The particular broadcast I was referring to was on the BBC, that great cultural centre of British society.

I've seen the Government are looking at making failure to pay the BBC Tax a mere civil offence now, rather than it's current status as a criminal offence which proves to be a great help for the BBC.

I hope they do change it because so many people would then stop paying it, it'd take the BBC decades to get everybody to court. A major step forward.

Don't get me wrong, I don't have a deep dislike for most of the BBC's programming. Things like QI & Top Gear are terrific, but they're not made by the BBC per se, merely shown on it. Have I Got News For You used to be edgy satire but since the Hutton report it's become a mostly uncontroversial mush.

The BBC have given us some of the finest comedy this country's ever produced. They gave things like Only Fools, Monty Python and Fawlty Towers a chance when nobody else would and stuck with them even after lukewarm starts. Unfortunately that was the BBC's heyday of comedy.

These days they show some decent series still. Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes & Hustle were all very good. I think Silent Witness is still on but I haven't watched that for a long time.

My problem with the BBC is its news programming and editorial line. The BBC have a grand history of being wrong. They thought Hitler was alright and thought Churchill was a nutter as they did their best to keep him off the airwaves. Since then, they've not done much better. Their coverage of the European question and 'climate change' have been absolutely disgusting.

Far from being an impartial news broadcaster, they're a heavily politically correct organisation run by a soft left intellectual elite hell bent on pushing their point of view - and simply not reporting contrary facts. Top people in the BBC come from an even narrower walk of life than modern day Oxbridge politicians and the fact it's dependent on taxation means it can't help but align itself with the soft left and Labour Party. No amount of Ofcom regs could possibly alter that.

I also have a problem with the fact they can essentially send the Police round and bang you up if you don't pay them. Say what you want about Rupert Murdoch, but Sky don't have such a luxury, they have to work for their money.

Thankfully the growth of You Tube and internet media has severely reduced the BBCs ability to influence public opinion. If you add up all the senior people running the BBC and those running the national tabloids, you see our media is run by a small handful of people representing the establishment. You Tube has allowed us to get around the back of these cretins.

The requirement to hold a TV Licence and to pay a fee for it is mandated by law under the Communications Act 2003 and the Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004 (as amended). You need to be covered by a TV Licence no matter what device you use to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV. This includes TVs, computers, mobile phones, games consoles, digital boxes and DVD/VHS recorders.

I heard somewhere that Rippon is off to ITV. Presumably they have a discounted trade membership with Polyfilla.

I have no prejudice against the Norf, I just think closing it down probably makes some fiscal sense.

When I am home during holidays, I try to avoid watching tv in the day. There is no show, which is up to the mark. Each and every show is showing some or the other problems. There is so much of negativity on the television.