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BBC “what has the BBC done for me”

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Robin60 · 21/07/2026 22:46

Am I the only one who silences the TV when the BBC starts with their advert featuring Ramesh Ranganathan? It’s the BBC advertising (but they don’t show ads or do they now) how amazing they think they are through the comedy antics (?) of RR. It just boils my 9!$$

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Bertiebiscuit · 23/07/2026 10:07

Let me see "what has the BBC done for me"?
Paid routinely talentless men like ex footballers huge salaries
Been a haven for male abusers and ignored and covered for their crimes
Pushed "trans" ideology in every possible way , including centring men in frocks relentlessly on a programme ironically called "women's hour"
Shoving drag queens down out throats, relentlessly mocking women
Ignoring the voices of millions of women who care a great deal about our hard fought for rights being destroyed, who care about the epidemic iofale violence against women

Bertiebiscuit · 23/07/2026 10:18

"what has the BBC done for me?"
Pushed "trans" ideology down our throats relentlessly, platforming men in frocks on a programme ironically called "women's hour" for example
Paid mediocre men like ex footballers huge salaries
Tolerated and covered for a long list of male abusers
Shoved drag queens down our throats, mocking women while completely ignoring the voices of women protesting at our hard fought for rights being destroyed by men in frocks
Which is why i no longer support the BBC & will not pay the t. V. Licence

Whammyammy · 23/07/2026 10:42

I don't watch or support the bbc one bit, therefore dont pay a licence. I saw the hype about this video and saw it on fb.
Its a cringey begging video.
Bbc are so out of touch. Scrap the licence and run adverts/offer subscriptions or simply go bust.

Monty36 · 23/07/2026 11:07

Sartre · 23/07/2026 09:48

Fair enough, how have they ruined Strictly and Dr Who then? People’s complaints about both are typically how “woke” they have become e.g having a black gay Dr or the same sex dance couples.

Thankyou so much for feeling my views were ‘fair enough’. How terribly grateful I am.

I am not a spokesperson for the many who feel Dr Who has been ruined.
I was anticipating that the BBC will indeed in some way manage to ruin Strictly. We shall have to see. If Strictly is ruined it may well be because they change the format or pick the wrong presenters. Which will just change it.
From what I can glean Dr Who originally had writers who were competent and not self indulgent and managed to write a whole storyline into one episode. And not require their audience to have watched each episode to get to the conclusion in episode eight. The story writers and the story arcs have alienated many.
Many outside of Dr Who do express annoyance with the BBC. That they are exceptionally patronising.

Clearingaspace · 23/07/2026 13:45

I pay for the licence fee, but hardly ever watch the bbc or live tv. I watched the football final
and found the bbc ad annoying. How much did we pay for that advert - essentially i paid £180 for Traitors, which my teens like but would happily skip, one match and an annoying advert! Lots saying dont pay the licence fee, but some people pay the licence fee because they are worried that even if they don’t watch live tv they might have bailiffs knocking on the door - that threat is not something that endears the bbc to me.

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