TV or not TV

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 3,352 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/943310#Comment_943310

    What happens to money in the bank if someone dies without any relatives?

  • michael57
    michael57 Community member Posts: 761 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/943508#Comment_943508

    i believe it ends up in the poor house coffers ie the crown

  • Strawberry1
    Strawberry1 Community member, Scope Member Posts: 5,277 Championing

    I do sometimes wonder about a tv . I have to admit there can be alot of rubbish on it . Some stuff is ok . It's definitely hit and miss .

  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Community member Posts: 674 Pioneering

    I pay to keep me sane! I don't have the TV on during the day, unless there is live sport on, I always watch that live no matter what time. I do enjoy watching other programmes & series in the evening though, I actually record most to watch as & when I like, some catch up stuff too. Being solo, without the box, I would quite lost.

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 11,834 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/942713#Comment_942713

    I read a bit of the article and it sounds a bit ridiculous that the BBC are expecting us to pay TV license. I think it's the BBC trying to get money off vulnerable people like ourselves.

    I hope the disabled woman who had the panic attack got the right support and that she wanted to be in the press and she hasn't been forced to

  • IndignantPigeon
    IndignantPigeon Community member Posts: 48 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/943570#Comment_943570

    Yes a lot of it is rubbish Strawberry, cheap programs that don't do much except gobble up your time. I sometimes wonder whether they're deliberately dumbed down, to occupy the viewer while training them to think with a lower IQ and stop questioning things, like why society is how it is. I often end up watching the news, although there's only so much of that you can take… Radio would be a better bet if they had more variety. Radio 4 is sometimes good but when you get "front row" every single evening just when you're having your evening meal, it's not really an option : (

  • IndignantPigeon
    IndignantPigeon Community member Posts: 48 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/943711#Comment_943711

    Yes my feeling too Jessie, living on your own can be very quiet unless you've got something to watch or listen to. That's why they used to give all the oldies a free TV license. Now though you've got to be over 75 and on the breadline… They don't take into account that many disabled people are stuck on their own for hours each day, especially if they live on their own. Or maybe they just don't care.

  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Community member Posts: 674 Pioneering

    I would say it is because they don't care, @IndignantPigeon & also, don't give it a thought on what it actually means to an awful lot of people. Can only hope that one day someone in power with working braincells & a heart raises awareness on how important it is.

    Another crazy thing, programmes are getting shorter to fit more ads in, one hell of a lot are on a loop or repeats. Personnally, I watch hardly any output from the Beeb, but they have a good share of many channels where their repeats are shown with adverts, so being paid twice + +. About time the licence was abolished.

  • egister
    egister Posts: 506 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/942497#Comment_942497

    Technically, there has been no live broadcasting for many years - the video signal is transmitted from television studios to TV with some slight delay.

  • IndignantPigeon
    IndignantPigeon Community member Posts: 48 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/943844#Comment_943844

    Totally agree Jessie, it should come out of general taxation as other countries do.

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