Moshkiae
Hi,
Ohhhhh, c'mon Sturummy!
She went there to see the Mormom Tabernacle Choir rip your ears in half!
While I agree in principle, I do not agree with taking down in these kinds of emails as in the end, all you are doing is cutting down the programming. You cut this show, that might have been bringing in good money, and it takes down 2 or 3 other shows.
If the BBC is already looking to cut costs, I agree that a trip out is a little extravagant, but then, Top Gear will also suffer, and that is scary, dangerous and not a good precedent.
I am, as you know, of the opinion that the majority of American TV is designed for 10 year olds, and to make sure you can keep them tuned in for the rest of their lives. But instead of fighting a losing battle since they are the rich fudgers that OWN the networks anyway, and you will be damned before anything you say is true or right! And they will make you look bad on top of it!
So, our hope is the Internet, and streaming. When no one will buy the crap, maybe those folks will either die or finally leave us alone, but this is just like Marie Antoinette ... let them eat cake ... and the lords and lord'esses and what not continue to do whatever they want and you pay for it!
It's called "population control", and making sure the government has you in their sights. The only time you or I are going to look at them is when we want to see the new princess and what kind of dress she is wearing, or the new shoes or purse ... to make you think that this is what the country is all about!
We don't give a damn about anything else anyway?
I just don't want to see you dis-illusioned by the wrong thing. The worst that will happen to "them" is when no one tunes in! So SHUT IT DOWN, and when they go broke ... you can say GOOD RIDDANCE!
But don't tear your hair down with it. Go help Mosh learn to play an Am instead. At least I will listen to you!
Pedro, I wasn't calling for the One Show to be axed, for any reason.
My point was simply that it seems a little ironic to spend a vast wedge of cash on flying a so-called celebrity, her entourage and her crew (who I assume, will all be getting paid and will not be donating their time/labour for free) to the US to film a rock-climbing challenge to er..... raise money for charity.
Although I believe that there should be much more accountability as to the charitable causes the BBC supports (its Charter does stipulate that supporting charity is not just permissible, but encouraged), I don't really have a problem with them supporting
Sport Relief with this stunt; just that a similar and much, much cheaper-to-produce challenge could have been organised in this country (maybe a climb like
The Old Man Of Hoy).
The chosen venue for the climb may or may not realise an increase in donations to the sponsored cause compared to what a home-based challenge might raise.
It just seems immoral to send a (no doubt) wealthy presenter and a bunch of extremely well-paid crew half way across the world to perform the challenge.