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Re: Radio Comedy

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Clitheroe KidMar 23, 2008
 

 
That can't be the whole answer. The Australian equivalent to the BBC is the
public service broadcaster ABC, which is also a publicly funded
non-commercial station. But ABC does not produce a comedy or light
entertainment output to match the BBC's.

In point of fact, ABC produces a lot of original programming. But hardly any
of it is light entertainment shows. When they want a comedy, a panel game,
or a quiz show they tend to acquire them from the BBC.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Bedford" <dbedford@...>
To: <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Radio Comedy


>
> On Saturday, March 22, 2008, at 06:06 PM, wareek100 wrote:
>
> > Why is it that there is so much radio comedy (of a high standard)on
> > British radio, when every were else (including Australia were i am)
> > it seems to have retreated to just early morning radio DJ/comedians
> > here in OZ the ABC puts on a different show every day of the week from
> > the BBC Just a Minute, ISIHAC, Mark steel solutions etc.
>
> I think a possibility is that the BBC is a well-funded non-commercial
> organisation that can take risks in a way that commercial radio cannot.

 
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