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New BBC Documentary
New Documentary from the BBC
Episode 1 of "Oceans" .........The Sea of Cortez 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fm9hn
Duration 60 minutes.
Enjoy!
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It sez I am only allowed to see it if in the UK. I don't have plans to be there in the near future.
Nena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Natalie Ann
It sez I am only allowed to see it if in the UK. I don't have plans to be there in the near future.
Nena |
I had the same problem
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I guess it's "as you were".
Don't believe everything you think....
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Oh dear, sorry about that guys.
Spoil sports arn't they! 
I'll see if I can find a work around.
This is the info page, to give you a "taste" of the documentary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/oceans/locations/cortez/
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[Edited on 22-11-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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I read something in there about having a television license, what is that?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja-Brit
Spoil sports arn't they!
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It's a digital rights thing - if they restrict it to the UK they can sell the program to another country later (probably to WGBH Boston for PBS in the
US). Mid twentieth-century thinking ("TV markets" don't make much sense on the internet) but they'll catch on eventually.
Rather than charging a pay-per-view or subscription (or adding advertising) for non-UK viewers, they lose those viewers.
The program (and thousands of others) can be found online on Usenet and on Bit Torrent (for those who don't know what those are, look them up, too
technical to go into here).
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I read something in there about having a television license, what is that? |
A flat-rate tax nearly every household in the UK pays to fund the BBC. About $200 a year.
[Edited on 2008-11-22 by Riom]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 805gregg
I read something in there about having a television license, what is that? |
In the UK it is a legal requirement that if you own a TV you must have a TV license.
The current cost of a colour TV license is £139.50 per year, you pay less for black and white.
The fine for owning a TV without a license is £1000 and they use detector vans to enforce the law.
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[Edited on 22-11-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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| Quote: | A flat-rate tax nearly every household in the UK pays to fund the BBC. About $200 a year.
[Edited on 2008-11-22 by Riom] |
Everybody that owns a TV has to pay it.
The license is free however to those aged over 75.
On the plus side of course, the BBC is commercial free, so no adverts, the same goes for BBC radio.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja-Brit
| Quote: | Originally posted by 805gregg
I read something in there about having a television license, what is that? |
In the UK it is a legal requirement that if you own a TV you must have a TV license.
The current cost of a colour TV license is £139.50 per year, you pay less for black and white.
The fine for owning a TV without a license is £1000 and they use detector vans to enforce the law.
As you were.
[Edited on 22-11-2008 by Baja-Brit] [/quote)
So is that 139 pounds for all your TV's or is it for just one? Also for that fee, how many channels do you get?And do you have access to cable, with
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The £139 fee is per household, regardless of how many TV's you own.
You have to have the license regardless of whether you subscribe to cable, satellite, internet TV or indeed terristrial whether digital or analogue.
The license does actually give you any channels.
The license allows you to own and view a TV.
Over here you have many options with regards your viewing pleasure.
You can choose the following:
1. 5 Analogue terristrial channels through an aerial (free).
(this option is no longer available in some areas and is being phased out)
2. FREEVIEW - 40 odd digital terristrial channels through an aerial (Free)
3. FREESAT - 80 odd digital channels thorough a sat dish (free).
4. CABLE - Hundreds of channels including movies on demand, pause live TV plus interactive services etc.
5. SATELLITE - AS above.
6. INTERNET TV - AS Above
In all cases you must have a TV license to view.
Good it?
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[Edited on 23-11-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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Don't let the democrats (soon in complete power) see this!!!
Somehow, I think the freedom of press issue would prevent a tax on watching TV in the U.S.?
When I lived in Australia, way back in 1970, I recall there was a tax to pay if you had a RADIO! Shame, shame!
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When I lived in Australia, way back in 1970, I recall there was a tax to pay if you had a RADIO! Shame, shame! |
You used to have to have a seperate radio license here in the UK.
It's now consolidated into the TV license.
As if that was'nt bad enough, it was'nt that long ago that they abolished the dog license!
Yep, you had to have a license to own a dog. 
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[Edited on 23-11-2008 by Baja-Brit]
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"Don't let the Democrats (soon in complete power) see this!!!" Please now David--Tell us all just what this has to do with Baja Nomad?? ++C++
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