I hate the BBC

I hate BBC America.

I don’t HATE hate it, I just hate the programming.

I really do.

I think BBC America thinks its viewers are stupid morons who love “cash in the attic” marathons and that Chef that always curses people.

I’m a full anglophile and I crave for anything British but BBC America is just horrid putting on shows that the Brits probably rejected.

Now I’m not talking about their “primetime” programming, that’s another story.
But in the daytime and on the weekend daytime programs…they are just appalling.
In the Morning it’s like 3 hours of News, who wants that much of news? Then its 5 hour marathons of either “Cash in the Attic” or “Bargain Hunt”. Now one time I saw “Cash in the Attic” and it’s an all right show but 5 hours of it? It literally killed me when I tried to see it.

If it’s not a show about making trash into treasure than it’s “what not to wear” or chef shows. This is basically telling you BBC America have nothing to put on.
Then the so called primetime shows, If it’s not Doctor Who or Footballer’s wives (which is okay for me ) then it’s these horrible documentaries about people who have parts they shouldn’t have or anorexic people, or sex maniacs. These shows are put in primetime?, am I watching BBC America or The Learning Channel?

When I had BBC America on Friday nights they would put two hours of great British shows like “The Office”, “Black Books”, “I’m Alan Partridge”, and “Saxondale”. And in the daytime they would put shows like “My Family” or “My Hero”
But not anymore, they put these “documentaries” to entertain or sicken you. When I had it they didn’t even put Monty Python! Now I see they do, probably because of overwhelming demand or complaints by people who want to see something good.
My anglophile or Brit fan friends want to learn the Brit slang, the shows the Brits watch, the music that they make, practically everything but BBC America does nothing to help.

So If I were the programmer of BBC America, I would think that this channel is for those who love the United Kingdom , are ex-patriates or anglophiles. I would put what Britain is most famous for: Shakespeare, James Bond, Dr. Who , Football, Music Scene, Harry Potter , British Humor, and did I mention Music?

I am surprised BBC America has never mentioned the music Brits make that has been rocking ever since 1964. No mention of the British Invasion of the 60s, Glam Rock, Punk, British Invasion of the 80s, the Romantics of the 80s, New Wave, Rave , Britpop , Garage Rock Revival, Neo New Wave or Dance Rock, and Nu Rave. No Mention of Top of the Pops, T in the Park, The Reading and Leeds festivals which are a big part over there.

Nothing

I would put in the daytime weekdays, the three hours of news in the wee small hours of the morning, then I would put some non-cursing chef shows like that Oliver guy, and maybe ONE episode of “Cash in the Attic”. Then I’d put in a vintage two hour British movie from the 60s, one preferably with Peter Sellers. Or one with classic British comedians like Peter Cook and Dudley Moore such as the film “Bedazzled”. Classic films from the swinging sixties such as “To Sir, With Love”, “Smashing Time” and “Georgy Girl” .

Then I would put East Enders and a classic episode of Top of the Pops. Then I would replay the classic film or put some vintage episodes of the avengers or the prisoner. Or Ab Fab and/or some 80s comedy series.

Then every night would be a set of different shows. Like one night would be “Sci-fi” night with episodes of Dr. Who , Torchwood, and Life on Mars. Another night would be footballer’s wives and other drama shows. Thursdays til Sundays would be comedies by greats like Dylan Moran and Steve Coogan and I would put “the mighty boosh”, Along with Monty Python and anything Python related.

On the weekends, the day would start with three hours by BBC News and then either football matches or top of the pops marathons. Not five hours but maybe two hours.

And then because there’s always something happening in British music, I would do an original program where young brit kids would show a weekly 90 minute show showing music videos MTV and VH1 never play by bands like The Libertines, Babyshambles, Dirty Pretty Things, Kooks, The Courteneers, The Enemy, Arctic Monkeys, etc, etc. Along with music videos they would also have performances by those bands. When the time came, I’d try to be mates with NME or New Musical Express and have a live feed of festivals like Glastonbury, T in the Park ,and Reading.

On weekend nights, I would show James Bond Flicks, or Harry Potter flicks. Or Modern British movies like “Love Actually”, “Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy”, and “About a Boy”.

AND on Late Late Nights, late shows by graham norton or the sunday night special would be fine. Or some episodes of jools holland or jonathan ross.

It's not perfect but theres alot of thought put into it. Unlike the BBC America programmers.:P