Rumour: BBC want to axe The Sky At Night...

[Eric The Viking]

... there is a strong rumour that the BBC want to axe The Sky At Night.

If you disagree with them, there is a petition you can sign here:

http://tinyurl.com/SkyAtNightPetition*

I've signed.

E.

PS: The O.U. students who organised this also have a Twitter thing: "#saveskyatnight".
As I'm a human, I don't "tweet", but if you know any starlings or whatever...

*The full URL is:
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitio...=signature_receipt&utm_campaign=new_signature

 

[wizard]

they should axe the BBC

 

[Phil Pascoe]

they should axe the BBC

Licence.

 

[riclepp]

well they do have to save money to lavish on their peadophiles that work for them

 

[Water-Mark]

Maybe they should axe it.
They'll only rebrand it with another host so the content will be the same.
Maybe they just don't want to try and replace Mr Moore and who could bame them.
Seems a fitting time.

 

[finneyb]

Maybe they should axe it.
They'll only rebrand it with another host so the content will be the same.
Maybe they just don't want to try and replace Mr Moore and who could bame them.
Seems a fitting time.

Mr Moore - Sir Patrick please !!
I agree another host is not likely to cut the mustard, SPM is a hard act to follow not least for his very long term personal touch, personally typed letters etc, with amateur astronomers.

Not only that, the world has changed there are any number of website eg heavens above, stellarium, NASA, ESA etc that now provides public astronomical information that was not available say 10 years ago. I even wonder about the future of astronomical magazines at times - I certainly don't feel the need to buy one.

And then we have Brian Cox and co who provide a bigger effect although for a shorter time.

Time to move on IMO

Brian

 

[mailee]

they should axe the BBC

Licence.

They should let us repeat last years licence due to all the repeats they keep showing! :evil:

 

[Eric The Viking]

They should let us repeat last years licence due to all the repeats they keep showing! :evil:

I like that idea!

E.

 

[Dangermouse]

Doesn't affect us as we don't have a television. =D>