英語(yǔ)國(guó)家社會(huì)與文化入門上冊(cè)課件BI-U9

《英語(yǔ)國(guó)家社會(huì)與文化入門》(上冊(cè)）TheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish-SpeakingCountriesAnIntroduction(BookOne)《英語(yǔ)國(guó)家社會(huì)與文化入門》(上冊(cè)）TheSocietya1TheUnitedKingdomofBritainandNorthernIreland

Unit9TheBritishMediaTheUnitedKingdomofBritain2QuizGivetheEnglishandabriefexplanationforthefollowing:1監(jiān)督者2《泰晤士報(bào)》3《衛(wèi)報(bào)》4英國(guó)廣播公司5多媒體QuizGivetheEnglishanda3FocalPointspopularityandfunctionsofthemediathequalitypressTheObserverTheTimesTheGuardianTheTelegraphTheFinancialTimesTabloidsTheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)TheIndependentTelevisionCommissionFocalPointspopularityandfun4TheUnitIsDividedintoThreeSectionsI.TheRoleofMedia

II.BritishNewspapersIII.TheBroadcastMediaTheUnitIsDividedintoThre5I.TheRoleofMediaThemediaarecentraltoBritishleisureculture;ThemediaprovideBritishpeoplewithinformationaboutpoliticalandsocialissues,andareconsideredtobevitaltotheBritishpoliticalsystem;Themediaprovideweatherreportsandcarryadvertising;Themediaareusedforeducationalpurposesandprovideaforumforpeopletoexpresstheirviews;Themediaplaysanimportantroleinengenderinganationalculture.I.TheRoleofMediaThemedia6II.BritishNewspapersMoreandmorenewspapersbegantoappearinthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturyastheBritisheconomybegantoindustrialise,asthedemocraticfranchisewasextendedtolargersegmentsofthepopulation,andasliteracylevelsrosethroughtheintroductionofmasseducation.TheverynamesofBritishnewspapers--TheTimes,TheObserver,TheGuardian--suggestthatthefunctionofthepaperistooffertheelectorateobjectivereportsaboutwhatishappeninginthecountry.Thiswatchdogfunction,keepinganeyeonthegovernment,isoneofthereasonswhyafreepressisconsideredsoimportanttothefunctioningofparliamentarydemocracy.II.BritishNewspapersMoreand7II.BritishNewspapersTheObserver,whichispublishedeverySunday,firstappearedin1791,makingittheworld’soldestSundaynewspaper.Ittakesasocialliberalorsocialdemocraticlineonmostissues.Themainpapercomeswithanumberofsupplements–Sport,TheObserverMagazine,TheNewReviewandTheNewYorkTimesInternationalWeekly.II.BritishNewspapersTheObse8II.BritishNewspapersTheTimes,whichbeganpublishingin1785,istheUnitedKingdom’soldestdailynewspaper.

itssisterpaperTheSundayTimeswasfoundedin1821.TheTimeshadanaveragedailycirculationof394,448inMarch2014.AnAmericaneditionofTheTimeshasbeenpublishedsince6June2006.ThoughtraditionallyamoderatenewspaperandsometimesasupporteroftheConservativeParty,itsupportedtheLabourPartyinthe2001and2005generalelections.II.BritishNewspapersTheTime9II.BritishNewspapersTheGuardianisaBritishnationaldailynewspaper.Foundedin1821.ItisthemostleftwingoftheUKpapers.InAugust2013,TheGuardianinpaperformhadanaveragedailycirculationof189,000copies.TheGuardianwasnamednewspaperoftheyearatthe2014BritishPressAwards,foritsreportingongovernmentsurveillance.Thenewspaper’sonlineeditionwasthethirdmostwidelyreadintheworldasofJune2012.Itscombinedprintandonlineeditionsreachnearly9millionreaders.II.BritishNewspapersTheGuar10II.BritishNewspapersAdvertisingiscarriedinnewspapers.TheBritishmediaallmustfollowtheAdvertisingCodewhichensurethatadvertisementsarelegal,decent,honestandtruthful;haveasenseofresponsibilityforconsumerandsociety;andrespecttheprinciplesoffaircompetition.Britishnewspapercultureisunusualintheextenttowhichclassandeducationaldifferencesarereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.Britainhasoneofthehighestlevelsofnewspapersalesperheadofpopulation,andthereareover1400differentnewspaperswhichcaterforawiderangeofpoliticalviews,interestsandlevelsofeducation.II.BritishNewspapersAdvertis11II.BritishNewspapersBritishnewspapercultureisunusualintheextenttowhichclassandeducationaldifferencesarereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.Britainhasoneofthehighestlevelsofnewspapersalesperheadofpopulation,andthereareover1400differentnewspaperswhichcaterforawiderangeofpoliticalviews,interestsandlevelsofeducation.ReadinganewspaperinatubetrainII.BritishNewspapersBritish12II.BritishNewspapersDifferenttypesofnewspapers:-Dailynationalpapers:Newspaperswhichareavailablethroughoutthecountryandcoverissuesofnationalimportance.-“Qualitypress”:Usuallybroadsheets,thequalitypaperscarrymoreseriousandin-deptharticlesofparticularpoliticalandsocialimportance.Theyalsocarryreviewsandfeaturearticlesabouthighcultureandwillgenerallybereadbyawell-educated,middleclassaudience.TheTime,TheObserver,TheGuardianarequalitypapers.-“Thetabloids”:Onlyhalfthesizeofthebroadsheetpapers,thetabloidsaresmallerformatnewspaperswithcolourphotosandcatchyheadlines.Theyareoftencalled“thegutterpress”becausetheydealinscandalsandgossip,usuallyaboutfamouspeople,whetherinpolitics,sportsorentertainment,andcarrylotsofcrime,sportsandsensationalhumanintereststories.II.BritishNewspapersDifferen13II.BritishNewspapersTheSunisadailytabloidnewspaperpublishedintheUnitedKingdomandIreland.Ithadalargecirculationwithanaveragedailycirculationof2,069,809copiesinMarch2014.II.BritishNewspapersTheSun14II.BritishNewspapersTheEconomist

isanEnglish-languageweeklynewspaper,editedinofficesinLondon.In2006,itsaverageweeklycirculationwasreportedtobe1.5million,abouthalfofwhichweresoldintheUnitedStates.TheEconomist'sprimaryfocusisworldnews,politicsandbusiness,butitalsorunsregularsectionsonscienceandtechnologyaswellasbooksandthearts.Ittargetshighlyeducatedreadersandclaimsanaudiencecontainingmanyinfluentialexecutivesandpolicy-makers.II.BritishNewspapersTheEcon15II.BritishNewspapersTelevisionandtheInternethavebroughtgreatchangestomassmedia.Bythelate1990s,newswasavailable24hoursadayontelevisionchannels,andthenontheInternet,andnowevenonthecellphone.Theconstantlychangingnewdevelopmentsoftechnologieshaveposedachallengetothetraditionalbusinessmodel

ofnewspapersinBritain.

Forinstance,TheTimeswasprintedinbroadsheetformatfor219years,butswitchedtocompactsizein2004inanattempttoappealmoretoyoungerreadersandcommutersusingpublictransport.MajornewspapersintheUKhavelaunchedonlineeditionsinanattempttofolloworstayaheadoftheiraudience.II.BritishNewspapersTelevisi16Despitethechanges,manyBritishpeoplestillhavethehabitofbeginningtheirdaybyreadinganewspaperatbreakfast.Despitethechanges,manyBrit17III.TheBroadcastMediaTheroleofthebroadcastmediainBritishlife:-Onaverage,Britishpeoplespend4hoursadaywatchingTV,andnotparticipateinBritishtelevisionviewingistocutoneselfofffromBritishcultureandsociety;-WhatdoBritishpeoplewatch?News,entertainment,andsportarethefavorites;-Britainhaslong-runningsoapoperas.TheypresentgrittyandrealisticaccountsoftheeverydaylifeofBritons,oftentackingcontemporarysocialissueslikeracism,AIDS,homosexuality,divorce,drugabuse,familyviolenceandsoon;-Britishnewsarerenownedforthequalityoftheirreporting.III.TheBroadcastMediaThero18AfamilywatchingTVAfamilywatchingTV19CoronationStreetCoronationStreet

isaBritishsoapopera,firstbroadcastonin1960.TheprogrammecentresonthelivesoftheresidentsofCoronationStreetinafictionaltown.CoronationStreet

isnotedforitsdepictionofadown-to-earthworkingclasscommunitycombinedwithlight-heartedhumourandstrongcharacters.Withinsixmonthsofitsrelease,itbecamethemost-watchedprogrammeonBritishtelevision.IthasbeenoneofthemostfinanciallylucrativeprogrammesonBritishcommercialtelevision.On17September2010,itbecametheworld'slongest-runningTVsoapoperainproduction.CoronationStreetCoronatio20Left:CoronationStreetcastphotoin1960Right:The50thanniversaryofCoronationStreetcastphotoin2010Left:CoronationStreetcastp21DowntonAbbeyDowntonAbbey

isapopularBritishcostumedramatelevisionseriesItfirstairedonTVon9January2011andhavehadfourseriesoverthepastthreeyears.Thedramaseries,setinthefictionalYorkshirecountryestateofDowntonAbbey,depictsthelivesofthearistocraticCrawleyfamilyandtheirservantsinthepost-Edwardianera.DowntonAbbey

hasreceivedcriticalacclaimfromtelevisioncriticsandwonnumerousawards,includinganEmmyAward.DowntonAbbeyDowntonAbbeyis22III.TheBroadcastMediaTheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC):-BBCisaUKbasedinternationalpublicservicebroadcasterheadquarteredinLondon.Itistheworld'soldestnationalbroadcastingorganisation

andthelargestbroadcasterintheworldbynumberofemployees,withabout23,000staff.-Itwasfoundedin1922asapublicserviceradiostation,andlatermovedintoTV.-BBCTVwasrenamedBBC1whensisterchannelBBC2waslaunchedin1964.TheyarenowcalledBBCOneandBBCTwo.BBCOnespecializesinshowswithbroadappeal,suchassport,entertainment,currentaffairs,drama,andkidsshows.ItiscurrentlythemostwatchedtelevisionchannelintheUnitedKingdom.BBCTwoaimsatawiderangeofsubjectmatterandinterests,specialisinginintelligentyetpopularprogrammegenres.-Withthenewdevelopmentinmediatechnologies,moreBBCchannelshavebeenlaunchedsincerthebeginningofthe21st

century.III.TheBroadcastMediaTheBr23Logousedsince1997TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation,BBC:-TheworkofBBCisfundedprincipallybyanannualtelevisionlicencefee.ItischargedtoallBritishhouseholds,companiesandorganisationsusinganytypeofequipmenttoreceivelivetelevisionbroadcasts.ThelevelofthefeeissetbytheBritishGovernment,agreedbyParliamentandusedtofundtheBBC'sextensiveRadio,TVandOnlineservicescoveringthenationsandregionsoftheUK.-TheBBCisnolongerjustaboutTVshows.Nowadaysitisamultimediabusinesswithwidepublishingandeducationalinterests.NotonlycanyouwatchBBCshowsaboutcars,popmusic,cooking,holidaysandgardening,butyoucanbuymagazineswhichcomplementtheshowsbyprovidingfurtherinformation,recipes,andcompetitions.Logousedsince1997TheBritis24TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)BBCNewBroadcastingHouse,LondonTheBritishBroadcastingCorpo25III.TheBroadcastMediaITVisacommercialTVnetworkintheUK.Launchedin1955asIndependentTelevisionundertheauspicesoftheIndependentTelevisionAuthorityitistoprovidecompetitiontotheBBC.ItisalsotheoldestcommercialnetworkintheUK.ITVisanetworkoftelevisionchannelsthatoperateregionaltelevisionservicesaswellassharingprogrammesbetweeneachothertobedisplayedontheentirenetwork.LogoofIndependentTelevisionIII.TheBroadcastMediaITVis26III.TheBroadcastMediaTVandBritishpolitics:-GiventhevastamountsofcoverageinBritishhomes,TV,likethepress,isveryimportanttoBritishpolitics.TVplacesdifferentdemandsonpoliticiansandsothewholestyleofpoliticshaschanged.WithTV,politiciansliterally“comeintoourlivingroom,”andsotheyhavetoseemmorerelaxedandfriendly,asiftheyritiarespeakingtopeoplepersonally.Longspeechesareout;contemporarypoliticianshavejust2to3minutestogettheirmessagesacross,beforetheattentionoftheviewerdriftsandtheychangethechannel.III.TheBroadcastMediaTVand27SpeakingonBBC,formerPrimeMinisterTonyBlairdefendedhispolicyaboutthewarinIraqsixyearsafterheledBritainintothewar.SpeakingonBBC,formerPrime28III.TheBroadcastMediaTVandBritishpolitics:-Aftermuchreluctance,theHouseofCommonsfinallyagreedtoallowitssessionstobetelevisedin1990.WhileCommonsdebatesarealwaysopentothepublic,parliamentariansfearedthepowerofthecamera.PoliticiansfromallpartiesspendalotoftimeworryingabouttheirTVimages.III.TheBroadcastMediaTVand29Oneexampletoshowpoliticians’concernabouttheirpublicimageisthatMrs.Thatchertooklessonsfromavoicecoachwhotaughthertospeakinadeepervoicemorebefittingaseriousnationalleader,andchangedherhaircolour,make-upandclothinginordertoenhanceherdignifiedimage.Oneexampletoshowpolitician30QuestionsforDiscussionA.WhatroledothemediaplayinBritishculture?WhataresomeofthesimilaritiesanddifferencesintermsoffunctionsbetweentheBritishmediaandtheChinesemedia?B.WhataresomeofthecharacteristicsofBritishnewspaperculture?C.IstheBritishpressfreefromthegovernmentcontrolandcensorship?WhatistherelationshipbetweenthepressandpoliticsinBritain?D.HowdoestheBBCoperate?QuestionsforDiscussionA.Wha31《英語(yǔ)國(guó)家社會(huì)與文化入門》(上冊(cè)）TheSocietyandCultureofMajorEnglish-SpeakingCountriesAnIntroduction(BookOne)《英語(yǔ)國(guó)家社會(huì)與文化入門》(上冊(cè)）TheSocietya32TheUnitedKingdomofBritainandNorthernIreland

Unit9TheBritishMediaTheUnitedKingdomofBritain33QuizGivetheEnglishandabriefexplanationforthefollowing:1監(jiān)督者2《泰晤士報(bào)》3《衛(wèi)報(bào)》4英國(guó)廣播公司5多媒體QuizGivetheEnglishanda34FocalPointspopularityandfunctionsofthemediathequalitypressTheObserverTheTimesTheGuardianTheTelegraphTheFinancialTimesTabloidsTheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)TheIndependentTelevisionCommissionFocalPointspopularityandfun35TheUnitIsDividedintoThreeSectionsI.TheRoleofMedia

II.BritishNewspapersIII.TheBroadcastMediaTheUnitIsDividedintoThre36I.TheRoleofMediaThemediaarecentraltoBritishleisureculture;ThemediaprovideBritishpeoplewithinformationaboutpoliticalandsocialissues,andareconsideredtobevitaltotheBritishpoliticalsystem;Themediaprovideweatherreportsandcarryadvertising;Themediaareusedforeducationalpurposesandprovideaforumforpeopletoexpresstheirviews;Themediaplaysanimportantroleinengenderinganationalculture.I.TheRoleofMediaThemedia37II.BritishNewspapersMoreandmorenewspapersbegantoappearinthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturyastheBritisheconomybegantoindustrialise,asthedemocraticfranchisewasextendedtolargersegmentsofthepopulation,andasliteracylevelsrosethroughtheintroductionofmasseducation.TheverynamesofBritishnewspapers--TheTimes,TheObserver,TheGuardian--suggestthatthefunctionofthepaperistooffertheelectorateobjectivereportsaboutwhatishappeninginthecountry.Thiswatchdogfunction,keepinganeyeonthegovernment,isoneofthereasonswhyafreepressisconsideredsoimportanttothefunctioningofparliamentarydemocracy.II.BritishNewspapersMoreand38II.BritishNewspapersTheObserver,whichispublishedeverySunday,firstappearedin1791,makingittheworld’soldestSundaynewspaper.Ittakesasocialliberalorsocialdemocraticlineonmostissues.Themainpapercomeswithanumberofsupplements–Sport,TheObserverMagazine,TheNewReviewandTheNewYorkTimesInternationalWeekly.II.BritishNewspapersTheObse39II.BritishNewspapersTheTimes,whichbeganpublishingin1785,istheUnitedKingdom’soldestdailynewspaper.

itssisterpaperTheSundayTimeswasfoundedin1821.TheTimeshadanaveragedailycirculationof394,448inMarch2014.AnAmericaneditionofTheTimeshasbeenpublishedsince6June2006.ThoughtraditionallyamoderatenewspaperandsometimesasupporteroftheConservativeParty,itsupportedtheLabourPartyinthe2001and2005generalelections.II.BritishNewspapersTheTime40II.BritishNewspapersTheGuardianisaBritishnationaldailynewspaper.Foundedin1821.ItisthemostleftwingoftheUKpapers.InAugust2013,TheGuardianinpaperformhadanaveragedailycirculationof189,000copies.TheGuardianwasnamednewspaperoftheyearatthe2014BritishPressAwards,foritsreportingongovernmentsurveillance.Thenewspaper’sonlineeditionwasthethirdmostwidelyreadintheworldasofJune2012.Itscombinedprintandonlineeditionsreachnearly9millionreaders.II.BritishNewspapersTheGuar41II.BritishNewspapersAdvertisingiscarriedinnewspapers.TheBritishmediaallmustfollowtheAdvertisingCodewhichensurethatadvertisementsarelegal,decent,honestandtruthful;haveasenseofresponsibilityforconsumerandsociety;andrespecttheprinciplesoffaircompetition.Britishnewspapercultureisunusualintheextenttowhichclassandeducationaldifferencesarereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.Britainhasoneofthehighestlevelsofnewspapersalesperheadofpopulation,andthereareover1400differentnewspaperswhichcaterforawiderangeofpoliticalviews,interestsandlevelsofeducation.II.BritishNewspapersAdvertis42II.BritishNewspapersBritishnewspapercultureisunusualintheextenttowhichclassandeducationaldifferencesarereflectedinthenewspaperspeopleread.Britainhasoneofthehighestlevelsofnewspapersalesperheadofpopulation,andthereareover1400differentnewspaperswhichcaterforawiderangeofpoliticalviews,interestsandlevelsofeducation.ReadinganewspaperinatubetrainII.BritishNewspapersBritish43II.BritishNewspapersDifferenttypesofnewspapers:-Dailynationalpapers:Newspaperswhichareavailablethroughoutthecountryandcoverissuesofnationalimportance.-“Qualitypress”:Usuallybroadsheets,thequalitypaperscarrymoreseriousandin-deptharticlesofparticularpoliticalandsocialimportance.Theyalsocarryreviewsandfeaturearticlesabouthighcultureandwillgenerallybereadbyawell-educated,middleclassaudience.TheTime,TheObserver,TheGuardianarequalitypapers.-“Thetabloids”:Onlyhalfthesizeofthebroadsheetpapers,thetabloidsaresmallerformatnewspaperswithcolourphotosandcatchyheadlines.Theyareoftencalled“thegutterpress”becausetheydealinscandalsandgossip,usuallyaboutfamouspeople,whetherinpolitics,sportsorentertainment,andcarrylotsofcrime,sportsandsensationalhumanintereststories.II.BritishNewspapersDifferen44II.BritishNewspapersTheSunisadailytabloidnewspaperpublishedintheUnitedKingdomandIreland.Ithadalargecirculationwithanaveragedailycirculationof2,069,809copiesinMarch2014.II.BritishNewspapersTheSun45II.BritishNewspapersTheEconomist

isanEnglish-languageweeklynewspaper,editedinofficesinLondon.In2006,itsaverageweeklycirculationwasreportedtobe1.5million,abouthalfofwhichweresoldintheUnitedStates.TheEconomist'sprimaryfocusisworldnews,politicsandbusiness,butitalsorunsregularsectionsonscienceandtechnologyaswellasbooksandthearts.Ittargetshighlyeducatedreadersandclaimsanaudiencecontainingmanyinfluentialexecutivesandpolicy-makers.II.BritishNewspapersTheEcon46II.BritishNewspapersTelevisionandtheInternethavebroughtgreatchangestomassmedia.Bythelate1990s,newswasavailable24hoursadayontelevisionchannels,andthenontheInternet,andnowevenonthecellphone.Theconstantlychangingnewdevelopmentsoftechnologieshaveposedachallengetothetraditionalbusinessmodel

ofnewspapersinBritain.

Forinstance,TheTimeswasprintedinbroadsheetformatfor219years,butswitchedtocompactsizein2004inanattempttoappealmoretoyoungerreadersandcommutersusingpublictransport.MajornewspapersintheUKhavelaunchedonlineeditionsinanattempttofolloworstayaheadoftheiraudience.II.BritishNewspapersTelevisi47Despitethechanges,manyBritishpeoplestillhavethehabitofbeginningtheirdaybyreadinganewspaperatbreakfast.Despitethechanges,manyBrit48III.TheBroadcastMediaTheroleofthebroadcastmediainBritishlife:-Onaverage,Britishpeoplespend4hoursadaywatchingTV,andnotparticipateinBritishtelevisionviewingistocutoneselfofffromBritishcultureandsociety;-WhatdoBritishpeoplewatch?News,entertainment,andsportarethefavorites;-Britainhaslong-runningsoapoperas.TheypresentgrittyandrealisticaccountsoftheeverydaylifeofBritons,oftentackingcontemporarysocialissueslikeracism,AIDS,homosexuality,divorce,drugabuse,familyviolenceandsoon;-Britishnewsarerenownedforthequalityoftheirreporting.III.TheBroadcastMediaThero49AfamilywatchingTVAfamilywatchingTV50CoronationStreetCoronationStreet

isaBritishsoapopera,firstbroadcastonin1960.TheprogrammecentresonthelivesoftheresidentsofCoronationStreetinafictionaltown.CoronationStreet

isnotedforitsdepictionofadown-to-earthworkingclasscommunitycombinedwithlight-heartedhumourandstrongcharacters.Withinsixmonthsofitsrelease,itbecamethemost-watchedprogrammeonBritishtelevision.IthasbeenoneofthemostfinanciallylucrativeprogrammesonBritishcommercialtelevision.On17September2010,itbecametheworld'slongest-runningTVsoapoperainproduction.CoronationStreetCoronatio51Left:CoronationStreetcastphotoin1960Right:The50thanniversaryofCoronationStreetcastphotoin2010Left:CoronationStreetcastp52DowntonAbbeyDowntonAbbey

isapopularBritishcostumedramatelevisionseriesItfirstairedonTVon9January2011andhavehadfourseriesoverthepastthreeyears.Thedramaseries,setinthefictionalYorkshirecountryestateofDowntonAbbey,depictsthelivesofthearistocraticCrawleyfamilyandtheirservantsinthepost-Edwardianera.DowntonAbbey

hasreceivedcriticalacclaimfromtelevisioncriticsandwonnumerousawards,includinganEmmyAward.DowntonAbbeyDowntonAbbeyis53III.TheBroadcastMediaTheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC):-BBCisaUKbasedinternationalpublicservicebroadcasterheadquarteredinLondon.Itistheworld'soldestnationalbroadcastingorganisation

andthelargestbroadcasterintheworldbynumberofemployees,withabout23,000staff.-Itwasfoundedin1922asapublicserviceradiostation,andlatermovedintoTV.-BBCTVwasrenamedBBC1whensisterchannelBBC2waslaunchedin1964.TheyarenowcalledBBCOneandBBCTwo.BBCOnespecializesinshowswithbroadappeal,suchassport,entertainment,currentaffairs,drama,andkidsshows.ItiscurrentlythemostwatchedtelevisionchannelintheUnitedKingdom.BBCTwoaimsatawiderangeofsubjectmatterandinterests,specialisinginintelligentyetpopularprogrammegenres.-Withthenewdevelopmentinmediatechnologies,moreBBCchannelshavebeenlaunchedsincerthebeginningofthe21st

century.III.TheBroadcastMediaTheBr54Logousedsince1997TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation,BBC:-TheworkofBBCisfundedprincipallybyanannualtelevisionlicencefee.ItischargedtoallBritishhouseholds,companiesandorganisationsusinganytypeofequipmenttoreceivelivetelevisionbroadcasts.ThelevelofthefeeissetbytheBritishGovernment,agreedbyParliamentandusedtofundtheBBC'sextensiveRadio,TVandOnlineservicescoveringthenationsandregionsoftheUK.-TheBBCisnolongerjustaboutTVshows.Nowadaysitisamultimediabusinesswithwidepublishingandeducationalinterests.NotonlycanyouwatchBBCshowsaboutcars,popmusic,cooking,holidaysandgardening,bu