[78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction

[Don Chichester]

And in high school (late '40s) I listened daily on SW to the World Service, hearing such comedies as "Ray's a Laugh", and dramatized books such as "The Riddle of the Sands".  Loved it!
 
Don
 

> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:31:34 +0100
> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] BBC World Service Going Out Of Business Auction
> 
> On 18/07/12 15:04, Don Cox wrote:
> > On 18/07/2012, Matthew Duncan wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mike,
> >>
> >> Yes - this has made fairly big news here in Britain and I am
> >> personally disgusted at the fact this has been allowed to happen. It
> >> is part of a growing trend whereby the BBC (funded by the British
> >> taxpayer) is latching on to the 'throw away society' that has become
> >> so prevalent here in Blighty.
> >>
> > The BBC is funded by a license fee, not from taxes.
> >
> > Regards
> ========================
> The BBC World Service (which is almost exclusively radio--it does have a 
> World Service TV channel) is funded by the government, not by license 
> payers.
> 
> Julian Vein
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