Colin Browne, chair of the VLV (Voice of the Listener and Viewer) discusses the lack of consultation and engagement with the licence fee payers

“In 2015 at the time of the Charter Review, more than 40,000 people responded to the BBC Trust on its consultation. The latest BBC consultation there was something like 25 responses because people didn’t know about it.”Colin Browne, chair of the Voice of the Listener and Viewer argues that there is now the absurd position that the BBC’s competitors have more power to influence the BBC’s ability to make changes, rather than those who fund it.Subscribe and support the podcast here.Find all our podcasts here@vlvuk@BeebRoger@RogerBolton@mastodonapp.ukroger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Roger Bolton, formerly presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Feedback' launches his very first podcast. Free from the constraints of broadcasting on the BBC, with a few more opinions and casting his net a little bit wider to encompass the whole of the BBC, Roger examines the issues that are facing the corporation and public service broadcasting.Find all our podcasts hereAnd please support this podcast by subscribing hereWe also support VLV (Voice of the Listener and Viewer) which represents the interests of audiences to make sure we continue to benefit from high quality radio and TV in the UK. You can find them here  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.