
TV Licence, too fat to adopt, and Crackerjack comeback
Should the over 75s be made to pay for their TV licence? NI Conservative member Frank Shivers and media commentator Roy Gleenslade discuss.
A fifth of the entire BBC budget. That's what it could cost the organisation - if it has to absorb the financial hit - of ending free TV licences for people over 75. The public consultation on the issue comes to an end today. The BBC is taking over the scheme from the Government in 2020. No longer will the government pay in - so now, it’s either the BBC or the pensioners themselves. Stephen got the views of commentator and NI Conservative member Frank Shivers and media commentator Roy Gleenslade.
Also on the programme, on Friday's programme we we're talking about success and how people feel successful in life. Just at the very end of the show we spoke to Sabrina. She felt that her difficulties with reading and writing, made her feel like a failure. She also told us about not being able to have children and the struggles she has faced in adoption. Stephen spoke to EJ Havlin from Adoption UK and we took lots of your calls on this.
All that and more on the biggest show in the country…
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