The BBC Thread

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Question of Sport axed.

anyone actually still watch this anyway?

There’s that much sports coverage, with plenty of banter and trivia that it’s basically lost any sense of purpose and identity. It’s pretty much just the clios everyone watched on Sportbible or Givemesport on Facebook, several weeks ago, interspersed with a selection of dull talking heads.

[trousers]

I do miss Fanny at Christmas

[whelk]

Good to see justice being done. Going after the right people who are stealing our money

 

[egg]

On 16/12/2023 at 10:37, trousers said:

I do miss Fanny at Christmas

On a similar theme, the chat on BBC breakfast this morning about vaginal prolapse isn't idea breakfast listening. There's a time and place for discussion about that and the associated issues. 

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Good to see justice being done. Going after the right people who are stealing our money

 

I heard this on the radio yesterday, and the appalling fact is that she doesn't have control of her money, the council that provides her assisted living runs her bank account and it is they that failed to pay the licence fee, but as it is in her name she was prosecuted.

[sadoldgit]

On 16/12/2023 at 10:37, trousers said:

I do miss Fanny at Christmas

I am old enough to remember the famous phrase - “They smell delicious. If you try that recipe at home I hope all of your doughnuts turn out like Fanny’s”.

[Weston Super Saint]

Radio 1's first female presenter - Annie Nightingale - has died.

[badgerx16]

10 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Radio 1's first female presenter - Annie Nightingale - has died.

My teenage years are fading into history.

[sadoldgit]

2 hours ago, badgerx16 said:

My teenage years are fading into history.

Sad news. I can’t believe that she was 83. As they say, another one bites the dust 😢

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Radio 1's first female presenter - Annie Nightingale - has died.

 

2 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

Sad news. I can’t believe that she was 83. As they say, another one bites the dust 😢

What???
 

That’s nine years older than me!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oh noes... I just put the radio on for the news.

Now, trapped under the cat I'm stuck with the arts show, that I still think is a parody show.

And here we go...  "the patriarchy" and the presenter's self-awareness of his male privilege.

[AlexLaw76]

Looks like Strictly (of all shows) is in the cross hairs

poor BBC

[rallyboy]

Strictly?

People I don't know, doing something I'm not interested in, badly, while judges I know even less about plod through pre-rehearsed drivel delivered for dramatic effect to a squealing audience of simpletons - truly dreadful waste of licence fee which we all have to suffer as some people like that sort of thing.

But RB you old misery, people love it...

No, one in every seven love it, the rest of us think it's a sorry circus of flashing lights and shiny shit to distract the hard of thinking and to fill tabloids.

Get the bolt gun.

 

[whelk]

BBC ads for all their bollocks is annoying. Not aimed at my age group but does seem a lot of inane rubbish.

Also why the fuck do BBC need to be in the Podcast world? Plenty out their already and they could invest in more episodes of Songs of Praise

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, rallyboy said:

Strictly?

People I don't know, doing something I'm not interested in, badly, while judges I know even less about plod through pre-rehearsed drivel delivered for dramatic effect to a squealing audience of simpletons - truly dreadful waste of licence fee which we all have to suffer as some people like that sort of thing.

But RB you old misery, people love it...

No, one in every seven love it, the rest of us think it's a sorry circus of flashing lights and shiny shit to distract the hard of thinking and to fill tabloids.

Get the bolt gun.

 

“People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing that they like”

 

Strictly not interested 

Edited 17 July, 2024 by Whitey Grandad

[Holmes_and_Watson]

36 minutes ago, whelk said:

BBC ads for all their bollocks is annoying. Not aimed at my age group but does seem a lot of inane rubbish.

Also why the fuck do BBC need to be in the Podcast world? Plenty out their already and they could invest in more episodes of Songs of Praise

Just a way of capturing an audience, they are worried about losing.  A bit belatedly, considering how long there have been podcasts. But with the advantage of their resources pushing them.

They seem to be just the same programmes, with "pod cast" tagged on. But some also make use of the format with extended versions. And there can be a lot more of them, and the number of Election and Ameri cast podcasts indicates.

 

[Fan The Flames]

The BBC golf correspondent just said "Shane Lowry golfed the ball around the course well", that twat hurt my head and needs to be cancelled asap.

[The Kraken]

39 minutes ago, Fan The Flames said:

The BBC golf correspondent just said "Shane Lowry golfed the ball around the course well", that twat hurt my head and needs to be cancelled asap.

Harsh. I like Shane Lowry.

😉

[rallyboy]

He was a crap painter.

[revolution saint]

On 17/07/2024 at 10:55, whelk said:

BBC ads for all their bollocks is annoying. Not aimed at my age group but does seem a lot of inane rubbish.

Also why the fuck do BBC need to be in the Podcast world? Plenty out their already and they could invest in more episodes of Songs of Praise

Their news adverts have been annoying me for a while.  They're so patronising. The Radio 5 one, "The world can be a scary and confusing place at times, so lets talk about it", or Katy Kay explaining to simpletons the basic art of conversation, "And sometimes it's important to just listen".  Fuck off.

[trousers]

[pingpong]

33 minutes ago, trousers said:

Much needed, although not a new position, but they could start with some investigative reporting into their own organisation too, it's nice to have posts like this at the junior end, but they need to look at their senior levels.

[AlexLaw76]

Most played board game at the Beeb

[ecuk268]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Most played board game at the Beeb

What's Mr Tumble been up to?

[skintsaint]

12 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

What's Mr Tumble been up to?

[badgerx16]

1 hour ago, ecuk268 said:

What's Mr Tumble been up to?

Can you sign "Operation Yewtree" ?

 

( Actually nothing, but anybody appearing on childrens' programs seems to be fair game for the poisonous whisperers ).

[ecuk268]

32 minutes ago, badgerx16 said:

Can you sign "Operation Yewtree" ?

 

( Actually nothing, but anybody appearing on childrens' programs seems to be fair game for the poisonous whisperers ).

Yeah, working with kids as a bloke is a bit of a minefield now.

You only need one malicious allegation to turn your life upside down.

 

[Guided Missile]

The latest Employee of the Month at the Beeb:

Quote

Jermaine Jenas has been fired by the BBC and taken off air from both Match of the Day and The One Show following complaints about "inappropriate behaviour," 

 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Thank fuck for that. 

[sadoldgit]

It sounds like Gary Lineker is leaving MotD at the end of the season. That will please the anti-woke brigade.

[Lighthouse]

It pleases me but I’d say I’m more in the ‘anti- smug, self satisfied w*nker’ brigade.

[Badger]

40 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

It sounds like Gary Lineker is leaving MotD at the end of the season. That will please the anti-woke brigade.

Depends on the replacement to some degree. No doubt live up to current BBC standards. 
 

But at least we probably won’t be watching the programme next season 

[The Kraken]

I think Gary is decent.

Some of the other bellends on the Beeb, not so much.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

On the rare times I watch it, I skip any chat. So, happier that some license fee pennies will be saved on a cheaper option. If only to have them wasted elsewhere.

[whelk]

What the BBC consistently does well is balanced political documentaries. One on at the mo about immigration and always get good contributors

[sadoldgit]

1 hour ago, Lighthouse said:

It pleases me but I’d say I’m more in the ‘anti- smug, self satisfied w*nker’ brigade.

Looking back over his career isn’t he entitled to be self satisfied and smug?

[Lighthouse]

24 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Looking back over his career isn’t he entitled to be self satisfied and smug?

A few years ago a bunch of JSO protestors broke onto the track after the British GP whilst cars were still circling and Gary took to Twitter to praise their efforts. When Martin Brundle pointed out they were putting the lives of drivers and marshals at risk (not to mention themselves) Lineker doubled down by saying it was for the greater good and that the protesters would be remembered as heroes in years to come. Weirdly he’s never volunteered to remove himself and his own carbon footprint from the world.

[AlexLaw76]

8 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

A few years ago a bunch of JSO protestors broke onto the track after the British GP whilst cars were still circling and Gary took to Twitter to praise their efforts. When Martin Brundle pointed out they were putting the lives of drivers and marshals at risk (not to mention themselves) Lineker doubled down by saying it was for the greater good and that the protesters would be remembered as heroes in years to come. Weirdly he’s never volunteered to remove himself and his own carbon footprint from the world.

Im sure history books will tell us he boycotted the Qatar World Cup out of principle

[tdmickey3]

15 hours ago, Badger said:

Depends on the replacement to some degree. No doubt live up to current BBC standards. 
 

But at least we probably won’t be watching the programme next season 

[sadoldgit]

14 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

A few years ago a bunch of JSO protestors broke onto the track after the British GP whilst cars were still circling and Gary took to Twitter to praise their efforts. When Martin Brundle pointed out they were putting the lives of drivers and marshals at risk (not to mention themselves) Lineker doubled down by saying it was for the greater good and that the protesters would be remembered as heroes in years to come. Weirdly he’s never volunteered to remove himself and his own carbon footprint from the world.

Not sure quite what that has to do with his ability on a football pitch and as a TV presenter?

[Lighthouse]

8 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Not sure quite what that has to do with his ability on a football pitch and as a TV presenter?

I never said anything about his ability as a footballer, you brought that up. As a TV personality I find him smug and patronising, lecturing people about social issues he has no expertise in.

[egg]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

I never said anything about his ability as a footballer, you brought that up. As a TV personality I find him smug and patronising, lecturing people about social issues he has no expertise in.

I think there is a distinction between him as a TV presenter, and as a social media personality. I like him in both capacities, and respect that he puts his personal opinions out there. I suspect people who dislike him, do so because they disagree with his politics. That said, he was paid a daft amount of money and I'm glad to see that money being saved. 

[Sarnia Cherie]

18 hours ago, sadoldgit said:

It sounds like Gary Lineker is leaving MotD at the end of the season. That will please the anti-woke brigade.

According to the News, the BBC didn't offer him a new contract past the end of this season. They are looking into making changes to MOTD. I suppose they will make another mess like they did with A Question of Sport. 

[sadoldgit]

3 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

According to the News, the BBC didn't offer him a new contract past the end of this season. They are looking into making changes to MOTD. I suppose they will make another mess like they did with A Question of Sport. 

Indeed. Apparently there is a new guy in charge of Sport at the BBC and he wants to shake things up a bit. Perhaps he should stick to the if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it philosophy. Some things are like a comfy old jumper, MotD being one of them. It might be old fashioned and a bit frayed at the edges, but it is comforting to know that it is always there on a chill winter’s evening in a format that has barely changed in decades. Something you can rely on in an ever changing world.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

18 minutes ago, egg said:

I think there is a distinction between him as a TV presenter, and as a social media personality. I like him in both capacities, and respect that he puts his personal opinions out there. I suspect people who dislike him, do so because they disagree with his politics. That said, he was paid a daft amount of money and I'm glad to see that money being saved. 

He's clearly very popular as a host. He's been doing it for 25 years. During which time the BBC went into throwing money at news and other presenters to keep them away from commercial TV. Then allowing them to moonlight elsewhere too.

Also during that time the BBC were only to happy to push people onto social media, or to be self employed. Only to retrospectively leave them hanging with HMRC and pulling them up if the comments cross over rules they've not made clear.

The news suggests Linekar was keen to stay (and why wouldn't you, even on reduced amounts from such a big deal), but not much chance of the BBC was going to go down that route, after what happened.

[AlexLaw76]

[aintforever]

Shame he's going, I think he's an excellent host and they are going to struggle to get anyone as good.

[Lighthouse]

45 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

According to the News, the BBC didn't offer him a new contract past the end of this season. They are looking into making changes to MOTD. I suppose they will make another mess like they did with A Question of Sport. 

QoS was always on borrowed time, rather like TotP, due to the availability of online content. All the videos, stats and personalities etc. are now freely available all over social media and on podcasts, so it no longer had any kind of unique appeal. I can’t remember the last time I watched it TBH.

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

QoS was always on borrowed time, rather like TotP, due to the availability of online content. All the videos, stats and personalities etc. are now freely available all over social media and on podcasts, so it no longer had any kind of unique appeal. I can’t remember the last time I watched it TBH.

Is Bill Beaumont still a captain?

[sadoldgit]

5 hours ago, Lighthouse said:

I never said anything about his ability as a footballer, you brought that up. As a TV personality I find him smug and patronising, lecturing people about social issues he has no expertise in.

You said he was smug and self satisfied. I was merely pointing out that he may well be entitled to be so given his successful careers in two very different fields.

I have just seen two woman mentioned as possible replacements. That will ruffle a few feathers.