A stark relic of the pre-Thatcher golden age of British Socialism
I imagine there was an employee whose sole function was to raise
& lower those tall lobby blinds everyday with a hook stick.
Present grim reality: Licence fees frozen @2010 level (political pressure)
(still won't prevent collapse of licence system as scofflaws multiply)
BBC attempts to find revenue abroad.
I avoid payTV but once checked out "BBC America" channel - excruciatingly boring.
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