Why do BBC shows have 'Producers'??

[NewVista]

Don't pay it if you don't agree with archaic socialist television.
Let the Labour Party supporters pay this excise tax if they like it.

[Colly0410]

Originally Posted by NewVista

Don't pay it if you don't agree with archaic socialist television.
Let the Labour Party supporters pay this excise tax if they like it.

Trouble is if you get caught watching TV without a licence you can be fined & even go to prison, & you get a criminal record so cannot have visa free travel to USA & many other Countries..

[centralradio]

FWIW .I think I rather pay for a licence for better TV programming then for the crap the states is dishing out for the last 25 years.

Most of our TV shows are getting hacked shorter for more adverts.We are now lucky to get 20 minutes of show on a half hour show .Plus station preempting regular shows for infomercials.

I always enjoy watching the UK shows on PBS.

[Penthode]

I had an broadcast engineer friend working at BBC Television Centre who did not possess a TV. One day he was visited at his door after it was determined from records that he did not have a TV license. The inspector asked him why?

My friend told me that he replied it was because he did not have a TV set. He further asked if he was required to have a dog license if he did not have a dog?

[NewVista]

Originally Posted by Colly0410

..you get a criminal record so cannot have visa free travel ..

It's true

A Londoner once applied for a visa at Australia House
The first thing they asked him was
"Do you have a criminal record?"
to which he replied
"I didn't know it was still a requirement!"

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by NewVista

It's true

A Londoner once applied for a visa at Australia House
The first thing they asked him was
"Do you have a criminal record?"
to which he replied
"I didn't know it was still a requirement!"

It took me a while to remember that Australia was once Brittans' penal colony, and get that joke.

[NewVista]

Originally Posted by Colly0410

..if you get caught .. you get a criminal record ..

That is interesting though:
Who'd have thought they'd be so Machiavellian to turn you into a Felon
for skipping an outdated Socialist entertainment tax that funds - of all things -
a mere television network--one of thousands of choices in today's saturated digital media.

[centralradio]

I can imagine the states PBS going out and shake up its viewer for more support.

Years ago when first I heard about UK TV licence .I was shocked when I read about people getting busted over watching TV and the first thing came to mind is corrupt dictatorship but as I read on and watch the better produced quality programming.I said to myself .Its worth spending the current £145.50 pounds color $US 204.15 dollars .

We throw away alot more money then that on the crap cable TV every year.

I wonder how many get the B/W TV licence .