Christmas TV isn't dead, insists BBC chief amid decline in viewing figures
With festive specials of Strictly Come Dancing, Call the Midwife and Mrs Brown’s Boys, the BBC One Christmas schedule may seem wearily familiar.
But the corporation’s head of content has defended the line-up, saying research has shown that audiences want more of the same.
Festive specials of popular shows are commissioned year after year because people flock to them in their millions, said Charlotte Moore.
“What we give people for Christmas is based on what we know they love,” she said.
Ah that's it, viewing figures are declining because the BBC gives people what they know they love.
This could be a sighting of the common and highly infectious climate change variant of "know". In this variant, people in the "know" claim to "know" something you don't "know" - that your car is causing climate collapse.
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What a tedious drag the Beeb has become! Last year, everyone moaned about the unfunny Mrs's Browsn's boys rubbish, and they still show it!
Luckily we'll avoid everything from them this year - especially KC3's 'speech'!
Seen in today's Telegraph. A woman is about to retire aged 64 and has plans for her Council Pension scheme. Instead of taking £6k p.a. she'll accept a smaller pension of £4k p.a. because that will let her also take a lump sum of £5,800 on retirement.
Are you happy to think that some poor mug council tax payers have been employing this person for years?
I looked again. She really is odd. She's swapping her £7k NEST pension for a lump sum of £2,500 plus an annual pension of £270.
"With festive specials of Strictly Come Dancing, Call the Midwife and Mrs Brown’s Boys, the BBC One Christmas schedule may seem wearily familiar."
Luckily, none of it seems familiar at all, because I haven't watched any of it before. I've got a vague idea of what Strictly Come Dancing involves, and I hope Mrs. Brown's Boys won't be too affected by Alistair Darling's recent death.
A letter writer to today's Telegraph suggested someone ask Rishi how much it cost to install all the heat pumps in No. 10.
"But the corporation’s head of content has defended the line-up, saying research has shown that audiences want more of the same."
But if your knowledge of the audiences' wants is based only on those who still watch then you are choosing to ignore all the people who no longer watch. Not a recipe for commercial success... no wonder the BBC is still keen on the licence. If they ran on a subscription basis they might take a different view entirely.
Defund the BBC.
Scrobs and Sam - I've never seen Mrs Brown’s Boys, but I've seen a bit of Strictly Come Dancing which was far too glitzy for me and wasn't even funny.
dearieme - she certainly is odd. The only two explanations I can think of is that's she's bonkers or she has a terminal illness and wants the cash now.
DJ - that's a good point and it's not clear how they get round it. With luck they won't and the decline will continue.
dearieme - I have a vague idea that I've seen an estimate of the heat pump cost. Very high if I remember rightly but I can't recall a number.
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