The typical BBC

[Leicesterbaggie]

The BBC. In the rest of the World the most recognisable and respected of any British brand.

Not quite sure of your sentiments 9goals. Are you meaning that the BBC is mistakenly revered throughout the the rest of the world or that it is just this country that they are not as respected as they should be? Hope that you understand my question.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Primarily I mean 'it is just this country that they are not as respected as they should be '

I passionately believe it is also true of many aspects of this still great country we live in. I give you in comparison to most other places

Police
Education
Sport
Sense of fair play
Common Sense
Lack of corruption
Arts inc tele
Engineering
NHS
to name but a few!

Disregarding the quality or otherwise of the BBC can anyone name a more recognisable British brand?

[mickd1961]

Primarily I mean 'it is just this country that they are not as respected as they should be '

I passionately believe it is also true of many aspects of this still great country we live in. I give you in comparison to most other places

Police
Education
Sport
Sense of fair play
Common Sense
Lack of corruption
Arts inc tele
Engineering
NHS
to name but a few!

Disregarding the quality or otherwise of the BBC can anyone name a more recognisable British brand?

The Royal Family.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Primarily I mean 'it is just this country that they are not as respected as they should be '

I passionately believe it is also true of many aspects of this still great country we live in. I give you in comparison to most other places

Police
Education
Sport
Sense of fair play
Common Sense
Lack of corruption
Arts inc tele
Engineering
NHS
to name but a few!

Disregarding the quality or otherwise of the BBC can anyone name a more recognisable British brand?

And vaccinating folk

[Leicesterbaggie]

Will agree with you 9goals on all the those institutions that you mentioned, but sorry not the BBC I'm afraid.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

For me it depends which aspect of the BBC.

TV news the quality has nose dived in recent years but isn't that just a reflection of society where such standards have dropped everywhere?

I get my early morning news from the Today Prog. on Radio 4. I think it's well balanced and the interviewers do so much better a job than their lightweight tele colleagues.

BBC drama and documentaries are still superb (Line of Duty tomorrow) Yes Netflix may have gone past them but they reportedly spent £5 million per episode on dross such as Bridgerton so it's hardly surprising. How much foreign revenue does the BBC bring in?

Having spent extended periods of times in most of our near neighbours plus US and Oz I can confirm the BBC is very well respected and envied.

[kettering_baggie]

Munchetty, awful woman, big chip on her shoulder, don’t need her type preaching at us.

[9goals2hattricks3pen]

Munchetty, awful woman, big chip on her shoulder, don’t need her type preaching at us.

Can't stand the woman and I think she is useless at her job. However she is very popular with many viewers which is why I say the BBC and so much of its content is just a reflection of 'us'

[kettering_baggie]

Can't stand the woman and I think she is useless at her job. However she is very popular with many viewers which is why I say the BBC and so much of its content is just a reflection of 'us'

Her ‘popularity’ is probably with the snowflake/woke viewers. I’ve watched the first episode of the new Line Of Duty series tonight and surprise, surprise, nearly all the senior police characters are female, half of the police in the programme are black, not a true reflection of the real police numbers, and one of the main female police characters is a lesbian! Inclusion, BBC style.

[Leicesterbaggie]

Her ‘popularity’ is probably with the snowflake/woke viewers. I’ve watched the first episode of the new Line Of Duty series tonight and surprise, surprise, nearly all the senior police characters are female, half of the police in the programme are black, not a true reflection of the real police numbers, and one of the main female police characters is a lesbian! Inclusion, BBC style.

Didn't watch it last night but recorded it. However, after your resume Kettering, I'm not sure that I will bother watching it. As you say, it does not reflect life in the U K. Only 13% of the population is black and according to some statistics, as little as 2.2% are LGB. You therefore have to ask the question as to why so many TV programmes aren't reflective of said statistics. The answer is, this is the world according to the BBC.