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by mlamat 3021 days ago
In about 20 minutes, an explosive documentary about this will be airing on Channel 4 BBC.
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garblegarble 3021 days ago
>Channel 4 BBC

Just a side-note, Channel 4 is an entirely separate wholly commercial public-service broadcaster, whereas the BBC is publicly funded via a license that's required to watch live TV

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bodyfour 3021 days ago
Yes, the fact that "BBC4" and "Channel 4" are completely different things is (understandably) missed by nearly everyone outside the UK.
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mlamat 3021 days ago
Sorry, my mistake. You learn something new every day.
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petecooper 3021 days ago
>Channel 4 is an entirely separate wholly commercial public-service broadcaster […]

For completeness, from [1]:

>Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA),the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport […]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4

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