I would like to say that I support the BBC's decision not to screen the DEC Gaza appeal. While I believe Israel's actions are unjustified and the Palestinian civilians need aid, the BBC cannot be seen to take sides in such an internationally significant and politically charged conflict. I also believe that the government has no right to force the ( Read more... )

Today we got the BBC TV-on-demand internet player working, iPlayer. It has taken the two of us an hour and a half to get it to the stage where it will download a program, and I'm pretty experienced with computer and that's what G- does for a living. I think they need to work on ease of use ( Read more... )

Following a discussion on Radio Scotland this morning, I want to say that I support the BBC license fee and do not grudge paying it. Sure, there is some crap on the BBC somtimes, particularly BBC1 these days, but I think it is far outweighed by the good stuff. For example ( Read more... )

The BBC has a new blog by the editors, called The Editors (does what it says on the tin!). There is an LJ feed: theeditors_rss.

Livejournal has a mention in this BBC article on the increasing impact of blogs and their content versus professional media content.

We were having a discussion the other day about perceptions of the BBC and it's integrity and trustworthy-ness compared to other news and broadcast organisations and publications, and how it is viewed by the rest of the world. So I though I'd ask around. I would be much obliged if you would take the time to fill this in, and could you post a link ( Read more... )