Comments on: Dispatches from the South: The Telly http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/ The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Best posts on Anglotopia from May 2009 | Anglotopia - For People That Love Britain http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/#comment-51229 Best posts on Anglotopia from May 2009 | Anglotopia - For People That Love Britain Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:48:27 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=1500#comment-51229 [...] Dispatches from the South: The Telly Posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 in British TV – Comments: (2) Another one of the surprising differences British life has to offer is the Telly.First off, you can't watch one without a license. No, really, they'll come and arrest you if you do; they have ways of finding out. You can't listen to the radio either, so don't try. The reason is the disputed “License Fee;” a fee you must pay to the BBC if you want to watch TV or listen to the radio without The Bill coming to pay you a visit. [...] [...] Dispatches from the South: The Telly Posted on Thursday, May 7th, 2009 in British TV – Comments: (2) Another one of the surprising differences British life has to offer is the Telly.First off, you can’t watch one without a license. No, really, they’ll come and arrest you if you do; they have ways of finding out. You can’t listen to the radio either, so don’t try. The reason is the disputed “License Fee;” a fee you must pay to the BBC if you want to watch TV or listen to the radio without The Bill coming to pay you a visit. [...]

]]> By: Bobbo http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/#comment-13077 Bobbo Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:41:25 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=1500#comment-13077 Actually, you do not need a licence to watch TV - read your licence guide even closer and you will see that you only need it to watch live BBC TV broadcasts. As long as you never watch live BBC you do not legally need one. One amusing point is that the average fine handed out by the courts for watching without a licence is, on average, lower than the cost of the licence... Actually, you do not need a licence to watch TV – read your licence guide even closer and you will see that you only need it to watch live BBC TV broadcasts. As long as you never watch live BBC you do not legally need one.

One amusing point is that the average fine handed out by the courts for watching without a licence is, on average, lower than the cost of the licence…

]]> By: Vicky http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/#comment-7038 Vicky Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:58:44 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=1500#comment-7038 You used to have a license for the radio, before TV, so maybe that is where the idea came from. :) You used to have a license for the radio, before TV, so maybe that is where the idea came from. :)

]]> By: Michael Harling http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/#comment-2472 Michael Harling Mon, 11 May 2009 05:15:00 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=1500#comment-2472 Andy, I stand corrected. A look over the fine print on my TV license and a very quick Google search confirms you do not need a license to listen to the radio. I was always told you did, and what do I know? However, my TV license did indicate a difference in license type for a color (or colour) TV and Black and White TV license. If you opt for the B&W option, you are not allowed to watch colour TV or to record it or to view it on a PC. I think that law is ripe for updating; if B&W TVs and not extinct yet, they are very nearly there. Andy, I stand corrected. A look over the fine print on my TV license and a very quick Google search confirms you do not need a license to listen to the radio. I was always told you did, and what do I know? However, my TV license did indicate a difference in license type for a color (or colour) TV and Black and White TV license. If you opt for the B&W option, you are not allowed to watch colour TV or to record it or to view it on a PC. I think that law is ripe for updating; if B&W TVs and not extinct yet, they are very nearly there.

]]> By: andy http://www.anglotopia.net/british-entertainment/brit-tv/dispatches-from-the-south-the-telly/#comment-2466 andy Sun, 10 May 2009 12:52:01 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=1500#comment-2466 Nice write up. One slight correction - you do not need a licence to listen to the Radio! Try Radio 4 - I couldn't live without it....... Nice write up. One slight correction – you do not need a licence to listen to the Radio! Try Radio 4 – I couldn’t live without it…….

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