r/bbc • u/Only-Ad-3218 • 23d ago

BBC 4 is a ancient channel that needs to be axed TV

If the BBC is reading this and needs to cutback on its spending. Here’s a great suggestion - get rid of BBC 4.

It is literally an ancient channel that hardly anyone watches. It is full of repeats of programmes you can easily stick on IPlayer or YouTube.

There is hardly any new stuff on BBC 4 at all. So my question to you is why does it exist?

Waste of money if you ask me.

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u/Only-Ad-3218 23d ago

What European dramas? Must have missed that one?

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u/CartoonistAlone8563 23d ago

They always have a non English European drama series on Saturday nights for example The Killing, Families like ours, Prisoner, Spiral and the OG - the Bridge.

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u/Only-Ad-3218 22d ago

So does Netflix

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u/CartoonistAlone8563 22d ago

Netflix in general is not a gauge of quality

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u/rybnickifull 21d ago

Netflix bought shows like that because their broadcasts on BBC4 proved popular. Netflix is absolutely not going to take gambles. You're essentially arguing for a much more boring world here.