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TV Licence Raise

(November 2003)

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DA
DAS Founding member
Still posted:
SB posted:
[Something that is very popular is the two week broadcast of the Proms during the summer on BBC4, this brought in some of the highest ratings that BBC4 has had, this sort of broadcast would not be possible without BBC4.


I've been able to listen to the proms on Radio 3 for years.

I'd actually be interested to see everyone who has contributed to this thread state whether they personally pay the tv licence. No, not mummy and daddy - YOU.

I'll start - I do, monthly, by direct debit.


Nice to know that people read my posts. I do.
LU
Luke
So do I. Monthly.
CA
cat
As do I.

Re: Chinese people at British universities. I think it's the case that most unis get about £10,000 a year from students outside the EU, or at least there is some sort of financial incentive for them taking so many non-EU students.
EM
EmleyMoor
cwathen posted:
Quote:
Although the increase is quite substantial, it is needed to enable channels like BBC 3 and 4 to have a decent budget, and allow the BBC to continually innovate with services like BBCi,

Firstly, BBC4 shouldn't exist. There just aren't enough viewers using it to justify it.


I like BBC4 - I think it is exactly what the BBC SHOULD be doing - it's a complete antidote to BBC1...parts of which IMHO are what the BBC shouldn't be doing!

And yes I do pay the licence fee and think it's worth keeping as it is...however the cost of it is another matter.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
Sincerely no offence is meant by this, but a couple of those who have stated that they pay the Licence Fee were, I thought, still at home with their parents.

So how does this work? Two licence households? Surely shome mishtake?
CW
cwathen Founding member
Quote:
Finally, I totally agree that the B&W license should be abolished: it is an incredibly easy way to evade paying the full amount, and therefore should be abolished immediately.

I think it should be abolished because not enough people pay for it to justify keeping the two tier system going. I really don't think it's a good way of evading the full amount. In this day an age the chances of anyone genuinely holding a B/W licence are tiny - you don't think TV licencing will go round to check that you are obeying the terms of your B/W licence. If you're going to evade the licence, you'll almost certainly be safer with no licence at all than with a B/W one.
LU
Luke
Gavin Scott posted:
Sincerely no offence is meant by this, but a couple of those who have stated that they pay the Licence Fee were, I thought, still at home with their parents.

So how does this work? Two licence households? Surely shome mishtake?


I hope you don't mean me!!
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
CPFC posted:
Gavin Scott posted:
Sincerely no offence is meant by this, but a couple of those who have stated that they pay the Licence Fee were, I thought, still at home with their parents.

So how does this work? Two licence households? Surely shome mishtake?


I hope you don't mean me!!

errrr... not any more!
LU
Luke
Gavin Scott posted:
CPFC posted:
Gavin Scott posted:
Sincerely no offence is meant by this, but a couple of those who have stated that they pay the Licence Fee were, I thought, still at home with their parents.

So how does this work? Two licence households? Surely shome mishtake?


I hope you don't mean me!!

errrr... not any more!


In fact, I need to know...why did you think that about me?!
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
CPFC posted:
In fact, I need to know...why did you think that about me?!

Assumption on my part. Also I rather figured pussy c@t and Daniel were still at home.
DA
DAS Founding member
Gavin Scott posted:
CPFC posted:
In fact, I need to know...why did you think that about me?!

Assumption on my part. Also I rather figured pussy c@t and Daniel were still at home.


Tut tut, even after my postings about university? I'm disappointed in you sir.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
DAS posted:
Tut tut, even after my postings about university? I'm disappointed in you sir.

Sorry DAS.

*sheepishly tiptoes away*

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