the bbc - why the siding up to the government?

[Joe Hutch]

legally you need a tv licence to watch iPlayer.

Legally you don't, unless you're watching/recording live broadcasts.

 

[herb]

I've been doing "World Service" for ages and can attest to the audience's intelligence and the scope of the reporting. The financing and finances are detailed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_World_Service, http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/02/bbc-world-service-independence-funding-switch & http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/annual_review/bbc_world_service_annual_review_2011_12.pdf

Thank you for these excellent links. I shall find time to digest them properly.

 

[Time Audio]

Probably a relatively difficult job. Damned if you do and damned if you don't kinda thing. However I did notice Ch4 (I think it was) bashing Cameron for his (non) impartiality last night....fair play to them.