I am a big fan of BBC cooking and antiques shows, and they seem to have unendless amounts of them, lucky me 😁
I also like Doctor Who.
And books, yeah, I’ve read many classics, LOTR etc, too many to list.
Yes.
Taskmaster, Great British Bake Off, The Graham Norton Show, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Count Down, and Garden Rescue, and Grand Designs.
Probably some others that I can’t remember now 🙂
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Of course, I’ve read a fair amount of books by British authors and watched a lot of films by British directors. A lot are considered classics.
In Ireland, we get a lot of it, due to proximity, the main channels having regional broadcasting from Northern Ireland and the English language factor. We also get some of their newspapers and stories from Britain being covered in ours.
I like British shows. They are written differently than American shows and they feel refreshing. I don’t watch many because there aren’t talked about as much and I don’t actively look for them.
I generally consume whatever I feel is good or fun, country of origin doesn’t really matter to me. But I will not go above and beyond just to find British stuff specifically.
In Ireland we pick up British broadcasters.
Quite simply, the standard of British programming has been always been so high our national broadcaster has rarely even attempted to try and produce decent content/
Yeah, and having Sky1 on satellite tv with its news and kid’s shows without Finnish subtitles had a huge impact in the way I learned English when I was growing up. I actually remember asking my mom “what language is that”, then being somewhat surprised to hear it was English. I don’t know what I had been expecting, but I watched an ungodly amount of tv as a child, to a point I knew more English than my sister who was learning it at school, which irritated her quite a lot.
The Finnish national broadcasting company regularly does reruns of Mr. Bean, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, Keeping up appearances, as well as the modern-day hospital drama series. Downton Abbey and Emmerdale are also shown all the time. The Poirot series with David Suchet gets regular reruns. Bruiser, Graham Norton’s talk show, Little Britain… Too many to list.
Yup – mainly QI, 8OO10CDC, WILTY, Taskmaster.
English “panel shows” are something unique. Ones from my own country somehow feel too artificial, too rehearsed.
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Do Youtube channels count as well? They are media, right? Steve Marsh, Planes Trains Everything, Flawless Cleaning, Ed Chapman, All The Gear, those are the main ones. Notable others I watch occasionally: Phil Carr, Ash and Kels, Emma Cruises.
Yes. Books, news, films, whatever. It’s different from the American ones and gives another point of view.
I am big fan of British crime shows and period dramas. And huge fans of tv shows that are in both genres.
A fair bit. Just finished the latest by Richard Osman. Still a big fan of QI. Will watch strictly on occasion. Not nearly as much comedy as I used to. I find it’s pivoted towards cringe. Still a big fan of the Lloyd/Croft/Perry classics
I read books in English language, but honestly about half of the time I have no idea if it is a British or an American author. I don’t particularly care about authors, and when it’s Fantasy or SciFi it’s not always easy to tell by the content of the book.
From time to time I watch some BBC series or documentaries.
Yes. We have loads of British series and shows on our national broadcasting station (NPO) that (I think) they get from the BBC. Also on Netflix British shows are pretty popular here (Adolescence was a huge hit). Topgear used to be wildly popular when I was younger, a lot of podcasts I listen to nowadays are British (I find the Rachman Review and 20VC really cool), used to watch Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and Keeping Up Appearances with my grandparents. And these are only the things I now think of.
So in short, loads of British media. You Brits have an amazing sense of humour and a good taste in crime series. I think it’s quite close to (Western) Dutch culture and humour.
Yes – I live abroad with my wife from a foreign country. We speak English and consume predominantly English media, also our kids.
I do appreciate UK series and movies, because other easy choices from Netflix and Co. are US movies and media – and life in California is simply so different from Europe. I like UK crime stuff like like Department Q, or lighter things like Netflix The Stranger, Stay Close or Orphan Black. We can laugh with Jimmy Carr or Michael MacIntyre.
I also like Scandinavien series, like nordic noir, which I watch in original audio with German or English subtitles, as the English dubbing loses a lot of the original vibe and mood.
We don’t watch any UK TV shows or follow UK yellow press though.
I’ve seen my favourite tv shows mentioned, but not a lot of podcasts and YouTube.
I listen to The rest is history, Lateral, No such thing as a fish and Cautionary Tales.
I watch The Tim traveller and Map men on YouTube. I hope that Tom Scott someday will return but in the meantime I will keep listening to his podcast.
Yes, I was big into British music groups in my teens so I consequently grew up watching British panel shows and tv series, and I still enjoy watching shows like WILTY, Cats does Countdows, etc.
Anything that isn’t attempting to manipulate me into a political tool or trash braindead stuff the screams, go do something better with your time.
I used to watch a lot until BBC geoblocked online video content a couple years ago. Now I only watch BBC movies and series available on streaming services. I love shows like Blackadder, the old Monty Python stuff, several BBC productions like the Pride & Prejudice or Emma mini-series.
Music wise the UK also has a very decent amount of good artists and I read a lot of British authors. Tolkien, Pratchett, Charles Stross, Jody Taylor, Ben Aarnonovitch, … also used to love the other two who turned out to be massive dicks, so won’t post their names. IYKYK.
Muzzy as a child, growing up with ‘Allo ‘Allo, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr. Bean, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Black Adder, high school was time for Life of Brian and Meaning of Life, following Terry Gilliam to Brazil, getting to know Danny Boyle and Guy Ritchie, starting with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
I remember a friend sharing Utopia series with me, like a treasure it is. I got through one episode of US version.
Many more one-off encounters with British movies, like The Boat That Rocked or King’s Speech.
The latest was probably After Life with Ricky Gervais, it is not on the level of previously mentioned, but it has its moments.
My kid started to like some British cartoons (BBC stuff that’s available on YouTube). Maybe I have to start showing Bluey in Australian English to offset the British English haha. For me it’s been a while. I watched Sherlock, IT Crowd, Spaced, Inbetweeners. And probably a BBC documentary here and there if something interesting pops up on YouTube.
Very rarely. I watch random British documentaries on youtube sometimes, but otherwise can’t think of anything.
Sometimes. The post-2000s Doctor Who seasons, some Taskmaster if I can get my hands on full episodes and the ‘Rivers of London’-Series if you mean current media.
If legacy is also relevant: I’m in the process of finally getting my Pratchett sorted in English.
I like some comedy TV shows with Jimmy Car, I read the Guardian online and also watch some news from time to time but the general main politic overview is mentioned in Slovak news outlets, so even if I follow just them I get some news
Yes, a loads of British tv-shows, series, books, news media and other media are very common and popular in Norway, usually shown through our public broadcaster. Either it’s crime series or books (like Vera and Shetland), railway programs, travel programs, canal programs, nature documentaries (particularly with Sir David) or Monty Don. Some concepts are also copied here like Sewing Bee and Bake Off.
Yes, I follow some TV shows like Dr Who, the devil’s hour or Peppa Pig (I have toddlers at home) but I don’t follow any realities.
Yes, and I’m actually reading a British novel right now: The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor.
One of the first things I do almost every morning is to go on bbc.com to see if anything important has happened. I prefer it over most news sources because there’s less fluff and sensationalism.
Yeah, quite a lot of it really. Besides watching panel shows and consuming a fair amount of British dramas, a ton of the books I read are also written by English writers/historians and I quite enjou reading the Guardian from time to time. The UK, compared to the Netherlands, has a much larger film and tv industry and British books tend to be fairly cheap. It all makes it very easy to just consume British media.
Yup. Everyone grew up with *Harry Potter* (just a shame Rowling turned out to be the shit she is). I have watched *Yes, (Prime) Minister* and *Blackadder* more times than I care to count. I occasionally watch BBC or Sky for news
I’m sure there’s more that I simply can’t recall from the top of my head
Don’t watch TV or films. Read some books and probably played some video games though. But on an ongoing basis it’s internet media like TLDR News.
Yes, British movies and books are just as popular as American ones. But I have to mention Red Dwarf. The Czechs are crazy about it. Old sitcoms are popular in general, like Black Books, Monthy Pythons, or Blackadder.
I watch a lot of British media, from TV shows like Top Gear, Doctor Who in the past, to many British YT channels today, overall I probably watch more British ones than American ones, their type of presentation is just more pleasant in general (US Americans are always shouting…)
Next to that one of my favourite authors is British too, and I read his works in their original form.
British comedy is the best in the world. We may have 800 years of bad history with them, but you can’t beat Monty Python, The InBetweeners, Bottom or Fawlty Towers!
I do yes, I lived in the UK for 7 years and I miss many aspects of it. British media helps me feel in touch with the culture. I listen to podcasts, watch British movies, read books set there etc
When I was living in SEA, not much. Only Mr. Bean that was a regular on our TV and English Premier League. We mostly had American TV shows and series.
Now I live in EU and I watched more English media than before. BBC in YouTube, most of the YouTubers that I subscribe to also British, some Sky movies too.
Certainly, maybe less today, but I used to do that a lot.
As a teenager I would watch British tv shows on Dutch tv. Lately I sometimes watch the BBC news, watch lame detectives on BBC One (with Dutch subtitles although I can do without). With sport events sometimes a game is not on Dutch or Belgian tv, but is on the BBC. With the World Cup or Olympics I can switch between Dutch, German, Belgian and British channels to get different sports or to get the same sport with different comments / perspective.
TV: Coupling was a good show. They did a remake in the US and that was horribly bad. Bergerac. The Saint. Not The Nine O’clock News. Spitting Image was so great!
Books: I’ve read a lot of books written by British, Australian, Canadian, South African or American writers, and I in general I don’t remember their nationality.
yeah, I actually would watch exclusively British & Nordic shows if there was enough material
British crime series are among the best in the genre imo, and the comedy is much more my speed
Sure, I’ve been reading English language books since I was 14. Mostly Fantasy, some Sci Fi and some Historical fiction.
I also love the Graham Northon show, and have seen a lot of British tv series/movies. And of course, there’s plenty of music by British artists I’ve consumed.
Yes. British television has a good reputation here, and well earned I’d say. I’d always choose a british production over an american any day of the week. I especially love british documentaries, they tend to allow some air and let the subject be at the centre, instead of chasing quick entertainment all the time.
Yes, mostly tv comedy shows like keeping up apperarences, absolutly fabulous and cosy crime shows like poirot, father brown and midsommer murders. And my mom loves downton abbey.
Can’t recall any recent shows.
Definitely. A majority of my favourite TV shows are British, most of the podcasts I listen to regularly are British and a good chunk of my favourite authors as well (might also be a majority, but less clear cut than for TV or podcasts). The one area where it’s a lot more mixed is music. Still quite a few British bands/musicians in my favourites lists, but not a majority.
Rarely anymore. The pro of living in such a globalized world and partitioned media sphere is that if you are curious and willing, there’s genuinely the world’s art and culture to take in.
American and British tv, film and music were already everywhere growing up. Why turn this into yet a narrow Anglosphere influence?
Not much. I watch the Premier League, Top Gear used to be huge in Latvia. A show that comes to mind is Keeping Up Appearances, it was massive here, and nowadays Midsomer Murders is very popular. Can’t say I watch much more myself, but it’s better than non-existent.
I prefer British films and series over American ones because the characters seem way more relatable and less exaggerated.
Sometimes, when it airs on tv. I like some of their accents, tbf. It sounds more natural, rather than the american counterparts, imo.
In fact, yesterday i was at my grandparents’ house and both me and my mother tuned in to watch a british car repair show that my grandpa was watching, as they were repairing a honda civic crx!
Yes of course, my all time favourite authors are Terry Pratchett and JRR Tolkien and I love Doctor Who (though it wasn’t really available here until it was on Disney+). Many people watch British Crime shows like “Barnaby” (Germans love crime shows). I often read about “Taskmaster” but never seen it.
TV show and books, and especially also UK radio stations for playing the underground dance music that I like, which is almost unheard in Netherlands.
I sometimes read BBC news. Contrary to what British people often say, the BBC has high quality news and is one of the good sources for international news. It’s just that the British public is sceptical of news in general, much like but not as bad as in the US. Can’t comment on their domestic news as I don’t follow them as much, I have heard that they are taking part in “gotcha news” practices like many US media companies. I am glad that in my country(Estonia), the main news sources (public broadcaster ERR and a private news agency “delfi”) are very high quality in general. Delfi has rejected one other media company’s(Postimees) attempts to polarize news in Estonia. A few years ago there was a large exodus of journalists from Postimees because the owner started to influence the editorial board.
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I am a big fan of BBC cooking and antiques shows, and they seem to have unendless amounts of them, lucky me 😁
I also like Doctor Who.
And books, yeah, I’ve read many classics, LOTR etc, too many to list.
Yes.
Taskmaster, Great British Bake Off, The Graham Norton Show, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Count Down, and Garden Rescue, and Grand Designs.
Probably some others that I can’t remember now 🙂
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Of course, I’ve read a fair amount of books by British authors and watched a lot of films by British directors. A lot are considered classics.
In Ireland, we get a lot of it, due to proximity, the main channels having regional broadcasting from Northern Ireland and the English language factor. We also get some of their newspapers and stories from Britain being covered in ours.
I like British shows. They are written differently than American shows and they feel refreshing. I don’t watch many because there aren’t talked about as much and I don’t actively look for them.
I generally consume whatever I feel is good or fun, country of origin doesn’t really matter to me. But I will not go above and beyond just to find British stuff specifically.
In Ireland we pick up British broadcasters.
Quite simply, the standard of British programming has been always been so high our national broadcaster has rarely even attempted to try and produce decent content/
Yeah, and having Sky1 on satellite tv with its news and kid’s shows without Finnish subtitles had a huge impact in the way I learned English when I was growing up. I actually remember asking my mom “what language is that”, then being somewhat surprised to hear it was English. I don’t know what I had been expecting, but I watched an ungodly amount of tv as a child, to a point I knew more English than my sister who was learning it at school, which irritated her quite a lot.
The Finnish national broadcasting company regularly does reruns of Mr. Bean, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers, Keeping up appearances, as well as the modern-day hospital drama series. Downton Abbey and Emmerdale are also shown all the time. The Poirot series with David Suchet gets regular reruns. Bruiser, Graham Norton’s talk show, Little Britain… Too many to list.
Yup – mainly QI, 8OO10CDC, WILTY, Taskmaster.
English “panel shows” are something unique. Ones from my own country somehow feel too artificial, too rehearsed.
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Do Youtube channels count as well? They are media, right? Steve Marsh, Planes Trains Everything, Flawless Cleaning, Ed Chapman, All The Gear, those are the main ones. Notable others I watch occasionally: Phil Carr, Ash and Kels, Emma Cruises.
Yes. Books, news, films, whatever. It’s different from the American ones and gives another point of view.
I am big fan of British crime shows and period dramas. And huge fans of tv shows that are in both genres.
A fair bit. Just finished the latest by Richard Osman. Still a big fan of QI. Will watch strictly on occasion. Not nearly as much comedy as I used to. I find it’s pivoted towards cringe. Still a big fan of the Lloyd/Croft/Perry classics
I read books in English language, but honestly about half of the time I have no idea if it is a British or an American author. I don’t particularly care about authors, and when it’s Fantasy or SciFi it’s not always easy to tell by the content of the book.
From time to time I watch some BBC series or documentaries.
Yes. We have loads of British series and shows on our national broadcasting station (NPO) that (I think) they get from the BBC. Also on Netflix British shows are pretty popular here (Adolescence was a huge hit). Topgear used to be wildly popular when I was younger, a lot of podcasts I listen to nowadays are British (I find the Rachman Review and 20VC really cool), used to watch Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, and Keeping Up Appearances with my grandparents. And these are only the things I now think of.
So in short, loads of British media. You Brits have an amazing sense of humour and a good taste in crime series. I think it’s quite close to (Western) Dutch culture and humour.
Yes – I live abroad with my wife from a foreign country. We speak English and consume predominantly English media, also our kids.
I do appreciate UK series and movies, because other easy choices from Netflix and Co. are US movies and media – and life in California is simply so different from Europe. I like UK crime stuff like like Department Q, or lighter things like Netflix The Stranger, Stay Close or Orphan Black. We can laugh with Jimmy Carr or Michael MacIntyre.
I also like Scandinavien series, like nordic noir, which I watch in original audio with German or English subtitles, as the English dubbing loses a lot of the original vibe and mood.
We don’t watch any UK TV shows or follow UK yellow press though.
I’ve seen my favourite tv shows mentioned, but not a lot of podcasts and YouTube.
I listen to The rest is history, Lateral, No such thing as a fish and Cautionary Tales.
I watch The Tim traveller and Map men on YouTube. I hope that Tom Scott someday will return but in the meantime I will keep listening to his podcast.
Yes, I was big into British music groups in my teens so I consequently grew up watching British panel shows and tv series, and I still enjoy watching shows like WILTY, Cats does Countdows, etc.
Anything that isn’t attempting to manipulate me into a political tool or trash braindead stuff the screams, go do something better with your time.
I used to watch a lot until BBC geoblocked online video content a couple years ago. Now I only watch BBC movies and series available on streaming services. I love shows like Blackadder, the old Monty Python stuff, several BBC productions like the Pride & Prejudice or Emma mini-series.
Music wise the UK also has a very decent amount of good artists and I read a lot of British authors. Tolkien, Pratchett, Charles Stross, Jody Taylor, Ben Aarnonovitch, … also used to love the other two who turned out to be massive dicks, so won’t post their names. IYKYK.
Muzzy as a child, growing up with ‘Allo ‘Allo, Keeping Up Appearances, Mr. Bean, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Black Adder, high school was time for Life of Brian and Meaning of Life, following Terry Gilliam to Brazil, getting to know Danny Boyle and Guy Ritchie, starting with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
I remember a friend sharing Utopia series with me, like a treasure it is. I got through one episode of US version.
Many more one-off encounters with British movies, like The Boat That Rocked or King’s Speech.
The latest was probably After Life with Ricky Gervais, it is not on the level of previously mentioned, but it has its moments.
My kid started to like some British cartoons (BBC stuff that’s available on YouTube). Maybe I have to start showing Bluey in Australian English to offset the British English haha. For me it’s been a while. I watched Sherlock, IT Crowd, Spaced, Inbetweeners. And probably a BBC documentary here and there if something interesting pops up on YouTube.
Very rarely. I watch random British documentaries on youtube sometimes, but otherwise can’t think of anything.
Sometimes. The post-2000s Doctor Who seasons, some Taskmaster if I can get my hands on full episodes and the ‘Rivers of London’-Series if you mean current media.
If legacy is also relevant: I’m in the process of finally getting my Pratchett sorted in English.
I like some comedy TV shows with Jimmy Car, I read the Guardian online and also watch some news from time to time but the general main politic overview is mentioned in Slovak news outlets, so even if I follow just them I get some news
Yes, a loads of British tv-shows, series, books, news media and other media are very common and popular in Norway, usually shown through our public broadcaster. Either it’s crime series or books (like Vera and Shetland), railway programs, travel programs, canal programs, nature documentaries (particularly with Sir David) or Monty Don. Some concepts are also copied here like Sewing Bee and Bake Off.
Yes, I follow some TV shows like Dr Who, the devil’s hour or Peppa Pig (I have toddlers at home) but I don’t follow any realities.
Yes, and I’m actually reading a British novel right now: The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor.
One of the first things I do almost every morning is to go on bbc.com to see if anything important has happened. I prefer it over most news sources because there’s less fluff and sensationalism.
Yeah, quite a lot of it really. Besides watching panel shows and consuming a fair amount of British dramas, a ton of the books I read are also written by English writers/historians and I quite enjou reading the Guardian from time to time. The UK, compared to the Netherlands, has a much larger film and tv industry and British books tend to be fairly cheap. It all makes it very easy to just consume British media.
Yup. Everyone grew up with *Harry Potter* (just a shame Rowling turned out to be the shit she is). I have watched *Yes, (Prime) Minister* and *Blackadder* more times than I care to count. I occasionally watch BBC or Sky for news
I’m sure there’s more that I simply can’t recall from the top of my head
Don’t watch TV or films. Read some books and probably played some video games though. But on an ongoing basis it’s internet media like TLDR News.
Yes, British movies and books are just as popular as American ones. But I have to mention Red Dwarf. The Czechs are crazy about it. Old sitcoms are popular in general, like Black Books, Monthy Pythons, or Blackadder.
I watch a lot of British media, from TV shows like Top Gear, Doctor Who in the past, to many British YT channels today, overall I probably watch more British ones than American ones, their type of presentation is just more pleasant in general (US Americans are always shouting…)
Next to that one of my favourite authors is British too, and I read his works in their original form.
British comedy is the best in the world. We may have 800 years of bad history with them, but you can’t beat Monty Python, The InBetweeners, Bottom or Fawlty Towers!
I do yes, I lived in the UK for 7 years and I miss many aspects of it. British media helps me feel in touch with the culture. I listen to podcasts, watch British movies, read books set there etc
When I was living in SEA, not much. Only Mr. Bean that was a regular on our TV and English Premier League. We mostly had American TV shows and series.
Now I live in EU and I watched more English media than before. BBC in YouTube, most of the YouTubers that I subscribe to also British, some Sky movies too.
Certainly, maybe less today, but I used to do that a lot.
As a teenager I would watch British tv shows on Dutch tv. Lately I sometimes watch the BBC news, watch lame detectives on BBC One (with Dutch subtitles although I can do without). With sport events sometimes a game is not on Dutch or Belgian tv, but is on the BBC. With the World Cup or Olympics I can switch between Dutch, German, Belgian and British channels to get different sports or to get the same sport with different comments / perspective.
TV: Coupling was a good show. They did a remake in the US and that was horribly bad. Bergerac. The Saint. Not The Nine O’clock News. Spitting Image was so great!
Books: I’ve read a lot of books written by British, Australian, Canadian, South African or American writers, and I in general I don’t remember their nationality.
yeah, I actually would watch exclusively British & Nordic shows if there was enough material
British crime series are among the best in the genre imo, and the comedy is much more my speed
Sure, I’ve been reading English language books since I was 14. Mostly Fantasy, some Sci Fi and some Historical fiction.
I also love the Graham Northon show, and have seen a lot of British tv series/movies. And of course, there’s plenty of music by British artists I’ve consumed.
Yes. British television has a good reputation here, and well earned I’d say. I’d always choose a british production over an american any day of the week. I especially love british documentaries, they tend to allow some air and let the subject be at the centre, instead of chasing quick entertainment all the time.
Yes, mostly tv comedy shows like keeping up apperarences, absolutly fabulous and cosy crime shows like poirot, father brown and midsommer murders. And my mom loves downton abbey.
Can’t recall any recent shows.
Definitely. A majority of my favourite TV shows are British, most of the podcasts I listen to regularly are British and a good chunk of my favourite authors as well (might also be a majority, but less clear cut than for TV or podcasts). The one area where it’s a lot more mixed is music. Still quite a few British bands/musicians in my favourites lists, but not a majority.
Rarely anymore. The pro of living in such a globalized world and partitioned media sphere is that if you are curious and willing, there’s genuinely the world’s art and culture to take in.
American and British tv, film and music were already everywhere growing up. Why turn this into yet a narrow Anglosphere influence?
Not much. I watch the Premier League, Top Gear used to be huge in Latvia. A show that comes to mind is Keeping Up Appearances, it was massive here, and nowadays Midsomer Murders is very popular. Can’t say I watch much more myself, but it’s better than non-existent.
I prefer British films and series over American ones because the characters seem way more relatable and less exaggerated.
Sometimes, when it airs on tv. I like some of their accents, tbf. It sounds more natural, rather than the american counterparts, imo.
In fact, yesterday i was at my grandparents’ house and both me and my mother tuned in to watch a british car repair show that my grandpa was watching, as they were repairing a honda civic crx!
Yes of course, my all time favourite authors are Terry Pratchett and JRR Tolkien and I love Doctor Who (though it wasn’t really available here until it was on Disney+). Many people watch British Crime shows like “Barnaby” (Germans love crime shows). I often read about “Taskmaster” but never seen it.
TV show and books, and especially also UK radio stations for playing the underground dance music that I like, which is almost unheard in Netherlands.
I sometimes read BBC news. Contrary to what British people often say, the BBC has high quality news and is one of the good sources for international news. It’s just that the British public is sceptical of news in general, much like but not as bad as in the US. Can’t comment on their domestic news as I don’t follow them as much, I have heard that they are taking part in “gotcha news” practices like many US media companies. I am glad that in my country(Estonia), the main news sources (public broadcaster ERR and a private news agency “delfi”) are very high quality in general. Delfi has rejected one other media company’s(Postimees) attempts to polarize news in Estonia. A few years ago there was a large exodus of journalists from Postimees because the owner started to influence the editorial board.