Showing posts with label BBC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC. Show all posts

Friday, April 13, 2007

BBC - What a fu%$*&g disgrace

My hearty congratulations to the BBC and to Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse for sinking to the depths in their latest "comedy show". The highlight of the new agenda driven show was Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse portraying Laurel and Hardy.

The sketch climaxed with "Ollie" bending "Stan" over and buggering him. When their wives turned up apparently "Ollie's" penis was stuck inside "Stan's" arse and it's removal was accompanied by a cork popping sound.

Having been a fan of Laurel and Hardy all my life I am disgusted by this utter s*&t.

Having not heard much from Harry Enfield recently, I can honestly say that I hope I never hear from this c%$t again.

Congratulations to all who contributed to this depravity, just when you thought the BBC had plumbed the depths they show their utter contempt for decency.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

BBC - Orwellian Newspeak claim.

Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has accused the BBC of "perverting political discourse".

"The BBC, which glories in being open-minded is, in fact, a closed thought-system, operating a kind of Orwellian newspeak," said Mr Dacre.

Mr Dacre, who was delivering the annual Hugh Cudlipp lecture at the London College of Communication, also stated that Mr Cameron should not take the Mail's support for granted at the next election.

"The Mail's a Conservative paper. It would be very surprising if we didn't support the Conservatives.
"Whether the present Conservative party is Conservative I don't know. We shall see," said Mr Dacre.

Could the Daily Mail be contemplating the unthinkable?

As I said in a previous post, "who knows, a vote for the BNP in the future could in fact be a vote for conservatism!!!!"
(yes I know there is also UKIP and the Greens!)

Mail editor slams 'Orwellian' BBC

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Nu Labour - Success at last!




It appears that Nu Labour finally has something to celebrate. After a long time waiting, one Nu Labour policy has finally started to bear fruit and so I offer my heartiest congratulations.

Oh sorry, what I am referring to?

A hostel in Cardiff is banning British people from staying there.

Hostel owner Sion Llewelyn did not want to comment but told the South Wales Echo that the rule was because he did not want unruly British guests spoiling the experience of foreign visitors.

In all fairness (cough, splutter) the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) Wales has written to the hostel asking it to remove the advert stating that it is illegal.
HOWEVER, Mr Myant of the CRE acknowledged there could be reasons why such a restriction had been imposed which had nothing to do with racism.

"We are not after punishing people because I think I can see some reasons why people running a hotel providing very cheap accommodation might want to restrict it to certain groups and that might have nothing to do with racial prejudice."

Well, of course, I'm sure Mr Myant knows his job better than I do, but as time draws on I think one of the defining questions of 2007 must be:

When is racism not racism?

(I'll give you a clue, when the victim or victims are ?????)

BBC link

Friday, January 12, 2007

Scrap the BBC.

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation?


BRITISH Broadcasting CORPORATION?

British BROADCASTING Corporation?

BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation?

British BROADCASTING CORPORATION?

It doesn't matter which way I look at it, it doesn't get any better.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

BBC Russian service biased claim - equality for all.

Leading dissidents from the former Soviet Union have demanded an investigation into the BBC Russian Service, which they have accused of caving in to pressure to be less critical of President Vladimir Putin's regime.

The BBC received a protest letter signed by 1000 listeners around the world complaining that the BBC had become accommodating of Russian Government views, dispensing with difficult questions and denying a platform to some critics.

Well you've got to hand it to the BBC, they are nothing if not consistent.

Dissidents say BBC has caved in to Moscow

Monday, January 01, 2007

BBC - welcome to 2007

If headlines and comment in the British media are anything to go by, then 2006 was a bad year to be a Muslim in the UK ...... so says the lead in a BBC article on their website.

Reading the article I have a sinking feeling that during 2007 things are going to get worse before (and if) they get any better.

Here is the BBC point of view:

2007: Moving on after the veil row

For an alternative point of view:

Britain - The Islamization of Britain

Make up your own mind.

Friday, December 29, 2006

BBC1 posts its worst Christmas Day ratings ever

Despite the BBC continuing to lose it's share of the Christmas audience, BBC1 controller Peter Fincham said:
"BBC1 has been at the top of its game this Christmas.
"Overall viewing levels are up, our performance in peak is 11 per cent higher than last year, but most of all we've had a wonderful schedule of programmes that audiences love - Doctor Who, Eastenders, The Vicar of Dibley, Strictly Come Dancing and Little Britain have proved an irresistible combination.
"What this shows is that family viewing is alive and well and in excellent health. There's lots more to come over the festive season, which is showing once again that when the family gets together, BBC One is the place to be."

So there you are, no matter what the figures say, the BBC is going from strength to strength. Anyone looking for a change in direction in 2007, don't hold your breath; as far as Auntie is concerned, she's right on target.

Oh, and congratulations to Channel Four for attracting 900,000 viewers to their Islam message on Christmas day, I hope it was worth it.

Link

Britain finally pays off World War Two loans

The government said it will on Friday pay back the final instalments of loans taken out at the end of World War Two to finance vital reconstruction.
The payments of $83.25 million (42.4 million pounds) to the United States and $22.7 million to Canada will close the final chapter of the war and mean that in total the country has paid close to twice what it borrowed in 1945 and 1946.

Britain borrowed a total of $4.3 billion from the United States in 1945, followed in 1946 by a loan of $1.2 billion from Canada.

Now that this money has been finally paid off, perhaps the Government will turn it's attention to the current conflict that is going on and provide our troops with the resources they so desperately need.

Back troops, says UK Iraq general

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Blair plan for 'people's panels'

Blair has called for the formation of "people's panels" to advise on how to push through public service reforms.

"One of Mr Blair's aides said the "major extension" in public engagement would go some way to providing a "crucial route map to the future".
He said: "It recognises that politics is changing, the public level of expectations is rising both in terms of the provision which they receive and the right which they have to influence those services.
"This engagement process will identify in more detail the areas which the public want us to focus on and develop a series of radical and progressive solutions," he added."


What is the point of peoples panels? Hiding behind hand picked people's panels is every bit the gimmick that the Big Conversation was, and at least in 2003 the Government had a shred of credibility.

Why not do us all a favour for once and tell it like it is?

What we are talking about is wholesale Government interference in people's lives.

Smoking, over-eating, eating the wrong things, alcohol consumption will be first on the list and the Government intends to embark on withdrawal of service from those sectors of society that refuse to do what they are told.

Notwithstanding that we pay for the services, we will soon have to qualify for what we get. If we do not fill our side of the "contract" we will not receive the service.

Mr Blair, do us all a favour and mind your own business, stay out of our lives, your kind concern is not required. As far as services are concerned, we pay for them, you deliver them. That is the contract, it's not for you to tell us what we should do in order to qualify for "your" services. You work for us not the other way round.

If you can't afford the services anymore I suggest you stop giving our money away to other countries, and stop spending it subsidising the social engineering you are engaging in.

After all, it's not as if you haven't taken enough of it is it? (See previous post)

People's panels

Monday, December 04, 2006

BBC - Race Crimes.

Reporting on the fact that race crime charges rose by 28% last year, the BBC tells us:

Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, said fears of a backlash after the London bombs were unfounded.
He said: "After the 7 July bombings it was feared that there would be a significant backlash against the Muslim community and that we would see a large rise in religiously-aggravated offences.
"The fears of a large rise in offences appear to be unfounded."


The article goes on to give examples of attacks on Muslims giving the impression they are contradicting what Mr Macdonald had to say. Recent statistics have shown what a lot of people already knew, that racially motivated attacks occur within all sectors of the community, both in terms of victims and perpetrators.

My congratulations to the BBC for there continued devotion to community relations and for championing the notion of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Find the article here.

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Millions turn off the TV

According to the Sunday Express

TEN million families have switched off their TVs because of the diet of sex and violence.


A Sunday Express poll reveals today that 53 per cent of viewers believe programmes have got worse, with shows such as Davina McCall’s Big Brother replacing quality television.

............. When it comes to who is to blame for the falling quality of programming, 46 per cent of viewers blamed multi-channel digital TV, 22 per cent blamed ITV and 21 per cent the BBC.

............. John Beyer from Mediawatch said: “Family entertainment is expensive to produce.“I am afraid broadcasters have got used to giving us low-cost, low quality material because it is cheap and means more money for things other than programmes. We commend the BBC for programmes such as The Great British Summer, Planet Earth, Coast, Strictly Come Dancing, Who Do You Think You Are?

.............The BBC’s director of vision, Jana Bennett, said: “The Sunday Express survey backs up what viewers tell us – which is that they like high-quality programming and that they want more of it. “High-quality programmes and something for everyone is what the BBC is all about, which is probably why 17 out of 20 people watch BBC TV every week.” She added: “We’re delighted that David Jason appreciates Doctor Who and Robin Hood, because we created them as programmes we hoped the whole family would enjoy, along with others like Planet Earth, Strictly Come Dancing and How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? “However, there’s more still to do – which is why the BBC’s bid for the licence fee includes substantial plans for more high-quality programming and to increase family programmes on BBC1.”

Certainly the BBC does produce some enjoyable programmes such as Coast, Planet Earth and the like and it manages to show a number of repeats that are of a high quality.

The problem is that dramas such as Robin Hood and Doctor Who that could be enjoyable family entertainment are spoilt by biased and agenda driven scripting. Post watershed dramas and comedy is so predictable, you only have to sit back and wait and you will see the same themes over and over again. Similarly, news and current affairs programmes tend to be so biased and one sided that they can be painful to watch, be it Question Time with their "balanced" panel and "representative" audience, through to the once reputable Today programme on Radio Four with it's unique brand of balanced interviewing.

I am sure that the BBC is capable of producing lots of quality entertaining programmes that would appeal to a lot more of the population than at present, and it would be wonderful to have a Public Broadcaster we could be proud of. Unfortunately, unless there is a radical shake up in the staffing at the BBC, increasing the licence fee would just be chucking good money after bad.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Michael Grade to leave BBC

Apparently Mr Grade is to leave the BBC and move to ITV as executive Chairman in January 2007.

Now I don't spend a huge amount of time watching the television and the BBC certainly is not top of my list.

I do however enjoy watching ITV on occasion.

I just wonder if Mr Grade will bring with him the standards of reporting, the level of professionalism and programming policies that have made the BBC what it is today.

I think he probably will, and that's what makes me blue.