Yeah, the BBC doesn't have quite the same motivations as commercial broadcasting. To be honest it's pretty good if you take it with the caveat it'll always be a

Yeah, the BBC doesn't have quite the same motivations as commercial broadcasting. To be honest it's pretty good if you take it with the caveat it'll always be at least mildly biased not to the left or right but towards the British establishment of the day. They're definitely not as bad for literally just making shit up to get eyeballs on ads compared to many of the commercial offerings. Being a public broadcaster also means they can serve niche interests in a way that commercial broadcasters can't. For example, they maintain a powerful longwave service so that small and older boats can still get the shipping forecast when they're out of VHF range (and so people who haven't - reasonably enough in my opinion - adopted DAB can listen to the cricket!). They're also one of the most influential international broadcasters, it's nice always having the BBC World Service available in most places I've travelled to even if it's a bit more transparently an instrument of British soft power than the domestic service.