are morning travellers going by water (sea, river, canal) on a "flagship"?
I have never heard this man Wogan, just read about him in passing - mostly the wig bit - and that sure is thumpingly obvious from the photo -, so I cannot understand what the fuss is about.
DJ throws it in, that's what this amount to! It's not as if he had created even the humblest one-hit wonder he put on the turntable, is it?
What will he leave for anybody to remember after he is dead? |
| Daveb |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 19:01:00
That will rule out 50%of the population.
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| long time no see |
Posted - 08/09/2009 : 16:00:34
quote:
Originally posted by Daveb
Is this the end of the BBC as we know it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8241101.stm
That is wise as he is to Old
and is to Grumpy.
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| Daveb |
Posted - 07/09/2009 : 13:22:16
Is this the end of the BBC as we know it?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8241101.stm |
| Horseman7 |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 20:53:51
More nods of agreement from the Horse stable. I'm an avid listener to Radios 4, 2, 7 and 5Live and occasionally find time to watch BBC TV as well.
Fluffy, did you catch "How To Write An Instruction Manual" on R4 the other night?
I have the podcast as an MP3 if you'd like it.
Happy educating and enlightening.
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| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 18:17:41
I second that, Blondie! And Daveb. Despite my moans at so many tv repeats, the licence fee is worth it for the radio service alone, I reckon. Re. the Dr. Who theme tune, did anyone hear the radio 4 prog about how this REALLY started, a drama-documentary thing about a woman called Delia Derbyshire (though she didn`t get the credit for it), I think it was a year or more ago when we heard it. |
| Daveb |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 16:18:36
Too true.
What do we get from Murdoch?
Endless repeats of The Simpsons! |
| BLONDIE |
Posted - 04/09/2009 : 03:54:50
It should be remembered that the BBC is a British institution par excellence. With it's crest and motto "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation" no other broadcasting company or corporation comes up to its ideals. It should also be remembered that not only does it dispense entertainment, news et al on television and radio, but it has designed scores of electronic devices, a great many of which are still in use. A classic is the electronic music at the opening of the first "Dr Who" and still used in the openings today. I wonder if anyone remembers to first video tape machine way back in the late 40's. The forerunner of all todays taped programmes. Go back to the early days when it was the Empire Broadcasting Service and even before that when the radio amateur was at the forefront.
When push comes to shove no other broadcasting media can reach the standard of "Auntie" as she is affectionally known. Be grateful that we have a broadcasting Corporation that is the envy of the World. |
| No Expert |
Posted - 01/09/2009 : 13:32:08
James Murdoch, who works for news international, owner of Fox news and the sun, those right wing pro-war bastions of virtue. And you actually give a shit about what he says.
I'll sum up his point. He wants rid of the BBC so his company can make more profit and spread more bile across the world.
And graphs at the end? oooh, did you actually understand them? Or was it the pretty colours.
Long live the BBC, and if you object to the licence fee which is about a tenner a month, then you're just tight. Plain and simple. |
| long time no see |
Posted - 30/08/2009 : 18:22:12
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/aug/29/edinburghtvfestival-television1
This is a Great Interview with James Murdoch
runs for 6mins
with Graphs like the one at the very end
shows us why the BBC is so Bloated. |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 14:09:28
And that`s grossly unfair too! |
| Anubis |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 22:35:02
Once again the laugh's on me!
It's all right for all you Livewire youngsters, but the ONLY consolation I had in passing the 75 mark was the TV licence fee was 'gone forever' (I thought); now another £100 will be added to council tax bills. Ugh!
Hope the rest of you all live to be 150 .... |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 20:29:05
So many on benefits who are fitter and more able-bodied than many of those who work, exempt council tax so will they be exempt telly fees? I mean no offence to the many genuine folks on benefits, as anyone who knows me will understand, but there are many - including some of my `extended family somewhat removed` , who are an almost professional drain on the benefit system, living very well and doing F-all for it, and you know, they wouldn`t be the ones to be offended by my thoughts, as genuine claimants would, they`d laugh and bloody gloat! |
| Daveb |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 19:46:41
Great! No more tax.
Three meals a day. Free health care and Sky TV.
If your really lucky sex in the showers whether you want it or not! |
| long time no see |
Posted - 08/07/2009 : 19:34:22
quote:
Originally posted by Fluffy Sheep
Nobody escapes paying...except those who don`t pay council tax!
Anyone who does not pay Council Tax
goes to Prison. |
| Fluffy Sheep |
Posted - 04/07/2009 : 19:55:25
Nobody escapes paying...except those who don`t pay council tax! |
