[Crimson Dynamo]

Its a £154 quid a year and we dont have a say in it, how do you consume it - if at all?

[Liam-]

Strictly, Greatest Dancer, Eurovision and Drag Race, I think that’s it

[Cherie]

Generally Dramas currently the trial of Christine Keeler, Blue planet, countryfile, Strictly

I watch iplayer on my ipad as well as normal tv

[Kate!]

Strictly and Eastenders. Thats it.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Its a £154 quid a year and we dont have a say in it, how do you consume it - if at all?

Netflix is over 100, think the Beeb is great value

[Crimson Dynamo]

A bit of TV perhaps like Dracula, Radio 2, a bit of radio Scotland for football

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

A bit of TV perhaps like Dracula, Radio 2, a bit of radio Scotland for football

I am sure you watch Eurovision and Strictly

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I am sure you watch Eurovision and Strictly

Yes to Eurovision and NO to the awful Strictly

[Niamh.]

I watch it sometimes, Graham Norton is must see TV tbf..... Obviously don't pay towards it though being in Ireland and all but I have to pay the Irish TV licence of course

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I watch it sometimes, Graham Norton is must see TV tbf..... Obviously don't pay towards it though being in Ireland and all but I have to pay the Irish TV licence of course

Where does the Irish licence money go?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I watch it sometimes, Graham Norton is must see TV tbf..... Obviously don't pay towards it though being in Ireland and all but I have to pay the Irish TV licence of course

I adore the Graham Norton show. He has some great people on.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I adore the Graham Norton show. He has some great people on.

They always seem to have a great laugh as well

[smudgie]

Yes. Watch it every day.
Plus I use iplayer

[Cherie]

Watching DOI last night I put it on delay as there has to be half an hour of ads now during the show?

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Watching DOI last night I put it on delay as there has to be half an hour of ads now during the show?

I'm sure the channels are getting more like America and it's more than once every quarter of an hour they run ads now. More like every 5 minutes.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I'm sure the channels are getting more like America and it's more than once every quarter of an hour they run ads now. More like every 5 minutes.

Feels like 5 minutes followed by 7 minutes of ads

[Rob!]

The licence fee honestly does not bother me. I think it's more than worthwhile considering what we get.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Rob!

The licence fee honestly does not bother me. I think it's more than worthwhile considering what we get.

Do you feel the BBC are politically bias or even handed?

[Rob!]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Do you feel the BBC are politically bias or even handed?

To be honest, I tend to watch ITV for news. I think the idea of the BBC being politically biased probably has some merit, but it's no more than any of the other channels.
Channel 4 especially is extremely left wing and ITV tends to lean more that way too. I always felt that the BBC was more the other way, and I do get the argument as a public paid service it should be more biased, but then anybody who watches the news and feels like that channel is delivering a message they personally don't agree with is going to see the bias more than others.

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Rob!

The licence fee honestly does not bother me. I think it's more than worthwhile considering what we get.

This

[LukeB]

Only watch strictly on bbc one and eastenders, drag race and killing eve on bbci player.

[Maxxie.]

Netflix is far better value than the BBC, I'm in my parents house atm but when I was a student I didn't have a license but I did watch iPlayer (there's a loophole around it!) but yeah if you don't watch BBC then there's always catch up when you can legally watch programmes from other channels as well not to mention there's Netflix/nowtv/amazon prime so yeah I definitely think living without a tv license is perfectly doable for me anyway.

[Maxxie.]

besides if you just turned a vpn on and watched bbc shows online I don't see how it would even be possible for them to find out (and probably very unlikely if it was)

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Maxxie-D

Netflix is far better value than the BBC, I'm in my parents house atm but when I was a student I didn't have a license but I did watch iPlayer (there's a loophole around it!) but yeah if you don't watch BBC then there's always catch up when you can legally watch programmes from other channels as well not to mention there's Netflix/nowtv/amazon prime so yeah I definitely think living without a tv license is perfectly doable for me anyway.

Originally Posted by Maxxie-D

besides if you just turned a vpn on and watched bbc shows online I don't see how it would even be possible for them to find out (and probably very unlikely if it was)

I honestly don't know how you can moan about whether it's "value for money" when you don't bother to pay anyway and consume the products illegally.

Kind of renders any point you made moot.

[Maxxie.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I honestly don't know how you can moan about whether it's "value for money" when you don't bother to pay anyway and consume the products illegally.

Kind of renders any point you made moot.

All I've actually admitted to doing is watching iplayer in uni halls and student flats without a license which IS legal as long as your parents address has a license and your device isn't connected to the mains. Same goes for live TV.