[interestednovice]

Yes, I recognise that point even though I think that the BBC have to make the cuts to entertainment anyway to make the sums add up.

The point is that a lot of entertainment tends to be, literally, popular. As much as I personally see it as a shame, far more people would notice (and be annoyed by) Strictly Come Dancing or Eastenders being cancelled than Our World on the NC. You only really get away with major cuts to entertainment if you restructure the BBC entirely - so entertainment could perhaps move to a new subscription channel, where you pay extra for it, or something of that nature. I do think most people would not accept a “dry” BBC Four-style version of BBC One with educational and news programmes only.

I’m in a fairly unique position myself, as I must admit I don’t watch any of the “popular” programmes, but do use BBC News, watch some of the more niche programmes across the channels, and sometimes BBC dramas and documentaries, use the BBC website and, sometimes, BBC Radio. Overall though, I still feel I get a good deal from the TVL and the cost of the BBC seems fair. I wonder if people who are mainly the opposite to me would feel the same way if the axe started to fall on major programmes. Personally, I doubt it!