How the badly maimed BBC can stand up to parasitic Sky | Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee @ MediaGuardian - Television - on 2/1/12
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The BBC wins again. In the Christmas ratings war, the BBC trounced the competition as it always does. A pointless silly-season contest, but it's a national reminder that Britain's good broadcasting comes thanks to Lord Reith's legacy.

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British Sky Broadcasting, Iain Duncan Smith, Department for Work and Pensions, CBeebies, BBC, Guardian Media Group, BBC Television, Television licence, Mitch Benn, Rupert Murdoch, The Guardian, Polly Toynbee, William Hague, David Cameron, Andy Coulson, European Union, Tom Watson

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