Most of those presenters are not my cup of tea but they do represent a very wide expanse of programming content, especially compared to any individual sport, and it's more appropriate to compare the cost and benefits of F1 for the BBC with other sports or we'll end up arguing about Eastenders and the National Lottery. Obviously 'quality' is one metric against which BBC content is measured, but even that isn't the primary factor in deciding what to broadcast. It's more around 'Britishness' and improving society. The BBC Charter sets out its objectives for content: EDIT: Tweeted by Jake Humphrey: a letter to the Editor (Daily Telegraph)... please log in to view this image
Mods - should we start a thread? Title ' Add your name to the list saying who you wrote to - your MP, the BBC, D.Cameron etc. In fact if we create an example - everyone can make a simple change to personalise it?
So the bbc want to scrap the pinnical of motorsport, but are happy to keep the darts and bowls, in which fat people totter around for a bit before going to the bar. Can you imagine that in F1? "And Hamilton's coming into the pits, and whats this! He's off for a shandy!" Wouldn't happen, and Darts and bowls aren't sports.
So? The BBC's role is to provide programs that the public want to watch. Who watches darts? Who watches bowls?
Ofc you would need the legendary Murray Walker to be the commentator. Something close to this: Reckon it could be bigger than F1 itself.
HAHAHA! Saw this on the documentary about murray on bbc2 a few weeks back. How about murray commentating on jensons recent head and shoulders ad. "And, will you look at that! That man seriously needs a shave!" And a haircut.
I think you've got the BBC and ITV mixed up. The role of a commercial broadcaster is to show programmes that people want to watch so that their sponsors can advertise stuff at their viewers. The BBC's role is to broadcast stuff that is good for us. Like darts and bowls.
Let's not forget Eastender's now thats educational, show's you exactly how not live your life, or is that Coronation Street, anyway both should be banned, as they are bad for your health, hours a week spent sitting watching fictional crap.
Instead of these ****ty soaps coming on our channels mostly everyday, they should slash their budget by half so they only show 2 episodes a week. **** the misses, If I don't get F1 like the rest of my "brothers" for free, domestic abuse will rise after 2013 when I headbutt some silly blond talking about how fit some slaphead on Eastenders is........ Be something like this.
Sounds like youv'e watched far too much Eastenders, where did you get that temper ! are you sure you are not called Phil
Pfff you must be kidding! my mums Roman catholic and would kick the **** out of me lol Lets just say I hope not to hear anybody slagging off F1 in public because they liked Alfie Moons singing.
Soaps are there for lower class people, such as myself, and fat northeners. i hate soaps, they're unrealistic, trivial and fatuous. If these people want entertainment, they should watch this seasons F1, which in a way, is a bit of a soap, only the characters are more likeable.
Yea but, no but, yea but, but you need to use your brain, no but, to follow F1, yeah but, its borin cos i cant understand it, but you know but.
