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That's only BBC One. BBC Two, BBC Four, and BBC News also exist. Of course, if one only looks at one channel things seem lopsided. Providing different servic
by JdeBP 6y ago
That's only BBC One. BBC Two, BBC Four, and BBC News also exist. Of course, if one only looks at one channel things seem lopsided. Providing different services on different channels was partly the point.
- easytiger 6y ago> Providing different services on different channels was partly the point. No, BBC one's remit is not to just show fluffy nonsense It's remit is in fact: > BBC One’s remit is to be the BBC’s most popular mixed-genre television service across the UK, offering a wide range of high quality programmes. It should be the BBC’s primary outlet for major UK and international events and it should reflect the whole of the UK in its output. A very high proportion of its programmes should be original productions.
- JdeBP 6y agoNo. The BBC One service description is actually: > a mixed-genre channel, with versions for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and variations for English regions and the Channel Islands, providing a very broad range of programmes to a mainstream audience; As I said, the different channels are different services, which is partly the point. BBC Four's service description is, for example: > a channel providing an intellectually and culturally enriching alternative to mainstream programming on other BBC channels;
- easytiger 6y agoMy item was a direct quote from the BBC trust's description of the channel remit. Indeed it was the remit in full
- JdeBP 6y agoWell I've gone one better than you by quoting the formal public service description that is part of the formal list of "UK Public Services" under the Agreement between the BBC and the U.K. Government. There are eight television services, not just BBC One as you had it, and they are different services on different channels.
- easytiger 6y agoSo you deny the remit of BBC one is as stated and the BBC doesn't operate under that principle?