Well, the BBC is ad-free , but there's no mechanism for obtaining a rebate on the fee by claiming 'I only ever watch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurotrash_(TV_series) etc' (though perhaps that would be too embarassing a claim! ) And they do have ads for their own other programs, but they generally occur between programs rather than within. Actually sometimes (especailly for longer programs) it'd be nice to have a little break in the middle! (I'm aware that could be solved with sufficient technology ...which would cost money...) > *would* if I didn't > have TiVo) Which you pay for, right? >and as for "pledge wheedling," I have no idea what that means I seem to recall occasions when the American public channel (pbs?), which had most of the best TV (IMHO), would raise subscription money by interrupting the program until their viewer's pledges reached some threshold. During this break, some PBS people would wheedle ('Please please please, pledge, then you can get back to Dr. Who/ Nova/ etc. sooner... And support all that other stuff you like to watch ... ). Do they not do that any more? I've been here for nearly 10 years so things may have changed. > -----Original Message----- > From: something-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:something-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Christopher Hickman > Sent: 16 July 2007 14:30 > To: 'General Wunderland.Com Discussion List' > Subject: RE: [Something] Another question for the RabBrits... >