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To think my licence fee shouldn't

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smallorange · 27/09/2009 21:06

To pay for non entity
charley boorman to go on holiday?

He is on BBC 2 right now, the useless fat fuck

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HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:07

As BBC staff I'd normally defend the licence fee to the edge of the earth, but I'll give you that one

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:08

switch over to Channel 4, the lovely Kevin McCloud is recreating the grand voyage. Fabulous architecture!

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smallorange · 27/09/2009 21:15

At least we are not paying for the lovely kevin to have a nice holiday.
But charley boorman? He must have dropped to his knees and thanked the lord the day the BBC agreed to that one.

What goes on at the beeb to make commissioning editors think we want to see this shite? On a Sunday night when most of us are contmplating another week as a wage slave, next holiday Christmas.

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smallorange · 27/09/2009 21:16

(takes another slug of wine)

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HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:16

I think channel 4 is part publicly funded, not sure if that comes through the licence fee or through taxation.. I have a feeling a portion of the licence fee does go to channel 4.

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:17

smallorange, if ever there was a case of someone riding on the coat tails of their more popular, richer, more attractive friends it's Charley Boorman. His dad's not a bad director though....

Wonderstuff · 27/09/2009 21:19

YANBU
(we do pay for C4 though don't we? They get some taxes)

TeeteringOnTheEdge · 27/09/2009 21:20

One of the "need to find themselves" fuckers.

Have a look at your kids, you might spot a bit of yourself there. Oh wait, you can't, your on a lads holiday on the other side of the world.

Ponders · 27/09/2009 21:21

who was Charlie Boorman before he went off on a motorbike with slimy Ewan?

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:22

My mistake, it was originally funded by ITV, but now it's self financing. However it has been bailed out by the government when it had a £14m funding gap in 2007. So we do own a bit of it...

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smallorange · 27/09/2009 21:22

There has been a rash of these programmes recently ( thinking of jamie's desperate attempts to articulate his experiencein the US) is a 'grand tour' built into their contracts now? Will we soon have Jordan hits Jordan?

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Hulababy · 27/09/2009 21:22

Hmmm...I like the programme though.

Better than a lot of the rubbish nrmally on.

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:24

Ponders - he starred in one film coincidentially directed by his dad.

TeeteringOnTheEdge · 27/09/2009 21:24

National Geographic does it without the annoying English bloke.

TeamEdwardTango · 27/09/2009 21:24

My DH thinks you're all out of order.
I think we should switch over to Dirty Dancing...

TeeteringOnTheEdge · 27/09/2009 21:26

Nobody leaves Charlie in the corner.

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:28

TeamEd, is your Dh charley boorman?

TeamEdwardTango · 27/09/2009 21:31

I carried a watermelon...

Ponders · 27/09/2009 21:35

Oh thank you, HeadFairy - just as I thought

Have you seen his kids' names? Doone Yasmin and Kinvara Atalanta?

HeadFairy · 27/09/2009 21:37

Such a pretentious twat, I bet he lives in a "tumble down old farmhouse in Dorset" that actually cost £5.2 mill and the "kids just flop about the farm" (in their photoshoot perfect tousled Boden/Joules clothing)

Bitter? Moi?

chegirl · 27/09/2009 21:47

Laughing my head off at this thread. Cos its well funny!

I dont watch those programmes they drive me bonkers. Who wants to watch rich posh blokes getting down with the natives?

@ look at your kids comment

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smallorange · 27/09/2009 21:47

It' just so fucking annoying. And dp won't let us watch dirty dancing- says it's seedy. Snot seedy. It's lovely.

( takes another slug of wine)

may have to go to bed now

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Wonderstuff · 27/09/2009 21:57

'He must have dropped to his knees and thanked the lord the day the BBC agreed to that one.'
Just said that to dh. He said bet his wife did too.

AnyFucker · 27/09/2009 23:33

oh, but although free-loading Charley is a bit grubby and needs to wash his hair every few weeks or so...I so would

but I wouldn't make a family with him

he is a find-himself twat

ajamore · 28/09/2009 23:55

Oh God! I remember shouting at the screen when he did that thing with Ewan MacGregor. Every episode they seemed surprised that that day they would have to drive a very long way to get somewhere else, in searing heat, or driving rain or general mugginess. It all seemed such a fecking big surprise to them. I was like, but you've planned your route for months, some poor bloody production bod has had to plan months ahead to get your visas, permissions etc. - you just have to sit on a bike. And I always thought, who is this Charlie Boorman, please do not let him darken my TV screen again. And here we have him.

I share your rage smallorange - and coincidentally a fine glass of red wine, cheers!

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