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[beodeejay]

t0paz, on 12 May 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

Plus how do you get the masses to watch if he's stood by a blackboard and drawing diagrams?

If people want to moan about extravagant money spent in far flug destinations then why not include the BBC's most expensive show - Top Gear - Now there's a show that makes you think  

Indeed - a right wing arse, surrounded by simpering fanboys, pissing away the worlds resources with gay abondon, and all th while  laughing at licence fee payers from inside their bloated, overpaid world of smug.

Dreadful programme, at least 5 years past its sell by date.

[halvin]

beodeejay, on 12 May 2011 - 12:35 PM, said:

Indeed - a right wing arse, surrounded by simpering fanboys, pissing away the worlds resources with gay abondon, and all th while  laughing at licence fee payers from inside their bloated, overpaid world of smug.

Dreadful programme, at least 5 years past its sell by date.

All good points but surely Top Gear makes money for the BBC, doesn't it? AFAIK it's a very popular export.

[hellsbells32]

Doe's anyone know what stage he will be on on the Saturday?

My 13 year old daughter loves science and thinks Brain cox is  

I know she will want to see him  

[beodeejay]

halvin, on 12 May 2011 - 12:39 PM, said:

All good points but surely Top Gear makes money for the BBC, doesn't it? AFAIK it's a very popular export.

Maybe - but then you get into the public service v commercial operation debate.

Perhaps its natural home should be Channel 4 - a more commercial, but still funded, organisation.

Like J Ross, G Norton, A Robinson and a few others, the bbc has a legacy of "personality" talent that just seems wrong on a PSB, funded line up.  

I don't begrudge them the money as such ( albeit its obscene) but I do regret the amount of lost work the bbc could do if it didn't pay 6 or 7 figure fee's to some of the "celebs".

[Mackem]

hellsbells32, on 12 May 2011 - 12:41 PM, said:

Doe's anyone know what stage he will be on on the Saturday?

My 13 year old daughter loves science and thinks Brain cox is  

I know she will want to see him  

According to @themonkeycage 12pm Cabaret Tent, Saturday. I'll be there  

[DrWackadoodle]

Mackem, on 12 May 2011 - 01:33 PM, said:

According to @themonkeycage 12pm Cabaret Tent, Saturday. I'll be there  

...
"whoop whoop" is da sound of da large hadron collider!

[hellsbells32]

Mackem, on 12 May 2011 - 01:33 PM, said:

According to @themonkeycage 12pm Cabaret Tent, Saturday. I'll be there  

Thank you! Very much appreciated. Now to work out how to control said teenage girl from trying to kidnap Prof Cox  

[andyb]

Messi30, on 12 May 2011 - 08:32 AM, said:

Wish I was on the BBC gravy train

There speaks the voice of the Daily Mail.