The world without… the BBC

Is it possible that, without a £2 billion-a-year tax on the UK public, the best of British filmmakers would still bring us iconic brands like 'Timewatch,' 'Horizons,' 'Arena,' 'Panorama' and - perhaps most notably - a commercial equivalent of the BBC Natural History Unit? Or would the landmark commissions and coproductions that the bbc is renowned for never grace our screens again?

December 1, 2007

Is it possible that, without a £2 billion-a-year tax on the UK public, the best of British filmmakers would still bring us iconic brands like 'Timewatch,' 'Horizons,' 'Arena,' 'Panorama' and - perhaps most notably - a commercial equivalent of the BBC Natural History Unit? Or would the landmark commissions and coproductions that the bbc is renowned for never grace our screens again?