A gift to the world from Great Britain

I almost posted a link to this defence of the BBC when I was pointed at it by Burnt Toast the other day. And similarly, I almost posted about the BBC opening up their archive to all.

So why post about it now? Well, after finding all these American speeches online, I wanted to redress the balance a little, and post a few British ones. The obvious choice would be some of Churchill’s wartime speeches. But they aren’t there. You can find transcripts, and the BBC has a few clips but not the full monty. This is a prime example of why we should be taking advantage of the BBC - we’ve paid for this resource, lets use it, and continue to improve it going into the future.

Who cares if it costs us something in taxes? Think of it as our altruistic donation to the improvement of the world, part of a global welfare state. We can show that we aren’t just interested in profit and money, and that we believe in providing everyone with a wonderful and (largely) impartial news, education and entertainment resource.