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<blockquote data-quote="Dougpol" data-source="post: 21610" data-attributes="member: 175962">Mmm...I was pointing out that BBC Prime is the only alternative to the BBC services in the UK and as such it could be a whole lot better - I think this argument is better carried on the other thread.....It's just a pity that the Beeb is only now starting to understand the mentality of it's own British people - wherever we go in the world, we are still cast iron 100% British.......Maybe they will wake up to the commercial possibilities.We shouldn't be subjected to tripe in the guise of BBC prime ( the key words here are BBC, and PRIME), which is not aimed at us at all, but is simply a lackey of the British Council - that old patronising edifice of &quot; let's help spread British culture&quot;.... let's call it British Coucil TV and be done with it and let them finance it.I was merely putting my opinion that BBC Prime should be for us Expats, and for all the Anglophiles out there, without repeats - and not doubling as &quot;the Learning Channel&quot;. If other nationalities enjoy it, all the better, but it should be ours...........And there could be Prime 2 for Africa and Asia.....better programming, more revenue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dougpol, post: 21610, member: 175962"] Mmm...I was pointing out that BBC Prime is the only alternative to the BBC services in the UK and as such it could be a whole lot better - I think this argument is better carried on the other thread..... It's just a pity that the Beeb is only now starting to understand the mentality of it's own British people - wherever we go in the world, we are still cast iron 100% British....... Maybe they will wake up to the commercial possibilities. We shouldn't be subjected to tripe in the guise of BBC prime ( the key words here are BBC, and PRIME), which is not aimed at us at all, but is simply a lackey of the British Council - that old patronising edifice of " let's help spread British culture".... let's call it British Coucil TV and be done with it and let them finance it. I was merely putting my opinion that BBC Prime should be for us Expats, and for all the Anglophiles out there, without repeats - and not doubling as "the Learning Channel". If other nationalities enjoy it, all the better, but it should be ours........... And there could be Prime 2 for Africa and Asia.....better programming, more revenue. [/QUOTE]

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