Sad, sad day for blighty
Apr 25th 2006, 5:09 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by Elvira
Hey - so there IS something we agree on!!! 
Apr 25th 2006, 5:11 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
I'd willingly sell my house and all it's contents to help the BBC
Apr 25th 2006, 5:13 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by Thydney
I'd willingly sell my house and all it's contents to help the BBC
Apr 25th 2006, 5:20 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
You must own a mobile home or something yes?
Just think the bleedin bloody effin Rantzen woman
Apr 25th 2006, 6:54 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by Thydney
your obviously not my age group Just think the bleedin bloody effin Rantzen woman
Just think the bleedin bloody effin Rantzen woman"In a minute we'll be looking into allegations of child abuse at a school in West London, but first here's some penis shaped vegetables."
Apr 25th 2006, 7:00 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
Ahh yes!
"In a minute we'll be looking into allegations of child abuse at a school in West London, but first here's some penis shaped vegetables."
"In a minute we'll be looking into allegations of child abuse at a school in West London, but first here's some penis shaped vegetables."
Jun 6th 2006, 12:59 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
BBC radio, BBC.co.uk, quality TV programming and no ads - best £120-odd you could spend considering that murdoch charges £40 a month for 300 channels of garbage.
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Jun 6th 2006, 1:12 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
It's funny though, the amount of people I know who seem to be buried under mountains of debt, and have trouble paying bills, but still somehow managed to cough up $50 or more a month for cable or satellite.
Jun 6th 2006, 1:14 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by dgsyd1
It's funny though, the amount of people I know who seem to be buried under mountains of debt, and have trouble paying bills, but still somehow managed to cough up $50 or more a month for cable or satellite.
Jun 6th 2006, 2:32 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
...and ciggies.
Jun 6th 2006, 2:41 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by kingfisher241049
And what about the unemployed and others on benefits? Do they just watch the wallpaper while others with more money watch the BBC? Many people will be priced out of watching tv in the Uk if the licence fee keeps going up.
Jun 6th 2006, 6:23 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by neil
Those who are unemployed should pay more for their licence as they have more opportunity to watch TV. Perhaps if it was expensive enough they might be motivated to go out and get a job. Then perhaps there could be a means tested fee for those in low income jobs, or on benefits for other reasons.
Jun 6th 2006, 9:26 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Exactly, for too long we've subsidised day-time TV for the poor and undeserving. It's about time that they paid back their debt to society by appearing on demeaning TV programs for our own amusement. Prime-time TV should be filled with programs that show poor, ugly and uneducated people trying to pass their driving test for the 57th time, attempting to redecorate their hovel, making futile attempts to make themselves look attractive to the opposite sex, showing their complete lack of talent and general making a fool of themselves by trying to sing a famous song and, oh, we've already seen that. Peasant shooting, anyone?
Jun 6th 2006, 9:35 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by peterbainham
Exactly, for too long we've subsidised day-time TV for the poor and undeserving. It's about time that they paid back their debt to society by appearing on demeaning TV programs for our own amusement. Prime-time TV should be filled with programs that show poor, ugly and uneducated people trying to pass their driving test for the 57th time, attempting to redecorate their hovel, making futile attempts to make themselves look attractive to the opposite sex, showing their complete lack of talent and general making a fool of themselves by trying to sing a famous song and, oh, we've already seen that. Peasant shooting, anyone?
Jun 6th 2006, 11:58 am
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Re: Sad, sad day for blighty
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
I don't think I need to add to this story...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4940490.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4940490.stm
What was the ITV alternative? with old Dickie Davis what happened to him?
