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@save-our-bbc
Earlier in the year, Steven Moffat announced his departure from Doctor Who, leaving the question of whether Peter Capaldi would stay in the show with new showrunner, Chris Chibnall, or whether he...
The BBC have asked Peter Capaldi to stay in Doctor Who, after Steven Moffat’s departure.
Last week the Government published:
BBC Charter Review Public Consultation: Summary of Responses
A Review of the Governance and Regulation of the BBC by Sir David Clementi
Assessment of the market impact and distinctiveness of the BBC’s services by Oliver &Ohlbaum (O&O) and Oxera
During February 2016 the following reports were also published:
HoC Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee Report on BBC Charter Review
HoL Communications Committee Report on BBC Charter Renewal: public purposes and li-cence fee.
Our Response
The BBC is the market maker, it was there first; commercial broadcasters joined knowing the BBC pre-existed and is publicly funded; thus the BBC is not, as the O&O report alleges simply an‘intervention’. Key Points:
The BBC is the lynchpin of the UK’s public service broadcasting (PSB) ethos, the envy of the world
The BBC provides significant net contributions to UK GDP, employment, training, education and the UK’s international reputation
The BBC makes a great contribution to the UK’s culture, especially to the music and arts
Commonwealth countries who have dismantled their PSB broadcaster bitterly regret having done so and are unable to re-create it
The BBC sets the standards of quality in the national and international markets
The overwhelming majority of the public want the BBC to continue to inform, educate and entertain and to survive and thrive
The O&O report and others refer to audiences as consumers. Broadcasting services in the UK are not the equivalent of cans of beans; the BBC plays a pivotal role in the maintenance and development of UK citizenship; listeners, viewers and users are citizens
Since the 2003 Communications Act opened up the ownership of commercial radio we now have hundreds of stations which have conflated under two main ownership umbrellas and their output has gravitated to the middle ground in popular music because that is where the audiences and advertising are. BBC radio provides all the rich range of full diversity. Do we really want the same to happen with television and other broadcast services?
The O&O report explicitly admits (albeit buried deeply) that other criteria for assessing theBBC’s worth should be included but has been omitted, namely: “the BBC’s role in market creation and the value that accrues to consumers [sic] and citizens [our emphasis] from the BBC’s output.
Popular BBC programmes and services inform and educate as well as entertaining
We conclude that:
The present scope, scale and remit of the BBC should be maintained and allowed to develop in line with advances in technology
The next Charter should run for eleven years to remove it from the interference now caused by fixed Parliaments
The licence fee should be set at a realistic level to allow its present outputs to continue unabated without further political interference
The funding mechanism for the BBC in future should be given a root and branch review during the coming Charter period
The BBC should increase in terms of diversity viz a viz: gender and ethnicity; and in its services to nations and regions in line with increased devolution
A single unitary board with a majority of publicly appointed members and a regulator with similar appointees smacks of Government interference
Stakeholders, ie licence fee payers, audiences and service users, should be democratically represented and such representatives should be account as in corporations and membership organisations.
The BBC is at the heart of British life. There are so many shows and channels we could never fit them all in one graphic. Join our Twitter campaign @SaveOurBBC_CIC and tweet with #BBC♥ofUK to show everyone what the BBC means to you.
LIsten, what if we told you that this season of Strictly Come Dancing could be the last one?
The BBC is under pressure and popular programmes like Strictly could be the first victims of funding cuts.
Your voice matters. Tweet with #BBC♥ofUK, follow us at SaveOurBBC_CIC and find out more on www.saveourbbc.net.
Did you grow up with CBBC? Yeah, most of us did. Children's programming is under threat from cuts to BBC funding. Join our Twitter campaign @SaveOurBBC_ CIC with #BBC♥ofUK and show how much it means to you. Find out more at www.saveourbbc.net.
Imagine a universe without Doctor Who. Sadly, that could be a reality. Proposed cuts to BBC services would see “populist” shows axed. Make sure that doesn’t happen. Join us on twitter @SaveOurBBC_CIC, tweet with #BBC♥ofUK, and find more on saveourbbc.net.
Behind the scenes for Under the Lake
Also known as Peter Capaldi is a giant lovable nerd.
BBC drama trail for 2015/2016 - wonderful stuff and a very classy trailer!
Please help to Back the BBC - see here for more details.
Ever wonder what you'd do if Sherlock got cancelled? Knowing Tumblr... we don't want to find out. The BBC is under threat from funding cuts that could see our favourite shows axed. Join our #BBC♥ofUK campaign on Twitter @SaveOurBBC_CIC, and let everyone know what the BBC means to you .
Backing the BBC: Time to Tweet!
Hey everyone!
You may remember that all the way back in 2015 I was posting a lot about Backing the BBC. The original post was HERE but to summarise,
Currently, the BBC Charter, which lays out how the BBC is run, what kind of shows it can make and importantly, where it gets it’s funding from, is currently under review by a Conservative government that seems determined to cut its funding and capabilities to provide quality broadcasting and information services to the UK and abroad!
The BBC has always been supportive of fan communities. They’re active at ComicCon and in other fan spaces, are grateful to ficcer and fanartists for their engagement and don’t come after creative fans for their content. These reforms are about money and power but the BBC has always been about passion and creativity, just like fandom.
A very active campaign has been organised by the Save the BBC group (you can read about their work here: http://saveourbbc.net/) and it’s doing its best to raise awareness of the danger the BBC faces from ongoing cuts and the Charter Review.
This weekend (15-17 Jan) they need our help! They’re launching the hashtag - #BBC♥ofUK and they want fandom to join in by tweeting or tumblring about what the BBC means to them, their favourite TV/radio shows, the best BBC characters, whatever you want to say about the BBC basically. Feel free to use pics and gifs and be as creative as you want. The BBC is at the heart of so many of our fandoms, let’s celebrate that!
Please share this post and remember to tweet if you can!
Hashtags: #BBC♥ofUK and #saveourBBC - (because it’s been pointed out that the heart doesn’t always appear in the hashtag, so at least the saveourBBC one will get picked up if the other doesn’t)
You can also find the campaign group here on tumblr: http://save-our-bbc.tumblr.com/ and follow them on twitter: @SaveOurBBC_CIC
The BBC is at the heart of British life. There are so many shows and channels we could never fit them all in one graphic. Join our Twitter campaign @SaveOurBBC_CIC and tweet with #BBC♥ofUK to show everyone what the BBC means to you.
This weekend is our #BBC♥ofUK campaign over on Twitter @SaveOurBBC_CIC. Go check it out, follow us, and get tweeting! Our aim is to show the government just how much would be lost by cutting BBC funding, and spread awareness of the threat to our favourite shows.
True Grit
A new series, True Grit, (working title) for BBC Two will see four sporting heroes relive their glory days by taking on some of the most demanding traditional sports in the world.
Giants from the world of athletics, rugby and super biking compete against some of the toughest local champions and each other in four challenges across the globe, each one tougher than the last. They will need to show they have still got the endurance, strength, speed and commitment it takes to go the distance. But do they possess the killer instinct that once led them to glory? Do they still have the will to win?
The Hollow Crown - BC as Richard III.
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The Doctor and Clara, with their old friend Rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of London. Sheltered within are some of the most fearsome creatures of the universe, and Ashildr! With a death sentence hanging over their heads, not all of the intruders will get out alive. Doctor Who returns next Saturday, with ‘Face the Raven’.
Brand new pictures have been released for the tenth episode of Series 9, ‘Face the Raven’.
Brand new pictures have been released for the tenth episode of Series 9, ‘Face the Raven’.
