Originally Posted by Janet43:
“And you're trying to strengthen your strange obsession that what Channel 4 did was OK.
They aren't snubbing charity, but they are snubbing Comic Relief and the Mirror (and the Independent, and the Mail) is right - it will annoy viewers. The BBC should stick to the embargo which prevents Channel 4 from airing GBBO until 2018. I think they should also challenge whether, because of contractual conditions, they are legally able to make a special in 2017 for Stand up to Cancer, but then they'd be as petty over charity as Love Productions are being.
If there's time to make their own charity special for 2017, then there's time for them to make the BBC charity special for 2017.
At least we still have the Christmas special to look forward to.
It also seems that The Great British Pottery Throwdown will go ahead because that was filmed before the s**t hit the fan over Bake Off, but it definitely looks like there be no more Great British Sewing Bee - the only programme for the very many hobby dressmakers and sewers.”
“And you're trying to strengthen your strange obsession that what Channel 4 did was OK.
They aren't snubbing charity, but they are snubbing Comic Relief and the Mirror (and the Independent, and the Mail) is right - it will annoy viewers. The BBC should stick to the embargo which prevents Channel 4 from airing GBBO until 2018. I think they should also challenge whether, because of contractual conditions, they are legally able to make a special in 2017 for Stand up to Cancer, but then they'd be as petty over charity as Love Productions are being.
If there's time to make their own charity special for 2017, then there's time for them to make the BBC charity special for 2017.
At least we still have the Christmas special to look forward to.
It also seems that The Great British Pottery Throwdown will go ahead because that was filmed before the s**t hit the fan over Bake Off, but it definitely looks like there be no more Great British Sewing Bee - the only programme for the very many hobby dressmakers and sewers.”
I presume there were economies in recording the Comic Relief Special whilst the marquee was on site so it would be a lot more expensive to just erect and equip for a couple of charity programmes. It sounds suspiciously as if Love / Channel 4 would then try to use it as leverage to try and get permission to start the recording of the Fake Great British Bake Off a year early.



