Why I Don't Pay for a TV License

There are no two ways about it, Eastenders is the worst thing on television. There can be no argument, no debate, this is a cold, hard fact.

It's getting harder and harder to respect the BBC. On the one hand, they're producing some fine television programming, no other provider produces documentaries of the same quality, titles such as Planet Earth are unique and really shine amongst other trash that gets aired nowadays. The BBC even had a hand in 2008s magnificent Man on Wire, so there are plenty of reasons that point towards supporting the BBC by paying the license fee... But the fact that the BBC keeps churning out episode after episode of Eastenders makes it impossible for me to hand them any of my money. Eastenders is a hideously low-budget production, and I fear that if I bought a TV license, my £142.50 may be responsible for funding the next fifty episodes or so.

The BBC seems to feel the need to cater to idiots, and they are under the impression that to do this, they need to produce rubbish programming. I'd argue that this is not the case, instead of just giving the morons who watch Eastenders what their used to, the BBC should be using their position of power and influence to change things up a bit and actually attempt to inform, educate and entertain it's audience.