[Boiler]

It's not the BBC's job to counter Farage's BS though, is it? If it did, it'd be accused of being a State mouthpiece - which many people do already, along with considering it a PC hotbed of Lefties and pederasts...

As for not wishing to be seen as a government mouthpiece and a hotbed of lefty luvvies, where have you been for the last 50 years (that I know of)? The BBC has always been regarded in some quarters as a government mouthpiece, and as a hotbed of lefty luvvies and [insert undesirable group of choice here]. This is just business as usual.

And I'm sure you'll have noticed that that particular criticism of the Beeb does come from both sides but, it has to be said, more from the left than the right.

That's all I'm going to say on this subject for now. I will continue to defend the BBC in general, but reserve the right to throw half-bricks at their political reporting as and when I feel it necessary.

Just make sure your aim is good.

[Boiler]

Noted BTL in the Guardian:

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[Boiler]

08:10, the Radio Four Today Programme comes to its crescendo ... ahhhhnd ... (solemn tone) "Nigel Farage could be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom."

They don't bother trying to hide it, any longer - this determination to create a mood of inevitability and momentum. It's looking uglier by the day.

A spin on that would be "a warning from history".

[Oboogie]

08:10, the Radio Four Today Programme comes to its crescendo ... ahhhhnd ... (solemn tone) "Nigel Farage could be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom."

You seriously think they're wrong? Not only is it possible that Farage "could" be the next PM, I'd say it's inevitable that, if not Farage himself (he probably wouldn't want the workload or the pay cut), someone who shares his views will be PM.

[Youngian]

Not only is it possible that Farage "could" be the next PM, I'd say it's inevitable

Economy picks up and some joint scheme with the EU comes in play to disperse asylum seekers, then what's Farage got left in the bag; banning burkas, promising they'll be fewer blacks on telly, badgering young women to have more kids, barring lady boys from toilets?
Even if the economy is still shaky at the next GE, Reform's economic policies are a joke.

[kreuzberger]

08:10, the Radio Four Today Programme comes to its crescendo ... ahhhhnd ... (solemn tone) "Nigel Farage could be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom."

You seriously think they're wrong? Not only is it possible that Farage "could" be the next PM, I'd say it's inevitable that, if not Farage himself (he probably wouldn't want the workload or the pay cut), someone who shares his views will be PM.

Indeed, he could be. So could I be, following a night of unbridled passion with Fiona Hill. This more a question of why Nick Robinson would adopt these portentous tones to announce these possibilities to a grateful nation.

It was like a National Lottery commercial - "It could be Nige."

[Abernathy]

I dare say that Mr. Blobby also could be Prime Minister in 2029.

He won’t be, but he could be.

[kreuzberger]

As was mentioned elsewhere, the BBC had a fully-functional Board of Governors which, most would agree, served well its purpose for eighty years.

It was a calamitous miss-step for Labour to oversee its abolition in 2007. There again, that is the problem with povos like us; we lack the intergenerational, instinctive foresight to consider the impact that these things will have upon the generations to come.

[satnav]

On Sunday morning BBC Breakfast broadcast a short interview with Farage in which he was talking about Zia Yusuf returning to the party. He was smirking when he admitted that he was probably driven to resign by all the racist social media posts directed at him. At no point did the interviewer ask Farage who was responsible for these posts. Surely if these post were posted by Reform members those members should face disciplinary action.

[Abernathy]

Just wondering which BBC executive thought it would be a great idea to sign a corporate agreement/contract with the Glastonbury people to televise what looks like every single musical performance at the festival . Is that really a good thing ? A good use of [Daily Mail] licence payers’ money [/Daily Mail] ?

Neil Young doesn’t seem to be too happy about it, and Andy Kershaw has been gobbing off angrily about it on social media.

So far, I’ve dipped into Alanis Morrisette (MEH), Self Esteem (excellent), and The 1975( surprisingly enjoyable). Lewis Capaldi was smashing. Good to see the chubby wee fucker back and on the mend.

I’ve never attended the actual festival - I don’t relish crowds, and it looks like living hell to me. And anyway, I’m far too old for it now. (and not rich enough - a ticket is nearly 400 quid). And what is it with all those fucking flags ?

[Youngian]

BBC broadcasts a small portion of the music on offer which is a shame as the coverage underestimates what an ambitious and eclectic music festival this is. I doubt the BBC are given the broadcasting rights as winners of an auction so they should pull their finger out a bit more.

[Oboogie]

BBC broadcasts a small portion of the music on offer which is a shame as the coverage underestimates what an ambitious and eclectic music festival this is. I doubt the BBC are given the broadcasting rights as winners of an auction so they should pull their finger out a bit more.

I don't know what the BBC pays to broadcast Glastonbury, but it won't be cheap. They justify the outlay via viewing figures which inevitably means a focus on the headliners on the pyramid stage. As some of my fondest memories of Glastonbury are the accidental discoveries I made on the smaller stages, I agree it's a shame that in the current hostile environment, the BBC can no longer afford to take risks. I blame capitalism, not the BBC.

[Boiler]

Are any of the other stages streamed on iPlayer?

ETA: seems so.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/artic ... bbc-sounds

[Abernathy]

Yep, it all seems to be available on the Iplayer.

[Andy McDandy]

As said on the Torygraph thread, aside from Jools Holland, Glastonbury is the BBC's televised pop music output. And the amount of content is aimed at justifying the outlay.