Even more so than any commercial network. The BBC is a law unto itself, beholden neither to the government of the day nor to the viewers. They produce the progr

Even more so than any commercial network. The BBC is a law unto itself, beholden neither to the government of the day nor to the viewers. They produce the programs they feel like producing, and only hire people who think like themselves. Now this has some good points, and the BBC actually winds up producing some very good television, but it's definitely the "elite telling you what to watch" model.