Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries (Steve Parsons/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)The news that the government is looking to scrap the license fee didn’t come as a surprise to many, nor did the timing of the announcement given the recent turmoil Boris Johnson’s premiership has found itself in, but it did cause an outpouring of emotion on social media for what might be lost if the move goes ahead. Many people took to Twitter to share the graphic of all the radio and TV channels offered by the broadcaster, including former footballer Gary Lineker and comedian Armando Iannucci.
Lineker played on a famous advert for the BBC, saying: “Yes the BBC brings you the best in news, in sport, in drama, in music, in children’s, in science, in history, in entertainment, in current affairs and Sir David bloody Attenborough….but apart from that what has the BBC ever done for us?”
