Gordon Brown: 'We must help Channel 4'

[Xarea]

BBC is pure ****.

I can feel the constructiveness radiating from yourself.

[Samishlol]

It's true, The BBC have **** tv programmes!

[Neversoft]

The BBC produce some of the best programmes worldwide.

[dbgtz]

And (this sounds old-man like) they have the most neutral-opinionised news, therefore the best news.

Also dr who!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! And urmm... thats it lol.

[Sarah]

Channel 4 have been receiving money from the government for ages, why are they making it sound as if it's a newly introduced thing? Channel 4 is part public broadcaster afterall. They've been talking about things like this for a while now though, and Ofcom even suggested merging ITV, Channel 4 and Five to create a "broadcasting giant" that would rival the BBC. They're all crap in my opinion though. I don't care whatever they do as long as the BBC remains untouched.

There have also been talks to merge it with BBC worldwide which is not paid by the public. If there was no Channel 4 I would have nothing to watch apart from welsh tv 24/7 on S4C - which isn't could might i add. instead of getting some C4 programs on there.. (until digital happened of course..)

[Samishlol]

Welsh TV must suck then ?

[Jxhn]

Does anyone actually watch 5 for anything other than quizcall? Why isn't 5 goin bust instead?

[-:Undertaker:-]

The BBC are often accused of being politically biased towards the left and Labour, indeed in the 1980's the BBC often was biased against the Conservative government at that time and I have noticed how Labour get/got far more coverage in the General Election of 2005 compared to the Conservatives. I do think the BBC can be biased at times. I do prefer Channel 4 over them all though, has a lot of good programs.

[Sammeth.]

The BBC are often accused of being politically biased towards the left and Labour, indeed in the 1980's the BBC often was biased against the Conservative government at that time and I have noticed how Labour get/got far more coverage in the General Election of 2005 compared to the Conservatives. I do think the BBC can be biased at times. I do prefer Channel 4 over them all though, has a lot of good programs.

We don't need politics in everything!

BBC is legendary, its the largest television company in the world we can't mess with that! Its programmes are top quality. I don't care much for Five or ITV but Channel 4 is rate hot.

[Monopoly]

Channel4 has to be my favorite station ever.
I can't remember the last time I watched something on ITV, Five, BBC1 or BBC2.
BBC3 had one show I cared about - Pulling - and they canceled it. ;/