tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post2638837476764438311..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Saturday morning readingCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-18669581759856442432016-05-14T21:56:58.919+01:002016-05-14T21:56:58.919+01:00JLW is correct. It puts the lie to the BBC's c...JLW is correct. It puts the lie to the BBC's claim to operate to a higher standard. The only excuse not to show the final live is ratings. Unfortunately, ratings = quality public broadcasting was written into the last version of the Charter & Agreement, so this was inevitable.<br /><br />This also reveals the personal bias of controllers and upper management. That awful Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer show got abysmal ratings, but was renewed because the Beeboids liked it. Even though the competition field has been tear-jerkingly multicultural, and a black kid has made it to the finals, Classical music is still considered to be an upper class pastime, and so is unworthy. <br /><br />It's the hypocrisy that grates. They're always saying the Proms needs to be more multicultural or the audiences won't come, yet here is a very multicultural group of young people playing the music of living and dead white men but they can't be bothered.<br /><br />PS: Clarkson wouldn't have done that.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-75553022583797923292016-05-14T19:33:09.555+01:002016-05-14T19:33:09.555+01:00A Kominsky: As in "doing a Kominsky". Th...A Kominsky: As in "doing a Kominsky". The act of putting on an impassioned performance alleging that something that is not about to happen is nevertheless outrageous, even though it will never occur. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com