The BBC

[david63]

now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks

Now you know full well that 99.9% of those who refuse to pay will get away with it - but the 0.1% will be you

[Stephen]

now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks

Now you know full well that 99.9% of those who refuse to pay will get away with it - but the 0.1% will be you

Can I drive the van

[towny44]

now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks

Now you know full well that 99.9% of those who refuse to pay will get away with it - but the 0.1% will be you

Do I assume that you will be a refusnik?

[Manoverboard]

Are there any other over 75 forum members who have been getting free TV licenses, who are still waiting for a renewal letter from the BBC?

Yup

Well it finally arrived yesterday, now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks. .

How can you even think about not being a legal TV watcher during the footy season ?

[towny44]

Yup

Well it finally arrived yesterday, now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks. .

How can you even think about not being a legal TV watcher during the footy season ?

I never watch match of the day and the Beeb dont have many live matches, just a few cup games.

[Manoverboard]

Well it finally arrived yesterday, now I need to decide whether to give in and pay, or join the Jan Leeming refuseniks. .

How can you even think about not being a legal TV watcher during the footy season ?

I never watch match of the day and the Beeb dont have many live matches, just a few cup games.

I always record MOTD but skip through a few games that are of little interest, Burnley vs West Brom springs to mind

[Mervyn and Trish]

I skip MOTD completely. Just saying......

[towny44]

I skip MOTD completely. Just saying......

I have set up my DD to pay the license, but I did make it conditional that if the Beeb ever need to top up their pension fund then they have to ensure Merv gets first dibs.

[Manoverboard]

I think local Radio stations in the Midlands should be taken off air, just saying ....

[towny44]

Because we had been watching Des last night, we stayed with ITV to watch the news. We both said after watching the main covid and Brexit highlights how much better informed we now felt than after watching the Beeb news. Pauline made the insightful comment that she felt that it was the more down to earth presentation that made it far more understandable.
Maybe Merv could have a quick word in the ear of the new DG?

[Happydays]

Because we had been watching Des last night, we stayed with ITV to watch the news. We both said after watching the main covid and Brexit highlights how much better informed we now felt than after watching the Beeb news. Pauline made the insightful comment that she felt that it was the more down to earth presentation that made it far more understandable.
Maybe Merv could have a quick word in the ear of the new DG?

We have watched Des the last three nights, those poor young men he killed he had no remorse

[Mervyn and Trish]

Interesting selective reporting in the papers of BBC top salaries.

Daily Mail headline - Zoe Ball gets £1m pay rise after losing 1m listeners.

Three things. She got the pay rise when she moved to the breakfast show. It is the flagship show. It is less than Chris Evans gets after he moved Virgin and she has six times as many listeners as him.. And it is less that the editor of the Mail gets.

She has five times as many listeners as the Mail sells copies.

Her show, with the rest of the BBC chucked in, costs half what it costs to buy the Mail.

They didn't mention any of that!

[Stephen]

Nice work if you can get it Merv.

I expect you must get about half that for spinning the discs on a Saturday morning

[Manoverboard]

Interesting selective reporting in the papers of BBC top salaries.

Daily Mail headline - Zoe Ball gets £1m pay rise after losing 1m listeners.

Three things. She got the pay rise when she moved to the breakfast show. It is the flagship show. It is less than Chris Evans gets after he moved Virgin and she has six times as many listeners as him.. And it is less that the editor of the Mail gets.

She has five times as many listeners as the Mail sells copies.

Her show, with the rest of the BBC chucked in, costs half what it costs to buy the Mail.

They didn't mention any of that!

Not the one of them should get paid more than the Prime Minister, if I had my way things would change, oh yes.

[towny44]

Interesting selective reporting in the papers of BBC top salaries.

Daily Mail headline - Zoe Ball gets £1m pay rise after losing 1m listeners.

Three things. She got the pay rise when she moved to the breakfast show. It is the flagship show. It is less than Chris Evans gets after he moved Virgin and she has six times as many listeners as him.. And it is less that the editor of the Mail gets.

She has five times as many listeners as the Mail sells copies.

Her show, with the rest of the BBC chucked in, costs half what it costs to buy the Mail.

They didn't mention any of that!

Not the one of them should get paid more than the Prime Minister, if I had my way things would change, oh yes.

It has been said that the better ones could get far more by switching to other broadcasters, which might explain why the ITV news presentation was so much better.

[Manoverboard]

It has been said that the better ones could get far more by switching to other broadcasters, which might explain why the ITV news presentation was so much better.

I find that they all say the same things more or less but in a different order ... cannot be ar*ed with the adverts on ITV

[towny44]

It has been said that the better ones could get far more by switching to other broadcasters, which might explain why the ITV news presentation was so much better.

I find that they all say the same things more or less but in a different order ... cannot be ar*ed with the adverts on ITV

I dont think they have an advert break in the news bulletins any more.

[Manoverboard]

It has been said that the better ones could get far more by switching to other broadcasters, which might explain why the ITV news presentation was so much better.

I find that they all say the same things more or less but in a different order ... cannot be ar*ed with the adverts on ITV

I dont think they have an advert break in the news bulletins any more.

Fair enough, are they on for an hour either side these days then

[towny44]

I find that they all say the same things more or less but in a different order ... cannot be ar*ed with the adverts on ITV

I dont think they have an advert break in the news bulletins any more.

Fair enough, are they on for an hour either side these days then

[Ray Scully]

Interesting selective reporting in the papers of BBC top salaries.

Daily Mail headline - Zoe Ball gets £1m pay rise after losing 1m listeners.

Three things. She got the pay rise when she moved to the breakfast show. It is the flagship show. It is less than Chris Evans gets after he moved Virgin and she has six times as many listeners as him.. And it is less that the editor of the Mail gets.

She has five times as many listeners as the Mail sells copies.

Her show, with the rest of the BBC chucked in, costs half what it costs to buy the Mail.

They didn't mention any of that!

Not the one of them should get paid more than the Prime Minister, if I had my way things would change, oh yes.

Maybe being PM is just a precursor to better things.

[Manoverboard]

Maybe being PM is just a precursor to better things.

Are you suggesting, Ray, that he could potentially bumble through the weather forecast ?

[Ray Scully]

Maybe being PM is just a precursor to better things.

Are you suggesting, Ray, that he could potentially bumble through the weather forecast ?

Well i wouldn't go that far, but he could join Alex on Russia today

[towny44]

Interesting selective reporting in the papers of BBC top salaries.

Daily Mail headline - Zoe Ball gets £1m pay rise after losing 1m listeners.

Three things. She got the pay rise when she moved to the breakfast show. It is the flagship show. It is less than Chris Evans gets after he moved Virgin and she has six times as many listeners as him.. And it is less that the editor of the Mail gets.

She has five times as many listeners as the Mail sells copies.

Her show, with the rest of the BBC chucked in, costs half what it costs to buy the Mail.

They didn't mention any of that!

Not the one of them should get paid more than the Prime Minister, if I had my way things would change, oh yes.

Maybe being PM is just a precursor to better things.

Well it certainly seems to have been for Blair, and I think Cameron seems to be raking in the money, not as sure if that dour scotsman is likely to get many after dinner engagements, except for maybe a gathering of insomniacs.