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Why Pay for Auntie? (1992x39)

: 02, 1992

The future of some popular BBCtv shows, from Eldorado to the Generation Game, is under scrutiny. Why should viewers pay a licence for the kind of programmes that may be widely available on rival channels in the 90s? As the Government opens the debate on the BBC's future, Stephen Bradshaw reports on the case for renewing its Charter and interviews former heritage secretary David Mellor.