ChilliJonCarne Podcast

Someone at work found out about my anti tv licence stuff on YouTube and now the offices don’t have a tv licence, the business letters have now started

Let’s have a look at a couple of stories about the BBC and the tv licence fee, starting off with how many weather presenters are employed by the BBC and some confusing messaging about the tv licence feeSourceshttps://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/bbc-now-time-most-tv-070957995.htmlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/24/bbc-licence-fee-dozens-weather-forecasters-wasting-money/00:00 - Intro00:23 - BBC Weather presenters03:38 - Confusing TV Licence08:46 Outro 

Let’s have a look at a few stories together shall we while we walk around the park in Maldon. First point is about a TV licence fee story I talked about, I missed an important pointSourceshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/uks-leading-psbs-set-to-evolve-free-tv-for-streaming-agehttps://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4896800-trying-to-cancel-tv-licence-is-this-truehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12529269/Most-Brits-oppose-Labours-plan-lower-voting-age-18-16-surveys-find.html00:00 - Intro00:40 - I missed a good point03:14 - TV licence confusion05:58 - Lower the voting age?08:21 - a model question10:50 - Any other business

So the Russell Brand allegations are making more and more headlines every day. The Channel 4 Dispatches show did mention the BBC in a few parts, so I thought together we could look at this.Sourceshttps://www.channel4.com/programmes/russell-brand-in-plain-sight-dispatches/on-demand/75795-001

A BBC local radio broadcaster had a bit of a rant on her last day at work and the BBC cut it and edited it from catch up as well. She put it on twitter though so let’s have a listenSourceshttps://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/23904024/bbc-radio-dj-rant-final-show-bosses-silence-leaks/https://twitter.com/SophieLLittle/status/1700915180354286056?s=20

So they finally caught the escaped convict Daniel Khalife But what a ridiculous set of circumstances to cause this to happenSourceshttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23884132/moment-undercover-cops-arrest-escaped-daniel-khalife/

A Tory MP has come up with a rubbish idea, shock horror! He thinks that people who pay the tv licence fee should be made share holders of the BBC corporationSourceshttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1808213/pensioner-bbc-fine-over-tv-licence

Some of the BBC’s big guns have started to come out to defend the corporation and the tv licence fee. Not sure how we compete with they, but it shows we have them worries doesn’t it.Sourceshttps://www.cityam.com/louis-theroux-warns-on-campaign-for-brexit-from-the-bbc-licence-fee/https://www.televisual.com/news/bbc-ties-with-tiktok-on-talent-lab/https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/23625652/eastenders-coronation-street-emmerdale-stars-axe-wage-bills/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23644268/dolphin-hotel-guests-thieves-strip-room-kettle-lamp/