Yes that is a big loss on Radio5 afternoon 2PM slot,
I agree.

Mark wanted to cross the picket lines
but Simon would not.


The Problem is more of these strikes are Due
so I think they should move there show to non strike days.
It can be done.

Emma Crosby is fit, was watching her on News at One instead of Loose Women on my work break

Was good to see her back on TV, not seen her since GMTV

Yes Tom
Emma is Cool.

Where did you read that? :hugesmile:

I think I heard it on LBC Radio
today.


I just hope on the next Strike
they move there show to the day before.

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content...1/15795955.jpg

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/me...e-2126707.html


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/me...e-2125743.html

Sign Of The Times

LOL, this is so funny. Serves them right.

I would actually laugh if Emma Crosby got a job on BBC Breakfast

ITV screwed up by not giving her Katie Derham's job on ITV London and Lunchtime News

"BBC strike: Mark Thompson refuses new negotiations with NUJ
The BBC's director general has downplayed last week's strike and
says there will be no 'fresh negotiations' with the union"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...k-thompson-nuj


So more Stikes
and Xmas Strikes.

Sign Of The Times

BBC News heading for strike over compulsory redundancies


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...y-redundancies


If they Strike
I want a Refund.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...x374_popup.jpg




Cut there Wages back more
its our fecking money you Bloated BBC.

Nine men and only two women. Things haven't moved on much, have they.

Is there anyone in the world who likes Chris Moyles? I'd be interested to know, because I've never met anyone who has anything but contempt for him.

:xyxwave:

Today some BBC staff are on Strike.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...19_233x423.jpg
Supporter: Presenters and journalists such as Nicky Campbell, Robert Peston and Kate Silverton are expected to back the strike

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1S9UfJI9s


"BBC strike disrupts news programmes
BBC1's Breakfast off air, Today on Radio 4 runs documentary and regular 5 Live Breakfast hosts replaced"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...bc-strike-news

[QUOTE=arista;4375918]Today some BBC staff are on Strike.

They can for me, the BBC is miles away from the great presentation it used to be.

I also don't like Chris Moyles Livia, never have.

I also wish the BBC was forced to wake up as to its future,while it does still do most sporting events to near perfection, and is really good on documentaries,it has faded massively from its past glory days.

I wish some political party would take on board a policy to at last get rid of the, what I have heard termed,dinosaur tax, as to the licence fee.
When the time comes for me to leave home after Uni,I will begrudge every single penny I have to spend on the daft TV licence, in this day and age in this Country it is ridiculous that all households have to buy a TV Licence for the privilege of having a TV,simply because of the BBC.

Scrap it, force the BBC to live in the real World for a change.

Local News in the UK at 6:28PM is reduced to 5Mins
on BBC due to the BBCNews strikes

The same 5mins after the 10PM News
as well

Sky EPG tells you
Virgin EPG sadly does not get fast updates.

I love The BBC News Channel but it is so boring today :(. I felt like turing off after 15 mins :(.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...at-BBC-007.jpg

And no Newsnight.

This is good news

:nono: you watch channel 5 news

I watch many News
many debates
but the Bloated BBC went on Strike.

:laugh3:

BBC journalists plan work to rule
An indefinite work to rule among BBC journalists will begin after another 24-hour strike on Monday


Another Strike

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...s-work-to-rule


http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...strike-007.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...ike-Ov-007.jpg

BBCNews Strike Tomorrow
Monday 1st of August

As with the Last strike
all BBC Local News is only on for 4mins or so.
so 6:28PM - 6:34PM etc.

Although a Couple have BBC Managers
doing the full 26 mins


No BBC2 Newsnight

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...at-BBC-007.jpg

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content...1/16084331.jpg


The BBC Union says strikes are on the way.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...cuts-2000-jobs


Sign Of The Times

BBC director general Mark Thompson
has been accused of showing "complete and utter contempt" after he told BBC staff members who face possible redundancy: "No one is forcing you to stay."

from here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...-mark-thompson




Times Are Hard
he is telling them to take the cuts or leave.



Sign Of The Times

My old thread
More Cutbacks at the BBC to come.


Ref : for Kate who posted this on her thread

What do you think of the BBC?
What are your opinions on the good old BBC? Happy with them? Or do you, like me, think they should be dragged kicking and screaming into the modern age? Given a metaphorical boot up the backside?

Major crime number 1: The TV Licence. It's outdated and ridiculous, should have been abolished long since, only they seem to think they are too highbrow for adverts, which would bring in so much more revenue as well. I refuse to pay it, never have, and never will if I have my way.

Another massive faux pas they have made recently is The Voice. I was excited for this, but they've made a complete bollocks of the whole thing. The voting system is a shambles, and thus there is no excitement, no vibe for the results at all, as by the time they are broadcast we've already known the results for almost 24 hours. SMH. Plus by only opening votelines for less than an hour they are missing the chance of making loads of revenue. Fools.

Thoughts?

You know my thoughts......

My thoughts are that since this thread was raised almost 3 years ago, though added to occasionally last year is: despite many wanting it changed...... things remain as they were.

Unchanged. The remainder of my thoughts are on Kate's thread. As for staff cuts: tough: it's happening everywhere, don't see why it makes any difference the name of the company.... times, are as they say: hard.

Well, arista I am with Kate near all the way in her comments,I know you dislike the licence fee with as much passion as I do, I have said a lot on the subject yesterday but the one reality is that the current agreement as to the BBC and the licence fee is contracted until 2016 so no change is possible before then likely.

That's at least another 4 years of this accursed tax,which it is seen as, but I hope that some political party will include in their manifesto the aim to change the funding of the BBC and aim to abolish the licence at the next election,(the votes would roll in for the party that does that).

The BBC does some good programming but there should not have to be any compulsion now to have to pay to watch the BBC,their proportion of channels as to all channels available in the UK is now very small and despite their better programmes,in my view,there is no reason at all why they should receive public funding for their transmissions.

Earn their income like most other companies do and not get funded by an ever increasing fee like this,it is outdated and ridiculous, (even though they have agreed to a temporary freeze on the licence as to increasing it), at £145.50 it is time it was abolished.

"fee like this,it is outdated and ridiculous,"


Yes welll outdated
and the BBC bosses
know that.

I like the cut of Andymans jib. He should return. He'd probably end up banned pretty quickly these days, though.

Sadly he
has passed away.

Seriously? Oh wow.

Thanks for link. Pity I never got to know him, I think we would have got along.

"The 148 BBC stars avoiding tax: MPs attack 'immoral' tactics of presenters who reduce their tax bills by being paid through private companies
The BBC employs the TV and radio presenters through ‘personal service companies’ that allow them to minimise contributions to the Exchequer
The deals also allow the corporation to sidestep millions of pounds in national insurance
Six top BBC presenters earned at least £1million last year
16 of its 'top talent' earned at least £500,000"


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz20r8BOX4m

http://media.skynews.com/media/image...-1-329x437.jpg


Full Stinking Circle.

BBC tells stars to dodge tax: Workers face the ultimatum, go off the books or face the sack

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz21RLXpSu1


[The BBC has told thousands of workers to go
‘off the books’ to cut its tax bill.
Whistle-blowers claim stars are routinely ordered
to set up personal service companies, or face the sack.]




This Stinks