swee'pea99
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More to the point, TG is one of the BBC's biggest revenue-earners worldwide, and as such, helps keep the license fee down.
Top Gear - Clarkson - Cycling
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PJ79LIZARD
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That's not my point. I choose to have a TV. But the majority of the TV licence is used to fund the BBC. As they always say "brought to you by the way the BBC is uniquely funded" there's no way of opting out. I rarely watch the BBC and don't listen to BBC radio. There are plenty of free to air channels available in this day and age. Yet a large chunk of the license I pay for goes to the BBC. I'd rather pay less for my TV license and have adverts on the BBC thanks.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
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- Lancaster... the little city.
I significant chunk of my taxes pay for the motorways i don't use... in fact.... I don't use the vast majority of roads in the UK... yet I have no choice but help fund them.
PJ79LIZARD
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Lol if the road networks of this country ceased to exist tomorrow I think you might notice it. If the BBC ceased to exist tomorrow you might not get to see next week's top gear or eastenders. I know which would bother me the most.
Joey Shabadoo
My pronouns are "He", "Him" and "buggerlugs"
I was on the point of ordering the Porsche 918 until I realised the roof mounted jet exhausts would play merry hell with the cycle rack. Pretty major design flaw which I shall write to Porsche and inform them of.
The Brewer
Shed Dweller
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- Wrexham
Probably my best commute this morning, got waved through several times and passes were nice and wide. All maybe just coincidence, but long may it last
swee'pea99
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There speaks a man who's never had to live in France, Brazil, Australia, or just about anywhere else in the world, where the price of 'free' tv is largely terrible programs in 8 minute burps, interspersed with lengthy ad breaks of stupifying stupidity. The BBC, and the license fee which gives it its independence, is a national treasure to rank with the NHS. Not only for the way it funds one of the best production 'companies' in the world, but by the way it keeps the other players on their toes. Its days are almost certainly numbered, thanks to people who can't see past the amazingly modest cost and the programmes they don't personally like. And boy, will we miss it when it's gone.
subaqua
What’s the point
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subaqua
What’s the point
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- Leytonstone
was brilliant. they made the point and if anybody really thinks Jez is like this in real life then they need a reality check with a wet fish in the mush. its well scripted semi decent acted entertainment.
Read some of the columns in the Times - they are rather more supportive of cycling than you would think.
Read some of the columns in the Times - they are rather more supportive of cycling than you would think.
I have never watched the twat, Clarkson since he ate an ortolan bunting
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4MS7mSzX8
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4MS7mSzX8
One of my worst this morning - had a small truck with a trailer pass me at speed within about 12 inches of my front wheel, a middle-aged woman attempt to overtake on a blind bend with oncoming traffic, who then tried to pull back in to where I was, and a white van man overtook me whilst I was overtaking another cyclist, only to find yet another cyclist coming the over way (he would have seen him if he had bothered to look far enough up the road) so he pulled across in front of me, again just inches from my front wheel.
I watched it this afternoon and either Boardman and co played their part well or they were duped and should of realised what was happening when Clarkson and May turned up. I felt the whole piece was just a set up for the top gear program and added nothing to the cyclist/motorist debate. Clarkson going about how much room he was being given on the road, well, with a motorbike and camera man just infront of them, even the silliest of motorist is going to give them room. Another piece of crap from from the top gear producers.
craigwend
Grimpeur des terrains plats
... & another thing Clarkson & Cpt Slow admitted rubbing minty toothpaste on the groins in their youth, now I may have got up to many things...
rubbing minty toothpaste on your groin, smacks of the kind of youth who could not get girlfriends, explains their over interest in cars then
rubbing minty toothpaste on your groin, smacks of the kind of youth who could not get girlfriends, explains their over interest in cars then
