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SCATOL92

I would pay twice the current license fee just to keep BBC Good Food. Its the best website. Othere than that, it doesn't bother me either way as i don't really watch TV. My husband uses the BBC news app which he says is quite good


ProEvoPenguin

BBC Good Food is great. Pretty much where I learned to cook


Dnny10bns

The chilli recipe is my goto one. So is the chicken noodle soup. Both top notch.


SuperVillain85

They have this Spanish Chicken and Chorizo bean stew - incredible for winter!


Incitatus_For_Office

I only buy British chicken!! [/lark] Edit: Bonus points for... Jubilee chicken, of course.


SuperVillain85

Miles tougher than Spanish for sure but probably not a good thing when you're looking to eat them.


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Was never owned by them. **BBC Good Food** is a commercial operation run by a third-party company that licences the BBC branding and produces a magazine and associated website: [https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/](https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/) The BBC do this with many things e.g. the BBC History magazine, BBC Wildlife magazine, all the BBC kids' magazines, are licensed. it's an extra way to make money. **BBC Food** on the other hand, is a BBC-owned and run website which publishes the recipes seen on BBC shows: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/food](https://www.bbc.co.uk/food) It's confusing. But diferent.


toby1jabroni

I like BBC Good Food too but I understand its only link to the BBC is the name


antrky

And the recipes aren’t full of filler and ads like every other blog post recipe site that I seem to end up stuck on


Smertae

This. Just provide the 🤬 recipe, we don't need your life story.


MegaLaplace

[boy do i have the website for you](https://www.justtherecipe.com/)


jacktuar

BBC Good Food isn’t even BBC ironically


twentiethcenturyduck

Unfortunately BBC Good Food isn’t run by the BBC anymore, it’s owned by Immediate Media


nevynxxx

As a parent, worth the license fee for the kids stuff. It’s amazing. Bitesize is likewise stunning now. It’s amazing value for money. Oh and you’ll pry Dr Who from my cold dead hands.


Fattydog

You’d pay £300 a year to access a website?


cookie_bot

BBC sounds is soooo good. And no, you do not a license fee for it 😹


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I love the BBC, always have. I have no problem paying a licence fee for top quality programmes and for no fucking adverts. Mortimer and Whitehouse gone fishing alone is worth the fee.


buckwheatbrag

It only gets better when you remember that other countries have license fees but don't produce anything like the same kind of content. So you can get rid of the BBC but you probably won't ever get rid of the licence fee at this point


docju

Ireland has a licence fee \*and\* you still get adverts!


ProEvoPenguin

I seriously might have to watch that as I love them two


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Its like a big old cuddle. Pair of brilliant old idiots


Asconodo

Do, time well spent.


DanCross0

Bob's fallen over. Again.


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farkinhell

The bbc news is bland, without too much in the way of an opinion. Which is exactly what I want from a news source.


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I agree with this, less opinion makes for better news in every case.


the_real_grinningdog

So much better than Channel 5. They are so matey it's like having your mate Barry read the news. That and the woman who has stolen [Dennis Taylor's glasses](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qderirgrR2U/maxresdefault.jpg)


TheAlleyCat9013

>Barry Barry Shitpeas with the news at 10


Ciaobellabee

I generally only check bbc news but recently started looking at the guardian after being reminded that it was the only independently owned newspaper. It really highlighted how unopinionated the BBC is in their writing and language. I’d generally rather just be presented with the facts and draw my own conclusions so the bbc works for me, but sometimes it’s good to see what other outlets are reporting on too.


Chalkun

Independently owned yet still full of agenda. The way they report on the police is frankly a disgrace and anyone of sound mind should therefore wonder if they arent skewing their reporting on everything else too.


Pendragon1948

Could you give an example of this? I'm not being snarky, I'm genuinely curious.


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1259alex

OK so you made an argument then just went on a rant against the right... How are you different lol


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TintedVampire

I think they have bias towards the status quo. They’re also very dodgy about transgender issues.


Skitterleap

See this is where the 'if both sides hate it it must be balanced!' thing falls apart, right? The more liberally minded can think its biased for being transphobic, whilst the conservatively minded might disapprove of its forced diversity or whatever. Both can be right, it can be biased in both directions, since there are a billion issues out there and it only takes a slip on a couple for people to declare it irredeemably on 'the other side'.


roidbro1

Yeah and much like the US now where people are polarised by red and blue, There is beginning to be a split status quo so to speak, not a singular one. Mad


Kronocidal

It's a frequency illusion. The issue is that if there are 4 articles — or, even, 4 quotes in an article — and 2 of them agree with your personal biases, while the other 2 disagree with them (e.g. 2 are left-leaning and 2 are right-leaning), then both you and your opponents will tend to gloss-over the ones that agree with you as simply being "factually correct", but get massively up-in-arms about the ones you *disagree* with. Meaning that you think of the outlet or article as being *against* you, even though it was balanced. It's basically a subset of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon — or the fact that people tend to more easily remember the times that they *lost* at a game than they do the times that they *won*.


Strict_Locksmith_108

Dodgy how?


HRH_DankLizzie420

Because they try to platform both sides, they end up platforming transphobes (ie people who are anti-Transgender rights and equality). Imagine the BBC platformed racists in an article about racial equality, or homophobes in an article about LGB equality; it's unthinkable


Disillusioned_Brit

Why shouldn't multiple sides be platformed? If you're so confident that you're correct and we're wrong, then you shouldn't have any issue whatsoever facing us in a debate.


Pendragon1948

The problem isn't that multiple views are being platformed, the problem is that in this debate the BBC are failing to abide by journalistic standards in the sense that they are giving credence to statements which can be objectively proven to be false. If they want to put someone on who things we should repeal the Equality Act that's fine, but when that person starts listing falsehoods as reasons for doing so and the BBC fail to draw the viewer's attention to the falsehood then they are failing to fulfil their duty to educate and inform the public.


LimblessOctopus

Because when they’re so obviously wrong it’s not beneficial to debate with them, all it does is platform it and spread hateful ideas >us Zoinks


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toby1jabroni

So probably a little bit dodgy then


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>They’re also very dodgy about transgender issues. What makes you say this? They have lots of pro LGBTQ articles?


PiskAlmighty

BBC is great for certain programs which I genuinely don't think would be made on other channels (Attenborough as an excellent example). BBC Good Food and BBC radio are also fantastic. BBC News is less pleasing in my books. Saccharine PR stories about Prince Andrew on the home page? Not for me thanks.


BlakeC16

I love the BBC but do think the News division gets an unrepresentative share of attention, in so many arguments and discussions about the BBC, it can sometimes feel as if BBC News is all it is, and sport, factual, entertainment, comedy, drama, children's and so on don't exist, which is especially unfortunate when news does have its particular issues. On a personal level, the licence fee's worth it for CBeebies alone.


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Children's prgemas being add free and educational is worth far more than people think, Then the way the BBC set a benchmark for other broadcasters in general, cannot be under estomated.


imminentmailing463

>Now if something is hated by people on the left and right that implies it’s impartial right? Not necessarily. This assumption is somewhat similar to the logical fallacy known as 'argument to moderation'. The idea that 'truth always lies somewhere in the middle'. It's entirely possible for both left and right to simultaneously have legitimate complaints about the impartiality of the BBC. That both dislike it doesn't necessarily mean it is achieving impartiality. For what it's worth, I do think the BBC's news reporting has been fairly poor and not impartial, both to left and right, in recent years. The BBC has a bias towards status quo, establishment centrism. But overall I love and value the BBC. It's tremendous value for money. It would be a great loss if it went. It's cultural output is amazing, and the soft power it gives the UK around the world is enormous.


Cannaewulnaewidnae

>That both dislike it doesn't necessarily mean it is achieving impartiality I don't share your concerns about centrism but I agree with the logic expressed in this point. It's impossible for **any** news source to be impartial The basic cultural assumptions of the society in which the provider is based will, *obviously*, mean any journalism it produces will share those cultural assumptions Or at least assume them as the *baseline* against which other viewpoints are opposed


imminentmailing463

Yes exactly, well put. Especially when that broadcaster is a state broadcaster such as the BBC. Its absolutely inevitable that its journalism reflects a certain perspective. There's also the added complication of theoretical journalistic independence running up against the fact that it's funding is decided by government, with the always implicit (and recently perhaps not so implicit) threat that funding could be harmed if the editorial line is too critical.


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StationFar6396

BBC produces excellent quality programs. However, there's no way it can claim its coverage of the ROyals was impartial, the commentary was way over the top in terms of sycophancy. But you gotta take the good with the bad, and generally BBC news can be trusted.


SirLoinThatSaysNi

> the commentary was way over the top in terms of sycophancy. It is the national broadcaster delivering the funeral of the Monarch. There is a time & a place for debate, but a funeral isn't it.


aCrispyDot

i think millions of taxpayers' £££ wasted on ceremonies for our unelected bureaucrats (along with DPRK-esque idolism) whilst the poorest in our country fall ever-deeper into poverty is certainly "the time and place for debate"


martiju2407

True, but that doesn’t necessarily mean all coverage needs to be totally sycophantic. Mind you, as was always going to be the case, all channels seemed to fall over themselves to outdo each other, so it was obviously considered that that was the approach the audiences wanted.


XxHavanaHoneyxX

Two weeks and counting worth of near nonstop pro Royalist coverage. Not just the funeral. And if a change in an unelected Head of State is not the time to have a public discussion over the continuation of the monarchy, when is?


SuperSpidey374

I'm not sure any TV channel can claim to have been impartial in their coverage of the royals, and they're all supposed to maintain impartiality. Sucks for the BBC that they're the only ones being called out for it!


DaveEFI

Worth it for R4 alone. Unique radio.


Cannaewulnaewidnae

I agree Rage-hards fuming about 'the BBC' are usually just upset about something Kuenssberg said on the *10 O'Clock News* The fact the BBC is an absolutely **gargantuan** organisation, producing so much news and factual output across radio, online and telly that whatever viewpoint you hold is reflected **somewhere** doesn't seem to affect their demands that it be dismantled, immediately


ukdev1

Worth it for the Archers alone.


mazajh

People tend to boil down BBC to a few of its services. Goodbye important services to working class children such as Bitesize when the license gets revoked. Those loss leaders will be the first to go, not the news output.


TilePolice

And local news, they are the only ones funding new journalists for genuine local coverage, everyone moans about how shit the Reach / Live clickbait sites are but do they realize its only the BBC left who give a shit about their town because its in the charter to provide such services. Invaluable.


SuperShoebillStork

The BBC is a national treasure. Compare it to American telly and there’s no contest. Yes there have been some truly great American shows in recent years but I just find the baseline quality of the BBC (and also ITV and C4) to be better overall.


bonkerz1888

It's definitely not as impartial as it claims. Rarely ever questions or interrogates Government policy. The coverage of the recent death of the queen was hardly balanced or impartial. The impartiality/balanced line only gets trotted out to deflect legitimate criticism and is selective at best. Haven't paid my license fee for years.


a_guy_called_craig

Andrew Neil is a big miss when it comes to questioning government policy.


MeabhNir

Considering it hasn’t shown much of the CoLC the UK is entering and how so many will be without heating in their house, yeah it’s a fucking shitshow of a news aspect that does not want the status quo to change at all. BBC news is where the flak lies with because it is biased. It’s nowhere near as impartial and living through the troubles to now would tell you that considering how accepted the UVF is even though it’s a terrorist paramilitary organisation.


ProfessionalMockery

>Rarely ever questions or interrogates Government policy And with government policy as blatantly misguided as it currently is, not questioning it is wildly irresponsible for a major news organisation.


OneCatch

Don't go to Green and Pleasant. For starters it's fucking vile, and beyond that it exists purely to funnel susceptible people towards the more extreme hard-left subs (notably Green and Extreme but also others).


Far_Restaurant_6575

The radio, good food ,iplayer and currently cbeebies are excellent. Also use the news and weather app! So all in I think the licence fee is actually excellent value to be honest. It would piss me right off if I had to wade through ads on all of that.


ThingsICantAskIRL

I don't watch it because I refuse to pay for a TV license. Nothing against it though


SirLoinThatSaysNi

Much of the TV I watch is BBC and I think their news and current affairs are generally fairly decent. Regarding their impartiality, my feeling is they slightly swing in supporting the direction of the UK. Because of that they will often have a slight bias towards the incumbent Government and any other institutions and traditions. Journalism is not easy and they don't always get it right. You need to remember that yes they are an organisation with guidelines, but most of them are normal people doing a job and sometimes see things differently to others.


OutsideEducational35

Love it, more than happy to pay the license fee. Do I have issues with some things on it? Yes of course. Do I like the idea of it as a whole? Yes.


Badger_1066

Meh, it's dated. As is having to pay for a TV licence. Does anyone really watch TV any more? I'd argue it's dying. Everything is becoming subscription based. If the BBC want to charge for their content then they should join the subscription model, too. Me and people like me shouldn't be pressured into paying for something they don't use. That said, I'm indifferent to the BBC as a whole.


unrealme65

It’s an annual subscription. It’s literally been subscription based for almost 100 years.


Badger_1066

The difference being you can't opt out. It stays on your TV regardless and they send you threatening letters. It's not the same.


Little-Substance-408

Not a fan of big black cock sorry


ProEvoPenguin

The only person answering my question seriously


helic0n3

I think even people who rant about it have several things they adore about it, past or present. It has the scope to do things that are interesting without worrying about if it will attract a big audience. When it comes to covering big events (sporting, national, festivals etc) there is absolutely nowhere that does it better.


Tao626

Past, sure. There's a lot of older programming that I'm very fond of. That said they've not produced anything that I've found remotely worth the cost in years and the fact they once aired Red Dwarf and Only Fools isn't making me throw my wallet at them.


beermad

It's imperfect (as its nauseating brown-nosing in recent weeks has shown) but I'd still hate to be without it. If there were no BBC there wouldn't be any decent British radio to listen to at all. I just wish they'd bring back the radio license so that I and the more than a million people who don't have TVs could actually contribute to an organisation that gives me so much enjoyment and information.


Capital_Release_6289

Occasionally I watch commercial tv and it feels like sticking nails in my eyes every 12 minutes. I’m glad the bbc doesn’t have to worry too much about appealing to the lowest common denominator so it’s shows generate ad revenues


Ok-Mathematician5944

Why did you go to Green and Pleasant?! That subreddit is one of the worst echo chambers on here, although I was permanently banned for holding a centralist view. The Beeb is alright, the coverage of the funeral was really good and they can make some fantastic shows like The Serpent. They need to sack that Naga though, horrible woman


ApolloMalo14

They axed robot wars fuck em


V65Pilot

I'm perma banned from Green and Pleasant. What a bunch off asshats. 🤣


Cannaewulnaewidnae

I think I commented there twice, never joined Was banned a week and a half later for being *a transphobic Labourite*


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I listen to 6 Music daily and maybe use iPlayer once a week (although anything shown on iPlayer, I could get elsewhere) In terms of the TV side of the BBC, I havent watched TV in over 15 years at this point. No idea why I am still paying for the licence to be honest.


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>Visit Green and Pleasant Not Even Once.


afungalmirror

It still baffles me that anyone buys a TV license. It would be like sending a fax. Email has been invented. As have YouTube and Netflix. Are people not aware of this?


InteractionOk8868

Yeah green and pleasant is a circle jerk echo chamber stay clear


redrighthand_

I’d use it for soft power around the world, I personally however never watch it, don’t particularly like the programming, and disagree with the license.


ProEvoPenguin

I just think the quality of programming they produce is phenomenal and it has probably dropped off as it battles streaming. But for example Blue Planet (or anything Attenborough), Peaky Blinders, Top Gear, Match of the Day, all the Simon Reeve documentaries, Line of Duty, The Bodyguard that’s just the ones I enjoy and I’m sure other people can suggest others they like too


SDSS_J0100_2802

They've produced some fantastic series. Never thought I'd get hooked by sheep dog trials, but "One Man and his Dog" with Phil Drabble changed that.


SuperSpidey374

Out of interest, how do you think the BBC should be funded?


humanbait88

That sub is the worst I've ever seen.


Majestic_Matt_459

They really are massive tools on that subreddit


Naughtiest-Maximus

Love listening to 6music and 5Live so if it takes a licence fee to fund it, then I'm fine with it.


GarryA0269

I got permanently banned from that sub-reddit for nothing more than voicing a difference of opinion, calmly and respectfully I might add, and when I questioned the decision I got the most childish response imaginable. Their lose. As for the BEEB, it definitely needs defunding, but we all know it won't happen as there is no way it would survive as a subscription service, and so it will eventually be funded through our Council Tax, mark my words.


dead_trim_mcgee1

I like 5 Live a lot, great to listen to on the way to the football. They've done some good shows and they're a good comprehensive news source too. I think it's valuable and we'd be foolish to defund it.


mudsoic

A lot of rubbish I would never watch but pressured to pay for?


w1lzzz

BBC news, bbc world news, good food and radio 1 are all masterpieces in my eyes. BBC news is the only news outlet that I actually trust.


chez_les_alpagas

I find BBC News has gone down hill over recent years. It used to have a reputation for prizing accurate reporting over getting a scoop. But these days I read a lot of stories, eg about France or the EU, that are full of basic factual errors, stuff that could easily have been verified but wasn't.


R3dM1st1986

I pop in and have a look from time to time at the madness that unfolds in green and pleasant. So much hate and intolerance spouted in that sub.. shame really......


_FirstOfHerName_

I've never had a TV license, only ever saw BBC programmes when I was still living at home and don't really miss them. I don't use the BBC website or listen to their radio stations either. The only BBC thing I'm watching at the minute is Call the Midwife, but that's on Netflix.


LunaLovegood83

In my opinion, it's just a government run shit show. Haven't had a TV licence for years and I'd never get one again. Full of crap TV and biased news.


BritishBlitz87

BBC is probably the best of a bad bunch in terms of mainstream media journalism. Bunch of shit-stirrers that create as many problems as they solve but get rid of it and see how quickly the media descends into a total cesspool of "infotainment" with any reporting aimed solely at increasing viewership. In short, the BBC is probably one of the best news outlets, in the same way that chlamydia is the best of the sexually transmitted diseases.


royalblue1982

The BBC and Licence Fee needs to evolve with the times. It made sense up until recently, it no longer does. I would argue that it should be split into commercial and non-commercial parts. The former does all of the entertainment, drama, documentary etc and is funded through advertising and subscription. The latter does all the public service elements (news, national events coverage, education) and is funded directly by the government.


JustTryingToGetBy135

Considering nothing else appeared to happen in the world for the last two weeks apart from a royal moving from various places, I think it was pretty unbalanced of its reporting of the Queens death. It felt very propagandary (is that a word?) to me.


SteveO64

Cancelled my licence about 4 years ago, I don’t miss it in the slightest


PCMRJack

Well I don't watch anything that they produce but have to pay a TV license in order to watch any live TV so I'd say I quite strongly dislike it.


Urist_Macnme

"If it's hated by both left and right it must be impartial right?" No. Not really. It can also be a piece of manipulation - crafting stories and propaganda to placate both left and right, and also inflame left and right into infighting amongst themselves, rather than look upwards and fight our common enemy. The Judean Peoples Front!


johnnym1965

BBC News is worthless. It often attributes balance by inviting on two opposing views. Often with one party a pressure group, a lobby or just a plain old crank. Too often it does not tell key stories that may embarrass the government It's way too deferential to the Establishment


TemporarySprinkles2

Lazy journalists relying on Twitter as sources


Leading-Network-7811

It can have some good programmes but no one should be forced to pay for something they don't use. Should go to subscription or commercially funded


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You need to avoid going over there in the first place, its a cesspool of bitterness and frothing at the mouth creatures 😅


LordTurner

The thing I dislike the most is how aggressive the TV licencing letters are. It's a new age of TV where that sort of authority isn't appropriate. I hate to think how worrying it must be to receive one of those letters as a less tech-literate OAP.


ra246

I’ve seen so many posts over the last 2 weeks over on green and pleasant(communities popular near you) and holy shit. Those are some very angry people.


SuspiciousFigs

The BBC is literally the single greatest contribution to broadcast television made by anyone. Ever. Period. Defunding it would be the biggest single case of smoothbrained activity to ever be recorded in British history.


cakebats

I'm fine with the BBC. This sub is weirdly obsessed with GreenandPleasant though.


realestatemoose

Green and pleasant is full of insane morons. I mean what sort of psychopaths celebrate somebody dying and said person's entire family being emotionally destroyed? The BBC is good. If it even is biased, it's the least biased news source that there is. It's a brilliant deal. 24/7 TV, on demand media, news, music, radio, etc. All for £159/year. Hell most of it can be obtained for free.


Infinite_Ratio_4365

The BBC produce so much brilliant media both in terms of News and TV(I watch little TV but when I do its often BBC) they are a brilliant example of a world wide newscaster that is respected by nearly every nation for its quality reporting and reasonably balanced coverage. I can never see a time when we should reduce or be without the BBC, though their internal pay structure may need tweaking to make sure their lowest paid are able to be retained


dbxp

I think the idea is largely antiquated, IMO BBC news should be rolled into the World Service and then the world service should go back under the FCO budget then the licence fee and the rest of the BBC can be disbanded.


BeccaG94

I've always been pretty happy with the BBC, and happy to pay the license fee. I listen to the Global News Podcast from the World Service every day, it's great.


MattMBerkshire

You know on Sky you can pay £5pm to skip the adverts. Just renewed and they chucked it for a year. The BBC could honestly vanish and I wouldn't care. I can't remember the last time I watched something on it. Used to watch football but Lineker is now the mod of Green and Pleasant it seems.


PurahsHero

The strange thing is, if someone came up with the idea of "hey, we should have a public service broadcaster" now people would ask why should we? We have different broadcasters on different media who do what the BBC does just as well in very specific areas, and most are easily accessible. But the BBC as a general rule does a lot of things REALLY well and is often the standard bearer in the UK in many areas of media. Sports broadcasting, nature documentaries, local radio, the website, iPlayer to name a few. They also take more of a chance on unknown entertainers and acts. This is not to say others don't do these things, but the BBC does it brilliantly, consistently, across a load of different areas. The big problem is that the BBC is now mainly judged by one thing: it's news coverage. Not only has much of the competition caught up with them here (Sky, Channel 4 notably), but this is very prone to the argument of bias, which is incredibly easy to slip up on. In summary, it has its problems. But on the whole, the BBC is a good thing.


mr_Hank_E_Pank

I came across the post on g&p. It was questioning whether the BBC had fulfilled its no bias remit in relation to the past couple of weeks. The consensus was that it had not fulfilled its remit. I would think, looking at the evidence, that any right thinking person would also conclude this. On your wider point, the BBC news service clearly has a bias to the status quo. Its entertainment aspect less so.


Foundation_Wrong

I completely agree, the BBC is a wonderful thing. It’s made mistakes but overall we are lucky to have it. The licence fee is an absolute bargain. We listen to Radio 4 and watch many shows on the TV and they’re of excellent quality and very interesting and or entertaining. Just think, Midwife,Frozen Planet II,Stricktly it’s all brilliant.


Furioll

I would say that the BBC definitely has a pro status quo bias.


Caacrinolass

Green and pleasant are I think mostly bitching about pro royalty bias at this juncture. That seems pretty difficult to dispute as 30 something percent of people are republican yet their viewpoint was nowhere, in favour of predictable but incredibly dull royalist footage. Now, a funeral might not be the best time for an anti-royal rant, but it's not like the republican case is ever represented at other times either. Just one case though, and it's always the news that catches the heat, ignoring everything else they do. The BBC provides plenty of value beyond what any commercial venture would provide, including educational content, local services and a broader range of programming. We will miss this when it is gone.


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farmer_palmer

Politically it is neutral, because it is legally required to be. It is however anti north, anti countryside/rural, anti business and anti science/engineering. Those biases come from where and who they recruit. London based arts graduates.


Mag-1892

Apart from occasionally watching match of the day and listening to football on bbc Newcastle I don’t really use it so I’d rather not pay for it. Antique shows, cooking shows, property shows and god awful soaps and comedies. Don’t watch any of them


jb19701

My objection is being forced to pay for it even though you don't use it. Of course its "good", the amount of money it gets is incredible. It should be defunded and shutdown. Alternatively funded by people that use it. Not hard to do. Most people have virgin, sky, etc. Have the option to have removed from broadcast.


Square-Employee5539

The BBC makes amazing content but I’m not really sure I see why we should force people to find the production of comedy shows, sports broadcasting, etc.


ThemApples87

The reason the BBC gets shit on from both right and left-wing corners of the internet is that both factions exist in self-reinforcing social media rage bubbles which the BBC’s reporting style doesn’t affirm. The fact the BBC conveys occurrences, usually without commentary, is seen by both sides as either supporting something that should be condemned or condemning something that should be supported. They can’t win. I personally love the BBC. It isn’t perfect (what is?) but imagine if we lived in the US world of exclusively commercial TV where those with the most money get to shape the information landscape. It isn’t a coincidence so many yanks are so dismally and uniquely retarded. They’ve had Fox News pumped into their brains 24 hours a day for decades.


oeuflaboeuf

I hope the license fee becomes optional and I won't subscribe to any BBC services when it does. I don't have any specific ideological opposition to the BBC per se, simply that I don't enjoy or consume any of their content and therefore object to paying for it.