So, Jeremy Paxman calls the BBC biased, politically correct and calls for licence fee

to be scrapped.

While I wholeheartedly agree with all these sentiments, his stance might carry rather more weight if he hadn't spent several decades rinsing the licence fee payer for every penny he could.

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Originally Posted by Burney

to be scrapped.

While I wholeheartedly agree with all these sentiments, his stance might carry rather more weight if he hadn't spent several decades rinsing the licence fee payer for every penny he could.

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He is merely a pragmatist. Who in their right mind would miss the opportunity of sucking from the teat?

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Originally Posted by Sir C

He is merely a pragmatist. Who in their right mind would miss the opportunity of sucking from the teat?

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I suppose so, but it still rankles somewhat.

Does this mean he'll no longer be allowed to do University Challenge? :-(

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I suppose so, but it still rankles somewhat.

Does this mean he'll no longer be allowed to do University Challenge? :-(

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Rude fúcker. I'd be delighted if he were binned, personally.

I sat behind him once at a production of 'Journey's End'. He was with a child; grandchild perhaps? He spent the whole of the play explaining what was going in in a loud whisper to the poor little brat.

Wánker.

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Rude fúcker. I'd be delighted if he were binned, personally.

I sat behind him once at a production of 'Journey's End'. He was with a child; grandchild perhaps? He spent the whole of the play explaining what was going in in a loud whisper to the poor little brat.

Wánker.

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I quite like it when he scorns young people for their ignorance, tbh.

Talking of RC Sherriff, I only found out the other day that he wrote the script for The Dambusters.

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I quite like it when he scorns young people for their ignorance, tbh.

Talking of RC Sherrif, I only found out the other day that he wrote the script for The Dambusters.

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Goodbye Mr Chips, as well. Yes, he could definitely wield a pencil to good effect.

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Originally Posted by Burney

to be scrapped.

While I wholeheartedly agree with all these sentiments, his stance might carry rather more weight if he hadn't spent several decades rinsing the licence fee payer for every penny he could.

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Yes, it's all about denunciation nowadays, not renunciation. Understandable, I suppose, even if annoying.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Yes, it's all about denunciation nowadays, not renunciation. Understandable, I suppose, even if annoying.

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I thought the BBC was supposed to be all about enunciation. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by Ash

I thought the BBC was supposed to be all about enunciation. :shrug:

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Can people just leave the fecking nuns out of it altogether?

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Originally Posted by Ash

I thought the BBC was supposed to be all about enunciation. :shrug:

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No, it hasn't been for years, I'm afraid.

Jim Biddulph :love: