In article <8a615b2c90a66ffdd91f7b96efc12678@jiglu-wc>, ... (gloworm558 .) wrote:

I do feel the fee itself though, as a method of supporting the Beeb
must be well past its sell-by date. The Beeb make a fortune from
selling programmes abroad etc and even advertising (on BBC World
for example).

Yes they do Giles and if you look at the finance reporting you'll see that the income from overseas and/or secondary sales contributes to the license fee remaining lower than it should be.

Regards
Eric