Is film4 free now ?

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:07:56 +0100, "Heracles Pollux"
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"Steve" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:05:26 +0100, Jilted wrote:

as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?
It's nearly free - you still have to pay the BBC tax.

Steve


No you don't.

Film4 is free independently of the BBC.

I think he means you have to pay a licence fee to the BBC to operate a
TV set whether or not you watch BBC. For details see
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/informa...ndex.jsp#link1.

Scott

"Scott" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:07:56 +0100, "Heracles Pollux"
wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:05:26 +0100, Jilted wrote:

as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?
It's nearly free - you still have to pay the BBC tax.

Steve


No you don't.

Film4 is free independently of the BBC.

I think he means you have to pay a licence fee to the BBC to operate a
TV set whether or not you watch BBC. For details see
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/informa...ndex.jsp#link1.

Scott

Oh No...

Don't get him started on the TV Licence thing again... :-/

;-)

Chris.

Scott wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:07:56 +0100, "Heracles Pollux"
wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:05:26 +0100, Jilted wrote:

as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?
It's nearly free - you still have to pay the BBC tax.

Steve


No you don't.

Film4 is free independently of the BBC.

I think he means you have to pay a licence fee to the BBC to operate a
TV set whether or not you watch BBC.

Mr Bollux is a loud-mouthed criminal who likes to brag about his crimes in
various newsgroups.

"Scott" wrote in message
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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:07:56 +0100, "Heracles Pollux"
wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
news
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:05:26 +0100, Jilted wrote:

as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?
It's nearly free - you still have to pay the BBC tax.

Steve


No you don't.

Film4 is free independently of the BBC.

I think he means you have to pay a licence fee to the BBC to operate a
TV set whether or not you watch BBC. For details see
http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/informa...ndex.jsp#link1.

Scott


Oh, you mean a relatively unenforceable law that relies on the cooperation
of the payer.

;-)

Heracles Pollux wrote:
Oh, you mean a relatively unenforceable law that relies on the
cooperation of the payer.

See what I mean?

"Colin" wrote in message
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"Jilted" wrote in message
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as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?

Oh FFS - how many adverts, posters, flyers etc. do you need to convince
you!


what posters just got back from lebanon where I was watching only al jeezea
which never had no subtitles

"Steve" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:05:26 +0100, Jilted wrote:

as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?
It's nearly free - you still have to pay the BBC tax.

Steve

theres the catch

"{{{{{Welcome}}}}}" wrote in message
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Thus spaketh Jilted:
as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?

You know full well it is free!

But totally pointless IMO until they start showing films in the correct
aspect ratio. Free or not, there's no way I'm watching cropped films.

"bugbear" wrote in message
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Edward Cowling London UK wrote:
In message , Jilted
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as subject really keep hearing from people its free.

Is this true or are they all lying to me ?


It's true, you can now watch all the old films the other channels gave up
showing years ago for free :-)

The sad thing is that apart from watching Milla in the Fifth Element
there is nothing I want to watch. Film 4 seem to equate heavy, deep &
depressing with good.

Yes indeedy. The Guardian film and TV critics speak highly
of film4.

However, real film fans avoid it as they crop 2.35:1 films to fit a 16:9
screen.

In article , Brian Wescombe
wrote:
Yes indeedy. The Guardian film and TV critics speak highly
of film4.

However, real film fans avoid it as they crop 2.35:1 films to fit a 16:9
screen.

And they break the films up with adverts too. My memory may be playing
tricks but I thought that when Film 4 started they made a fuss out of the
fact that they were a specialist film channel that respected their product
sufficiently to show it without any butchery. Now they're just the same as
any other TV channel with the exception of the single fact that they only
show one kind of programme.

Rod.