O/T Tories dismantling our democracy.

[Silly-miller]

How much is it to watch the beeb in different countries Silly? And which are free? Just tried surfing to find answers and just get VPN links! :-)

Spain I know for sure get bbc news for free my uncle lived their until last year and he got it on free view I think France and Germany also get bbc news for free but I can’t say for sure.

As for other countries the channels like cams that have bbc shows on are apart of package deal, let’s say cam gets 800 channels and only 1 has bbc stuff on and it costs him $160 he would be paying 20 cents which is about 17p

[ragingpup]

Spain I know for sure get bbc news for free my uncle lived their until last year and he got it on free view I think France and Germany also get bbc news for free but I can’t say for sure.

As for other countries the channels like cams that have bbc shows on are apart of package deal, let’s say cam gets 800 channels and only 1 has bbc stuff on and it costs him $160 he would be paying 20 cents which is about 17p

Interesting. I thought you were arguing that you had people in other countries had access to all the BBC channels for less than we pay at home. What you actually should be saying is that in some countries you get access to one channel, bbc news. This is in no way comparable to the BBC services you get for your license fee.

Cam, can I ask how many channels you get from the beeb and the approximate cost to you? No probs if you don't want to answer, just want to get the actual facts on this, not distortion

[WanChaiMiller]

Why would you be lost without it?

Because I use it multiple times every day. Mainly for sports updates and results - particularly when travelling. Also listen to radio through the site when out of the house. Its got everything I follow in one place. Updated football score and county cricket and test scorecards.

Although China has blocked it, some hotels link to Hong Kong wifi through vpn.

[WanChaiMiller]

Plus us in the U.K. are paying for the World Service of the BBC

Yep, and many Brits use it when abroad.

[animallittle3]

The Tories haven't a problem with the licence fee the problem they have is with the BBC themselves in my opinion , scores to be settled in my opinion .

As ever the tories have whipped up the usual suspects in to a frenzy when the real intention is to punish the BBC for having the right to scrutinise the government and hold it to account through independent journalism .

Scutinising the government and holding it to account partly funded by the taxpayer just won't do with the authoritarian aspirations of the tory government or should that be Dominic Cummings in my opinion .

The country needs another News International like it needs a huge economic downturn .

[CAMiller]

Interesting. I thought you were arguing that you had people in other countries had access to all the BBC channels for less than we pay at home. What you actually should be saying is that in some countries you get access to one channel, bbc news. This is in no way comparable to the BBC services you get for your license fee.

Cam, can I ask how many channels you get from the beeb and the approximate cost to you? No probs if you don't want to answer, just want to get the actual facts on this, not distortion

There are 2 channels branded BBC that I'm aware of. BBC World News which I don't subscribe to and BBC America which I do although only because it's part of a package. It does show some BBC programmes (Dr Who, Graham Norton, Planet Earth) but to be honest it's not a 'normal' BBC like channel e.g.it has adverts and it shows lots of marathons like an up coming 3 day Star Trek Deep Space Nine one or worst of all 14 days of Dr Who over the Christmas/New Year period. I pay $100/month for the package and have no idea how many channels that is, probably 400-500.

As already mentioned, PBS does show lots of British programmes, not sure how many are BBC, and that is available for 'free' if you want to go to the trouble of not having cable or satellite but install a digital aerial. I put 'free' because PBS is paid for by viewer/listener donations and I don't donate, many do including some very wealthy benefactors. Many of the shows are very old e.g. 1960s/70s Dr Who, comedies etc.

[Grist_To_The_Mill]

Yep, and many Brits use it when abroad.

Yes and some of them might have paid the tv licence that funds it instead of being a freeloader lol

[great_fire]

It's just a very dated way to fund TV.

The majority of European countries who had TV licences have abolished them.

Norway 2020
Denmark 2019
Sweden 2019
Poland 2019
Belgium 2018
Romania 2017
North Macedonia 2017
Finland 2013
Malta 2011
Iceland 2007
Gibraltar 2006
Hungary 2002
Netherlands 2000

In Italy it was cut to 90 Euros because no-one was paying it.

We need to start living in the present too.

Outside of Europe, even in law-abiding Japan people are no long paying the licence fee to NHK after a series of scandals (sound familiar?)

[howdydoo]

Just wait until it's decriminalized and don't pay the license fee. Where is the poverty line in relation to TV viewing these days?

Do you need over 200 channels, 1 movie package, a sports package and 3 box office events to scrape above it?

Or do we keep an outdated fee to keep balanced coverage (LMFAO at that) to continue brainwashing Wanchai and his pals?

The Beebs programming brings in millions. It's a bloated organisation full of overpaid presenters and management.

It's got Jermaine Jenas working for it FF$. What is wrong with you people?

[Silly-miller]

I grew up on tv shows like one foot in the grave, only fools and horses and red dwarf all the best comedy’s was on the bbc if it was optional to pay back then it would have raked in the cash but now there’s so many old fart programs like

Monday bbc 1

3pm escape from the country
3:45 the farmers country show
4:30 antique road trip
5:15 pointless (it lives up to its name)
6pm news (even though they have a news channel)
7pm one show (with more country crap)
7:30 inside out Yorkshire (more country crap)
8pm Chavy Eastenders
8:30 mo farah and Salazar (old news)
9pm masterchef (a cooking show)
10pm news
10:30 this country (ffs)

Do I need to say any more?