Why do BBC shows have 'Producers'??

[dtvmcdonald]

Originally Posted by Penthode

The BBC is independent of government and funding is via the license fee and program sales.

Uh ... the license fee is a tax, so it is NOT independent of the government.
In the US NPR and PBS are the not quite same, as their government
funding comes from general revenue, and is funneled through a sham
intermediate.