X factor

I forgot about that I still do not know why we pay for BBC it is rubish lol But yes I agree with you there but you get People enjoying it I don't know why but there you go I know my Kids love it yuk How is the little Sweetheart I hope fine xx

I don't mind paying a little bit for the BBC as they make some programmes that would never be made on a commercial basis. A lot of the programmes like Child of our time, Coast, David Attenborough Wildlife Series etc are very expensive to make and wouldn't pay for themselves quickly enough to be considered profitable. We do pay far too much though, the Beeb spaff money away on some ridiculous projects and make money by selling their old programmes to commercial channels on freeview and satellite as well as to foreign networks.

Hi gorgeous! Hope you're keeping well? I hate to be pedantic, but both X-factor and big brother are on commercial channels (ITV & 4) so they have nothing to do with our licence fees. Actually that makes me even more dumbfounded! Because they're on commercial channels, that means that the viewing figures must still be big, otherwise they wouldn't keep putting them on. I just can't figure out whether people watch because there isn't a decent alternative, or because they actually like it?!?! I'm even more puzzled about who on earth is happy to spend over a quid on voting for that trash! Take care babes. x

A man after my own heart! I could put up with the occasional show, but we've been inundated here for several years now.

Lucky lucky you!! I actually work for (a small part of) the TV channel that broadcasts it here but I make no secret that I think it's sh!t lol I can't stand big brother now either. I actually really enjoyed the first series as I thought it was in interesting social experiment, but now it's just full of wannabe's and it has run past it's use-by date (as has X-factor/idol)