BBC cuts natural history budget

[pressld2]

This doesn't look good...

Sir David Attenborough has criticised the BBC's decision to slash jobs in its world-renowned Natural History Unit.

The section - home to Planet Earth, the Blue Planet and Springwatch - will lose nearly one third of its programme-makers.

Based in Bristol, it will see 57 out of 180 staff posts axed and £12m sliced off its £37m budget.

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Dave P.

[JeffH]

This is very bad news

At a time when we need to be encouraging a greater interest in wildlife, the environment and nature generally how can anyone be so short-sighted

Wouldn't it be better to axe a soap episode or two; a 'reality' show or perhaps one of the new breed of ridiculous game shows!

Come on folks, get those letters off to the BBC.

Jeff

[mh68]

Yes, very sad news. Its hard to understand their logic, the BBC Natural History unit is considered a leader in its field and yet theyre axing staff and cutting it`s budget The nature programmes are about the only thing the BBC produce that are worth watching

Mark H

[The Black Rabbit]

Hey hey hey people!
What's da matter wit dew?
Lets look on the bright side eh?!

With a bit more money in Auntie's kitty, we can expect another few (to add to the dozens) "dramas" involving the police force, bloody detectives or pigging doctors.
I reckon we've got room for at least another six or so new detectives on tv, for starters...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz


Doug

[mh68]

Originally Posted by The Black Rabbit

Hey hey hey people!
What's da matter wit dew?
Lets look on the bright side eh?!

With a bit more money in Auntie's kitty, we can expect another few (to add to the dozens) "dramas" involving the police force, bloody detectives or pigging doctors.
I reckon we've got room for at least another six or so new detectives on tv, for starters...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz


Doug

Yeah, and at least another 3 or 4 pathetic reality shows

Got to feel sorry for those who are going to lose their jobs. They`ve worked hard to get the Natural History Unit to where it is today and suddenly some of those involved in its success are going to find themselves jobless. What a nice way for the Beeb to repay their efforts

Mark H

[Billy Wobble Dagger]

Originally Posted by The Black Rabbit

Hey hey hey people!
What's da matter wit dew?
Lets look on the bright side eh?!

With a bit more money in Auntie's kitty, we can expect another few (to add to the dozens) "dramas" involving the police force, bloody detectives or pigging doctors.
I reckon we've got room for at least another six or so new detectives on tv, for starters...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Doug

And some more cooking programmes!!!!!!!! Maybe Oddie will get the sack as well.
On a serious note it is sad news indeed. I hope it's not just that part of the BBC that is facing cuts, if it's across the board then fair enough, but to single that NHU out is very wrong.

BWD

[Ukwildlifeo]

Things maybe ok. The BBC is already teamin up with discovery channel and animal planet etc. Hopefully partnerships with people l;ike this will enable them to keep churning out good programmes

And the end of an article gave another good reason I love attenbourgh: his sheer honesty and awareness

Sir David also told the magazine that he had a standard reply for people who ask why he shows pictures of hummingbirds and other beautiful creatures without mentioning God.

"I tend to think of an innocent little child sitting on the bank of a river in Africa, who's got a worm boring through his eye that can render him blind before he's eight.

"Now, presumably you think this Lord created this worm, just as he created the hummingbird. I find that rather tricky."

[The Black Rabbit]

That IS an EXCELLENT quote Neil.

Of course, it would be answered with the standard...

"Ah. You see the Lord doth giveth with one hand, and doth taketh with the other"

Or

"The Lord. He doth work in mysterious ways"...

Or if you're a famous ex-England manager and mullet-headed spurs legend,

"That african child is paying for his (her) sins in a previous life"...

Ya dee ya dee ya.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by mh68

Yeah, and at least another 3 or 4 pathetic reality shows

Got to feel sorry for those who are going to lose their jobs. They`ve worked hard to get the Natural History Unit to where it is today and suddenly some of those involved in its success are going to find themselves jobless. What a nice way for the Beeb to repay their efforts

Mark H

of course theres a solution - we take all the people who work at BBC NHU put them in house somewhere and film them making a natural history programme with no budget - then every week the viewer can vote off (aka sack) one person until there is only one left.

that person wins a pathetically small payout but also has the chance to launch their career in the meedya

chavtastic duderino the veeiwers would clearly rather watch that then say another episode of natural world

[mh68]

Originally Posted by eeyore

of course theres a solution - we take all the people who work at BBC NHU put them in house somewhere and film them making a natural history programme with no budget - then every week the viewer can vote off (aka sack) one person until there is only one left.

that person wins a pathetically small payout but also has the chance to launch their career in the meedya

chavtastic duderino the veeiwers would clearly rather watch that then say another episode of natural world

Mark H