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In the 70s and 80s there was little entertainment other than real time broadcast TV on the 3 (later 4) channels. The BBC was a cultural institution. 20 million
by iso1210 5y ago
In the 70s and 80s there was little entertainment other than real time broadcast TV on the 3 (later 4) channels. The BBC was a cultural institution. 20 million people would tune in to watch absolute crap, because that was really the only option other than go to the pub or play cards.
Places like the BBC Television Centre were engrained in the public zeitgest, and thus newsworthy.
This clearly isn't the case any more, there's far more choice, and the generations that grew up with "Auntie" are getting older and older.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> In the 70s and 80s there was little entertainment other than real time broadcast TV on the 3 (later 4) channels. Pretty sure people had books, radio, theatre, cinema, etc, in the 70s and 80s.
- iso1210 5y agoHence the reason TV would only attract half of the adult population then. Those still exist and presumably attract similar numbers, but there are far more options in the 'sitting on couch' area, hence TV viewership is massively down, and what remains is split amongst far more options