I've told you, JMaK, it's because if they don't show they are attracting audiences, they get their funding cut. It's the price you pay for getting SOME decent stuff broadcast.

If we lose the BBC, well, just browse through the satellite listings to see what TV will be like, and radio will be wall-to-wall Brand and shock jocks. I'm sure our American friends will tell us what public service TV is like there. When I saw it, the program material was mainly appeals for funds so they could keep going.

The BBCs not perfect, but it's better than Fox and Berlusconi.