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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 fee

Sources

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/bbc-now-time-most-tv-070957995.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/24/bbc-licence-fee-dozens-weather-forecasters-wasting-money/

00:00 - Intro

00:23 - BBC Weather presenters

03:38 - Confusing TV Licence

08:46 Outro 

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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 point

Sources

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/uks-leading-psbs-set-to-evolve-free-tv-for-streaming-age

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/4896800-trying-to-cancel-tv-licence-is-this-true

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12529269/Most-Brits-oppose-Labours-plan-lower-voting-age-18-16-surveys-find.html

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - I missed a good point

03:14 - TV licence confusion

05:58 - Lower the voting age?

08:21 - a model question

10:50 - Any other business

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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.

Sources

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/russell-brand-in-plain-sight-dispatches/on-demand/75795-001

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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 listen

Sources

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/23904024/bbc-radio-dj-rant-final-show-bosses-silence-leaks/

https://twitter.com/SophieLLittle/status/1700915180354286056?s=20

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So they finally caught the escaped convict Daniel Khalife But what a ridiculous set of circumstances to cause this to happen

Sources

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23884132/moment-undercover-cops-arrest-escaped-daniel-khalife/

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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 corporation

Sources

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1808213/pensioner-bbc-fine-over-tv-licence

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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.

Sources

https://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/

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Am I just being old and miserable? It just seems like TikTok is causing so much drama and lawlessness in this country, kids stunts are getting worse, and now the latest carnage on Oxford street.

Sources -

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/police-descend-oxford-street-tiktok-mayhem-running-shoplifting/

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/uk-seaside-town-descends-chaos-30677916

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-behind-not-real-plane-30676827

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/unfortunate-bbc-typo-after-politicians-30673464

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