It's an absolute disgrace that there isn't a books programme on the BBC.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is still an element of the BBC that feels it is somehow wrong, or it will be open to criticism, if it makes more money.
I'm not certain that the BBC can claim to be making a wide enough range of distinctive programmes to make the case convincingly.
The BBC fulfils a wonderful cultural function. Maybe the problem is that it feels it needs to be everything to everybody.
The BBC is a victim of its own independence.
The BBC can be infuriating at times but I love it with a passion.
All you can hope for when you get a book adapted for TV is that you get a good actor and not some muppet off 'EastEnders.'
One of the things the BBC does better than anyone is period drama.
The BBC produces wonderful programmes; it also produces a load of old rubbish.
What comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to. You don't say everything you think. You hold back on some things.
I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.
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