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  Hrolf The Ganger  07 Dec 23 12.12pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
The Hitchhiker's Guide was better on the radio. Yeah, it was a bit of fun be it TV, radio or book, but I always got the feeling that Douglas Adams was a bit of an arrogant sod who felt that Sci fi was beneath him. If you want real science fiction, read something like EON by Greg Bear and all its sequels. It's Arthur C Clarke on steroids.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 07 Dec 23 2.18pm |
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The left wing biased bbc have been slapped down for their £22.50 increase, its only £10.50. #defundthebbc
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 07 Dec 23 5.24pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Yeah, it was a bit of fun be it TV, radio or book, but I always got the feeling that Douglas Adams was a bit of an arrogant sod who felt that Sci fi was beneath him. If you want real science fiction, read something like EON by Greg Bear and all its sequels. It's Arthur C Clarke on steroids. if you want funny Sci Fi.....read Harry Harrison. 'Technicolor time machine' is a classic.
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Teddy Eagle  07 Dec 23 6.33pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
if you want funny Sci Fi.....read Harry Harrison. 'Technicolor time machine' is a classic. Toby Frost's Space Captain Smith books are worth a try if you like that sort of thing.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Dec 23 11.03am |
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Bit of a BS story from the Mail about Licence Officers the bit that made me laugh was this. "The then teenager joined the Liverpool team, largely made up of ex-military men and retired police officers, but her 'hunting ground' post-training became the areas of south and central Lancashire" So she was based in Liverpool but they kept well away from it because Scousers are well known to be law abiding taxpayers. There are lots of videos on YouTube about what to do if they call on you. No need for violence of threats just film them, they hate it.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Dec 23 11.10am |
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The honest and ever reliable BBC And for those who hate the Mail and prefer their news sanitised. I did look for the Guardian version but apparently they decided it wasn't newsworthy.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 10 Dec 23 1.36pm |
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I loved the balanced report on the BBC on Friday on the licence fee increase. "licence fee goes up by less than expected". Thanks guys - great news report. Presumably a story they didn't buy from Reuters or Sky.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Dec 23 2.26pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I loved the balanced report on the BBC on Friday on the licence fee increase. "licence fee goes up by less than expected". Thanks guys - great news report. Presumably a story they didn't buy from Reuters or Sky. The government announcement was even better, apparently they saved us money, err no it is going up by £10 pa which less than the BBC wanted. If you wanted to save us money you should have cut the fee. I see the review into the BBC funding will report back in Autumn of 2024, in other words after the Tories have lost the GE. Talk about kicking it into the long grass. Edited by Badger11 (10 Dec 2023 2.27pm)
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 10 Dec 23 2.53pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
The honest and ever reliable BBC And for those who hate the Mail and prefer their news sanitised. I did look for the Guardian version but apparently they decided it wasn't newsworthy. We will see how this is resolved. It won’t be by the Mail or their headlines.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 10 Dec 23 3.10pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
We will see how this is resolved. It won’t be by the Mail or their headlines. Which is why I gave you the BBC link. I think it has been resolved the BBC will have to turn this stuff over after denying they had it.
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| eaglesdare 10 Dec 23 9.00pm |
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The BBC in my eyes have lost whatever credibility it had left by reporting Hamas headlines as if they are not a terrorist organization. Its like reporting Taliban headlines from Afghanistan a few years back!
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 11 Dec 23 12.25am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Which is why I gave you the BBC link. I think it has been resolved the BBC will have to turn this stuff over after denying they had it. We’ll see. If my understanding is correct they provided everything they considered was relevant and which did not conflict with other requirements. Like preserving the privacy and rights of others. I don’t know if you have ever made, or been involved in, a FOI request. If so you will know that what comes back is greatly restricted and redacted to protect the identity of individuals, both internal and external, being released. With thousands of documents involved this could take months or even years to resolve as it would need to be done by the lawyers. What’s left is often meaningless, making the whole exercise a pointless waste of time and money. So how the BBC will respond is unclear. They may well appeal on the basis that the costs outweigh any possible benefits. They might offer to turn the whole file over to an independent tribunal for secure scrutiny so they can produce a summary of the issue. Let’s see.
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