This shouldn't be controversial and it was hardly a rant! The fact that it was censored speaks volumes about the BBC.

@brianlopez8855

10 ай бұрын

Big Brother Corporation cannot bear dissent.

@davey1602

10 ай бұрын

It's certainly worth an investigation into their accounts. There's a time and place for bean counters to come in and I definitely think public expenditure is one of them.

@kevinfroude8679

10 ай бұрын

It sounded like it came from the heart - that's probably why they didn't like it.

@camrs125

10 ай бұрын

Don’t pay the tv tax and we can put them out of business…the bbc needs the bud light treatment..come on my British patriots..grow some and don’t pay

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

@@camrs125that’s why she was ranting. She lost her job because the BBC are forced to cut local radio services because of people not paying the license fee

They wouldn't need to cut it if they didn't pay people like Gary Lineker so much.

@terrywrigley9751

10 ай бұрын

Well bbc excused saville for a very long time!

@si002

10 ай бұрын

@@terrywrigley9751 oh yes indeedy euheuheuheuheuh how's about that then

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

@@terrywrigley9751really? The BBC protected Saville did they? Saville. Personal friend to King Charles. Saville. Spent several Xmas dinners at Chequers as guest of the Thatchers. Saville. A man nominated 4 times by Thatcher to be knighted. Yet royal protection,Special branch,MI5 and others,saying that maybe that was a step too far. Saville. A man handed the keys to Broadmoor. But sure. The BBC were protecting him!!! Hahahaha you people really are clueless aren’t you?

@Adam-sd2ow

10 ай бұрын

@@soviet700" The BBC is good the BBC is great, I surrender my will as of this date!"

@badgical640

10 ай бұрын

@@soviet700 So you’re telling us that makes it alright dose it

This is NOT rant, it’s a well articulated and thoughtful monologue.

@Jizzlewobbwtfcus

6 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@hakz795

4 ай бұрын

It's more like waffling and accusations without evidence.

@NICKBYN

3 ай бұрын

@@hakz795 may be you are hard of hearing ... in which case you're forgiven!!

@hakz795

3 ай бұрын

@@NICKBYN I hope you are nowhere near any position where you have the power to judge between 2 individuals. Because you don't seem to know the meaning of proof and evidence.

@NICKBYN

3 ай бұрын

@@hakz795 projection, projection, projection... cease your gas lighting....

Sophie Little seems to have her heart in the right place, and a person of integrity. No wonder the BBC is getting rid of her.

@wyattfamily8997

9 ай бұрын

Exactly, Ibet the ekite of the BBC haven't cut THEIR salaries at all.

@voulafisentzidis8830

9 ай бұрын

Never were there truer words spoken. Shame that the BBC has succumbed to political dictates rather than remaining true to its charter. Society, in general, is failing those who don't participate in social media - whether through lack of knowledge or interest.

@kevinwhelan9607

8 ай бұрын

You said it.

@markdavids2511

6 ай бұрын

She found some integrity when she lost her job!. Don’t let her fool you

@andydudley1775

6 ай бұрын

@@markdavids2511 true that just like the tory giving seats up before the election.

For the BBC to pull this, just shows how bad they are .

@markhorton8578

10 ай бұрын

They probably would have left it in, if she had blamed it on Brexit.

@mygreatbigfoot1679

10 ай бұрын

Don’t listen to her it’s Fake News.

@Adam-sd2ow

10 ай бұрын

@@markhorton8578 Or sexism or white men or transphobes.

@thespotlightkid1011

10 ай бұрын

Yes. I call that the work of scum. Everyone: Don't pay for their liscence, courts will never & and can not issue warrants despite Beeb bluff letters, not unless you physically signed a "Liability Order" to pay the Beeb annually, then the courts could step in, big-but, no TV owner has nor are they asked to sign a liability order... (which were officially ceased in 1993) ...by the BBC to pay them an annual fee. Don't give them a penny. Don't let ballifs in for it, they have no more right than I have to break in your house because I claimed you owed me a fiver. Don't sign a ballif's "Chattle of Goods" for not having a licence as it gives them access rights to grab whatever you sign away, simply never open the door or let anyone inside for Beeb liscence related issues, more paperwork bluffs will be the only outcome

@paulcastle1718

10 ай бұрын

I've got used to it over the years and completely gave up on them some years ago . They are left wing activists at the BBC , interested only in their extreme left ideology and their valuable platform that they us to spread their propaganda .Not everyone at the Beeb but still far too many of them and they have always been entitled and arrogant .

A BBC presenter with integrity, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

@matthewpayne2035

10 ай бұрын

Integrity found only when they were on their way out the door with nothing to lose.

@hansdampf640

10 ай бұрын

integrety? i have my doubts,you think she would have said anything if it weren´t her last day on the job!?

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

Integrity? She had a hissy fit because her job was ended. Just another easily led simpleton who doesn’t bother to learn anything for himself,but let’s KZreadrs tell them what to think!!! Unbelievable

@jamespurchase4035

10 ай бұрын

Integrity would have been to never have worked at the BBC in the first place. Big-state-BBC crowds out private investment, this is especially true at the local level where a private operation will have no hope of profitability for as long as there is a BBC alternative that doesn't need to financially justify its existance

@Adam-sd2ow

10 ай бұрын

@@soviet700 You let the BBC and C4 tell you what to believe. 🤣

She didn't insult anyone . . . cared about her job and her audience. Nice lady

"Goes against the grain of all the training I've received over 15 years" is the key phrase for me. I've always wondered about the "lying by omission" that is pervasive in the BBC and now I know that they knock it out of them, the drive to tell the full story not the sanitised out of historical context version that meets the establishments requirements. Well done to her for giving us this insight!

@barbarakauppi9915

9 ай бұрын

That bit jumps out loud and clear, doesn't it.

@G-ra-ha-m

9 ай бұрын

The BBC is the voice of the establishment, the roots are very very deep, which is why Jimmy Savile was honoured by them for half a century.

@rossmackay-williams4583

8 ай бұрын

Lets face it the money goes to the government and its a government broadcaster...not paid or watched since the Iraq war2003

@morpheus9137

4 ай бұрын

Government propaganda service, everyting else is window dressing.@@rossmackay-williams4583

I didn’t think it was a rant. It was polite, honest and to the point.

@sprinter1832

10 ай бұрын

Careful old "juglugs" will be listening, tbf he could hardly avoid listening, with those lugs!😵😵‍💫🥴

@edwardmmanns7454

10 ай бұрын

A rant? These people better look it up in the dictionary.

@howardjones7370

10 ай бұрын

@@sprinter1832: You must mean the perennial Golden Lobes winner! 😅

@paulcastle1718

10 ай бұрын

Was it this Chilli bloke who branded it a rant ? He either has very poor English or he has an agenda to criticise anyone who has got the BBC sussed .

@AH-ml4vi

10 ай бұрын

Has to say rant to grab attention, also beware those criticising the BBC because people like the Murdoch's would love to see the death of the BBC so they can have a Fox like grip over our politics like they do in America.

Typical BBC. Well said Sophie.

Well done Sophie! If more people had the guts to speak out as you have, the BBC and the country as a whole, would not be in the state it's in. Thank you.

@Stabby666

10 ай бұрын

The govt is cutting BBC funding but I’m guessing you’ll still vote Tory, right?

@CharlieMac53

10 ай бұрын

@@Stabby666 But of course I will Stabby! I am working class and I see no alternative. What other party is going to promise me the earth and give me absolutely nothing? In fact, less than nothing, as soaring inflation caused by my natural masters, means I am even poorer than before the financial crash of 2008. These people keep me in my place, as is the natural way of things. Heavens above man, if it wasn't for the likes of me, the status quo of 'master and servant' could not be maintained. Furthermore, my family and I really love swimming in shit when we go on holiday in our brilliant rip off country. 😉

@Stabby666

10 ай бұрын

@@CharlieMac53 I’ll admit that your use of multisyllabic words, punctuation and lack of spelling errors suggests you’re not the average gammon here. Well played 😁

@joannebutcher860

9 ай бұрын

@CharlieMac53 * I and friends are constantly trying to let people know what is going on in this country and the world, since we follow the truth. They are still in cloud cuckoo land and revert to calling us Conspiracy Theorists ! Do they not understand that we were correct about all that HAS happened and what is happening STILL - how stupid they really are.

@MYBIGKINDHEART

9 ай бұрын

​@@Stabby666lol

Good for her. Not a rant. A concise presentation of facts impacting the lives of British citizens. I repeat. Good for her. We need more like her.

How can the bbc act like a private company yet be classified as a public broadcasting company

@thelastmotel

10 ай бұрын

Well, come 2027, they are just gonna be a 100% private company.

@monaghan5475

10 ай бұрын

Because the Government has got the organisation gripped by the bollocks.

@danielcaldwell1110

10 ай бұрын

@monaghan5475 tHe GoVeRnMeNt. Because Capitalism privatizes everything and doesn't want nothing public. BBC is private because it has shareholders who tell them how to run their businesses, like morgan stanley. Whoever thinks this is a public company simply doesn't understand the economic system they live in

@RenoLaringo

10 ай бұрын

Because even governments are owned by private interests, let alone the BBC. Public services don't mean a dam thing anymore today. It's a long lost souvenir. We allowed them to disappear and we gave control to gigantic corporates which only have money and control at heart. Ain't billions of victims enough yet to make people open their eyes ? Or did we all just became suicidal, as a society and as a civilization? This smells like the end of times.

@stuartdyer2159

10 ай бұрын

@monaghan5475 thank u for the

This wasn't a rant, this was a plea and she said it in such an eloquent way too. The BBC don't deserve her.

@steveste7922

10 ай бұрын

they don't deserve her👍

@jktekkerz8735

8 ай бұрын

Is there an echo in here??!!??

A great loss to BBC radio for sure. Sophie came over most dignified to me. I hope someone who holds a senior position in commercial radio hears what this delightful radio presenter has to say about the BBC’s ruthless cuts to local radio and offers her a deserving job in radio. The best of luck for the future Sophie if you happen to see this ❤

As many people have said: "This was not a rant." Sadly she dared to criticise the BBC and expose them. No one criticises the BBC. Not ever. You don't criticise them for being racist, sexist or ageist. If you do than the BBC has ways of dealing with you....

@cliffordbuttle4529

7 ай бұрын

Agree they love there over payed lawyers who they hide behind 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😮😮😮

@Frank_Nemo

4 ай бұрын

On thing you learn in life is that no organisation, be it university, institution, society or business ever forgets and rarely forgives...ever. Long after the crossee has long forgotten about 'the incident', they will still remember. It's just a point to remember the next time you ever feel compelled to get something off your chest or 'clear the air'.

@_Why_123

4 ай бұрын

@@Frank_Nemo ... 🤔However, sometimes you just have to do what you feel the need to do! ... To be able to live with some self respect! 👍

Integrity and the BBC. Don't belong in the same sentence.

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

Can you name any broadcaster with integrity please?

@progrockrules

10 ай бұрын

Sadly - many years ago - it did - but not now...

@barrybernstein9049

10 ай бұрын

BRITISH broadcasting corporation - just an explanation of what an oxymoron is.

I love how the gutter press is calling this a "furious rant" when it wasn't really a rant at all, it was a very polite and concise summary of what is wrong with cutting local services. I wish this woman the best for the future and hope she and her team lands on their feet. The way she said "I have to remind myself that it's not their BBC, it's our BBC". She isn't the one who needs reminding, it's the managment above her. The ones who made the decision to censor her opinion. They clearly believe it is their BBC.

@bretton_woods

10 ай бұрын

To the gutter press, anyone who even slightly steps out of line or sticks their head above the parapet is accused of going on a "bizarre" rant, or "having a meltdown", or are a "conspiracy theorist" etc etc. The mainstream media are not populated by human beings - I do not believe they actually have souls. Just drones.

@errin-mp1zy

10 ай бұрын

That last sentence was the only thing I disagreed with, we may be forced to pay for it, but it's never been ours, it's always been theirs to do what they want with and protect who they want.

@RichardPhillips1066

10 ай бұрын

I can only guess they didn't like the "all audiences bit " its centertist not leftist

@RichardPhillips1066

10 ай бұрын

​@@errin-mp1zyit's certainly not ours now

@eisbeinGermany

10 ай бұрын

well, what else do you expect from an institution that pushed the jab and dare anyone who tried to say in public? its not a vaccine,

Well done Sophie, well done for standing up. I often ask people what they will do to make society better for my son, and you have gone beyond what I expect. I am behind you

Good for her she sounds like someone I'd like to hear and see more of... Her integrity and strength gives me hope we can get back what was taken from us....

She spoke honestly and fairly. Shame the bbc feel they have to censor this stuff.

@alanwalton5735

10 ай бұрын

Could be worst. BBC thinks ULEZ is not I public interest to report on.

@ph8077

10 ай бұрын

BBC DEI > Representing ALL British people.

@adrianjohnson7920

10 ай бұрын

If you want to know what institutions fear -- just note what they censor. The BBC obviously fears the Truth, told with logic and courtesy.

@fractionaldebtisfraud2187

10 ай бұрын

The cuts locally are so that the hosts of well known national programmes can be paid upwards of £300K per year, from Laura Kuenessberg to Gary Lineker. It's elitest, a tiny few who believe they know better and, as for the little guy, he can go swivel. They are desperate to water down or even not report stories. Because to have any hope of keeping the licence fee, they let the Tory or Labour person do the "explaining." Take the recent examples of ordinary people on strike. They are generally ridiculed, whilst the BBC reflects the government's position as "reasonable."

@angr3819

9 ай бұрын

Good for her. Lady spoke the truth. At one time, local news were far less censored than national and international propaganda. The independents locals were also more able to speak out at least a bit. Now they all sing from the same hymn sheet and here is why: From Edwardian times the Rotten childs and a tiny few of their relatives got hold of the controlling shares of between a quarter to a third of some of the major news agencies. Thus they were able to dictate what the public were told, true or false. As they increased the number of media companies they owned the controlling shares of so they increased the amount of what the public were and were not allowed to hear. I have noticed that from circa 2010, they ALL seem to sing from the exact same hymn sheet, whereas before some were still sometimes diverging from the grand narrative. What happened in 2010? Well, we had a new PM and Chancellor of the Exchequer, both of whom are from banking families. No wonder all wars are bankers wars, and they were able to foment the two largest genocides in history with the world wars, and ensure that the US has constantly been at war for 80 years, plus other wars and supposed 'revolutions'. Thus, almost everything our grandparents, for some of us our gt grandparents, our parents, ourselves, our children and grandchildren have heard for over a century has been propaganda controlled by THEM. The same kh. az. aryan mafier for generation after generation. Only a tiny few exceptions remain independent, such as the online The Expose (a couple of months ago the Editor was put in hospital with an assignation attempt, after warnings. They haven't reported more. Not if he is still Editor, if he is recovered or even if he is alive. The staff of The Expose are under very real threat for telling the truth, with sources including information from the records of (mis)governments and other official sources, thus easily verifiable).

It wasn't even a rant. It was calmly stated and truthful.

@Lookup2Wakeup

10 ай бұрын

It was not a DLT.......

@chriscurtain1816

10 ай бұрын

@@Lookup2Wakeup I remember that. Wasn't his more along the lines of "You can't do this to me! Don't you know who I am?"

Sophie Little... Never heard of her but she's my hero of the day. Brave, humanitarian and eloquent. I like this woman. On a more general note, I've been a fan of the principles behind the BBC all my life. I even argue with people in support of the license fee. That's why I've become increasingly alarmed at the way standards across the board have deteriorated badly over the past ten years or so. I've written to them several times about this issue, but never received a reply.

@rossmackay-williams4583

8 ай бұрын

There just a government run broadcaster to me and stopped paying the tax in 2003 for there reporting of the Iraq War

Whilst she had little to lose at this stage, I still applaud her for stating her case and saving the recording to post on Twitter (because she knew it might not be broadcast). As for the waste of money frittered away by the beeb on so many expensive items - how about cutting those expensive waste of time threatening letters to all and sundry, especially knowing that the cost of postage is increasing by so much in the very near future.

@cliffordbuttle4529

7 ай бұрын

How do you expect us to light our bonfires 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

BBC presenter tells the truth! Should have been the real headline!!!

It wasn't a rant. She was being honest and open

@gail9299

10 ай бұрын

For those 'journalists' that dont have a basic level of understanding the English language.... Definition of a rant...speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way. Dont think this counts 🙄 She spoke

Well said Sophie!!. Finally some HONESTY!!.🙏👏👍

I thought it was a long way from a "rant" she explained her views in a calm and considered manner and most of all her views are most likely held by many folk - hope Sophie finds a place where she can continue to speak frank and openly

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.

@richardwebb9532

10 ай бұрын

👍🍻 oi vey!

@manmaje3596

10 ай бұрын

@@richardwebb9532Absolutely

This isn’t a rant, this is empathy.

A BBC cover up? Really? Can't believe they would do such a thing.

@catmoore2443

10 ай бұрын

Exactly, why would they, spineless, gutless , lying ,thieving as they are . They would ofcourse never lie .

It doesn't have to broadcast from a separate local studio. It can be done over the phone from home or social media channels, etc. I truly believe in what she said and agree that the BBC licence charge should be scrapped along with many of their woke views! The public are their clients but just like many other public owned services and our government, they seem to have completely forgotten that this is the case!

@JoJubjub-kx8lp

10 ай бұрын

I don't watch tv or have a license, or have a tv, no need for it, and all the woke shit, man im way too intolerant of forced belief to want to watch any of that filth

This young lady wasnt ranting. She was stating her case politely. She was right.

That was an incredibly polite rant.

What she said was refreshing! At times, many times, i have been that person who needed to hear the friendly voice on the radio to keep going. Thankyou for speaking from your heart...i really felt it!

I listened to this show most weeks, I hope to be around for quite some time longer... Sophie gave a heartfelt and honest account of the importance of local radio not only for big shows with high;y paid people but this stuff that links local communities. Many many people enjoyed this show and my ex - at the time a 29 year old beat boxing tattoo artist really got into Treasure Quest!! She was brave, she has another job carving out a career with her own new eneterprise. Good on you Sophie! x

Bbc needs to delete it self

This is not a rant, it is a dignified truth telling. Pity there aren't more people at the BBC with this young woman. She has integrity, not a valuable characteristic at the BBC. The BBC should cut some of those ridiculous overpaid pigs feeding at the BBC trough.

@pseudonayme7717

10 ай бұрын

The tories have spent 13 years removing from the BBC (and many other public services) anyone who won't push their flawed world view. Vote tory to destroy everything good about this country, it's all they are good at.

That is most heartfelt thing I have ever heard, I hope the BBC feel shame for this

A very honest point of view highlighting something else that is broken in this country!

She's a good girl.who has others at heart aswell.

@ASTeer1699

10 ай бұрын

Maybe so but why only after 15 years.

Well said Sophie, if that's not a good enough reason to cancel the licence then I don't know what is .

@chrisplant7273

10 ай бұрын

You DON'T need a license for radio.

@mickhardstaff6605

10 ай бұрын

I know, but it's what she said about the BBC and why they blocked it .

@danimayb

10 ай бұрын

@@chrisplant7273 But the licence pays for BBC radio

@MikeEves

10 ай бұрын

​@@chrisplant7273you don't need a TV Licence.

@cd3949

10 ай бұрын

@@danimayb Sounds like a flawed funding model to me.

What is happening makes me so sad. Growing up as an only child in the 50s who spent holidays home alone, with no tv just the library. I had the home service and the light programme to keep me company and to learn from. Things haven't changed for the better since. Now I'm 78 living in Canada and my tablet is my wireless, but not everyone is that lucky. It sucks getting old and losing the familiar and comfortable things we enjoy. How does the modern BBC get away with their shenanigans? How the mighty have fallen. No longer worthy of pride thats for sure. Still sad. 😞

Fantastic speech hardly a rant. Thought she spoke from the heart.

She hasn’t burned her bridges, she will get another job if she doesn’t have one already. I don’t think will ever forgive the BBC for what they have done to radio and TV.

@progrockrules

10 ай бұрын

I'm SICK of them - I listen to plays constantly on sounds (shite app) and am bored to the back teeth of being warned a 50 year old series 'represents opinions of the day' FFS

@iVenge

10 ай бұрын

They get rid of this, yet BBC 5 still exists. 😠

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

@@progrockrulesyou do know you don’t have to listen to it??? But you do just to get triggered???? Are you quite right???

@souralba2727

10 ай бұрын

​@@soviet700I'd presume from their comment they don't listen to radio 5 because they think it's shit.

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

@@souralba2727not a clue. Just a lot of easily triggered people who get angry over something that has zero meaning in their lives. It’s all a bit odd. Meanwhile. Schools are falling to pieces. Record inequality. Record poverty. A failing economy. Yet the rich are getting richer. But but but THE BBC!!!! Hahahaha

I really don’t see this as a rant, more a heartfelt plea for change. She has great integrity and I think the BBC were lucky to have her.

The gender training is something they are required to do as a publicly funded service. It's happening in most government departments. It's also how senior managers gain points in their favour when they're looking for promotion or posts elsewhere. "I implemented and oversaw a comprehensive and inclusive programme to proactively promote awareness of diversity issues and gender identity stuff." looks very good on a CV.

@marktyler3381

9 ай бұрын

Division, Exclusion and Inequity

By 3:35 I was on my knees bowing my head to her, so to speak. Much respect Ms. Little. With many thanks and in agreement. And I have not listened to the BBC (I would need to Internet to do so in this country) since the late 1990s early 2000s.

That certainly does not sound like a rant ... more a level-headed (& I would agree, absolutely right) opinion. She hits the nail squarely on the head - it is OUR BBC, those that pay the license fee & it is being dismantled by people that really do not have the faintest idea of what they are doing.

@thomascoady3782

10 ай бұрын

All our services including governments and the public and civil services throughout the West have illegally been incorporated into corporations under Dun & Bradstreet. This is why politicians and the media act against the people they are supposed to represent with truth and honesty. They are fully bought and paid for by the big corporate interests and now turned completely renegade.

Give this young lady a TV show as its so refreshing to see someone speak the truth and voice public opinion

@Kingcarparpeggio

6 ай бұрын

Which channel should do so ??..BBC or ITV ??…..Take your pick.

Good for her, well done 👏

It’s appalling. Any slight criticism these days is labelled as ‘a rant.’ The presenter spoke in her normal, warm voice.

Well done Sophie

That was an eloquent heartfelt monologue, NOT a 'rant'. And she wasn't on any 'gravy train'. She was clearly good at her job and providing a valuable service to the public.

Good for her for speaking out,they should be called the British Biased Corporation.😮

Sophie Little, congratulations on doing a great justice to those who are over looked in our society, who you have correctly identified, I wish you well for the future, and I sure some company with high standards will be more than happy to have someone of your calibre on their staff team, Thank you so much.

As a listener to radio norfolk ….. the cuts, to brilliant local shows, has been very, very upsetting, and terrible. It was what kept us going in Covid etc, and well done Sophie, she was spot on. I totally back her, and it took a lot of guts to do it, but it was just the truth …. Why should she be banned from it… shame on the bbc

This lady did not Rant. She gave a heartfelt and informed statement on the impact of these cuts and how they affect people.

Well said. I’m not from Norfolk or familiar with Sophie but LBC has some night time vacancies so hoping they’ll take some of talented voices like Sophie’s.

Well done Sophie thank you for speaking out

Sophie spoke from the heart so well done her. For the BBC to delete it speaks volumes and shows how low and despicable the BBC is. It obviously feels its charter irrelevant.

@JoJubjub-kx8lp

10 ай бұрын

When you get paid even if you do a shit job this is what you get

Give that young lady a platform 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fair play to her, she sounds like very nice honest person.

Sad to see the demise of BBC local radio, as BBC Essex, the one I know about, is a great station. And Essex is a busy and cosmopolitan Shire county. The not for profit, social enterprise model for radio in distinct areas, already exists in this country and worldwide. The name you're looking for is community radio. Essex for example has more than it's fare share with Gateway, Phoenix, CCR, Colne, Caroline Comm and Funky SX. The excellent hospital broadcasters also provide excellent services.

I was not expecting much when I heard it was a BBC Radio Station - BUT BLOODY HELL! YOU GO SOPHIE LITTLE!!! So much respect for her... Not a single word she said was wrong!

WELL DONE FOR STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF

Wow. Real integrity, a rare thing these days in public life it seems

Well said !!!!....the cuts to local radio are not fair ......the people in charge are negligent ......shameful

Not a rant. Just straightforward, honest speaking.

Congratulations to Sophie Little, it's a disgrace that more people don't use their platform to speak out and tell the truth. She rightly states what the BBC should stand for but as they no longer give a single sh1t about their audience, in other words they appear to be in breach of their charter, so maybe the minister responsible needs to consider this and decide whether the BBC should be allowed to carry as is?

@icdgyixifyinstereo

10 ай бұрын

Maybe if she had waved an EU flag.....

Good on her . I hope she gets on another radio station .

Their actions should come as no surprise. The modern day BBC is a million miles away from what it once was and should be wound up.

@G-ra-ha-m

9 ай бұрын

Look at how they went after Radio Caroline, the BBC / establishment has always been about total control of what we see and hear. Local stations are dangerously 'local', and may go 'off message'.

Not only this with the BBC but in America, the license cancellations in AM radio is staggering. It is a world wide attempt to keep information from the public.I don't call that a rant but just a statement of the facts.

@ElCharvo

10 ай бұрын

Our ignorance is bliss-for the elite.....

For those in this ever disintegrating money grabbing world this is what a human being sounds like Good on you girl ❤

Waited 15 years, very brave of her.

I took part in a few documentaries. With most production companies it was a cameraman, sound recordist and producer filming at a house or in the corner of a pub. When I was filmed for the BBC, they had literally van loads of people and gear and hired out the top floor of the Tate Modern. No shots from or of the Modern. A total waste of manpower and money. It would probably have cost more for a two minutes segment than it did for the whole hour long documentary that the independents made.

@gonnfishy2987

9 ай бұрын

The waste and expense is galling.. i have done similar jobs

She is right, but forgot to mention how local charities, local groups, events public services etc., use the radio for announcements.

That was not a rant, it was a professional editorial. BBC didn't like it, but they'll be strong.

That's some act of creative journalism, she used 'integrity' and 'BBC' in the same sentence.

Thank you Sophie for supporting your employer, your paycheck, your privilege. Certainly, I’d never doubt such selfless motives in your stunning monologue.

I heard this on air and it was just a magical moment. It's so sad that Sophie and the rest have been culled and what she said was brilliant. It was a powerful and emotional moment. Respect to her for taking it to them on air, it was a brilliant statement of "what you gonna do, sack me?" and I wish more presenters would talk about this.

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

She was already sacked. But you voted for the Tories to cut BBC funding??? You voted for her to lose her job??? Are you people right in the head?

Wow! I am always humbled by people performing acts of courage like this. Well done!

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

You on the wrong video? Or you talking about volunteers in Morocco trying to save lives?

@joedennehy386

10 ай бұрын

She lost her job, diddums

@jeweliedee4299

10 ай бұрын

@@joedennehy386 Doesn't matter, Dufus!

Well done for bringing this into the public domain. Also well said Sophie

The fact that the tories privatised nearly all our public services but refused to consider privatising the BBC speaks volumes

If the BBC vanished tomorrow I wouldn't miss it.

@duncanbedford4765

10 ай бұрын

No of course you wouldn't ,its a thinking persons broadcasting service...😂

@orwellboy1958

10 ай бұрын

@@duncanbedford4765 it's the sheep's broadcasting corporation, for people unable to think for themselves.

I thought it was a very calm and thoughtful, not something I would have thought that the BBC would have had a problem with. The fact that they did see the need to censor that part of her show suggests that the BBC want to cover it up. I agreed with all that she said and considered how much money is available to the BBC to produce programs that attempt to lie to us about the past history of the U.K. and what is happening to our country today. I also considered how much money they seemed to have to pay a few faces that the majority of this country seem to dislike.

This is an excellent opinion piece. Not a rant. Just well thought out and honest and should be allowed

She is honest and feeling and she is speaking the truth. More people at the BBC should speak out. Describing what she said as a “Rant” is unjustified.

Good to hear someone speak out. I'm sure other local radio presenters felt the same when they were dropped. BBC local radio is losing its way I'm afraid. Even their national radio is going to the dogs.

We have loads of local radio stations....with real accents, real people and no political brainwashing.

@darkwoods1954

10 ай бұрын

Sadly we don't where I live. They were all taken over by ''Greatest Hits'' and had their soul stripped away. Made more corporate and repetitive.

@joedennehy386

10 ай бұрын

Precisely

@icdgyixifyinstereo

10 ай бұрын

@@darkwoods1954 ie - greatest hits by black artists.

@darkwoods1954

10 ай бұрын

@@icdgyixifyinstereo Yes like most radio stations now that seem to have all become R 'n' B stations.

@icdgyixifyinstereo

10 ай бұрын

@@darkwoods1954 so that they cannot be accused of racism, which is just about the worst thing that you can say to the middle class.

I agree with you and i agree with everything Sophie said. Literally WE pay for it to serve US and that's not what they are doing. At least by Sophie's speech being called "a furious rant" means it's highlighting it cos people will read an article called furious rant. The only other mention I've seen anywhere about the cuts is the local journalist strike a few months back by local news not being on the telly, only then was i like "oooh why are they off air" did i look up the reason.

I’m old enough to remember when Dave Lee Travis back in the early 90s did the same thing on radio 1 , locking himself in the studio and voicing his opinion on the BBC.

@twistedsister2568

10 ай бұрын

DLT, the hairy cornflake. 😂

@Lookup2Wakeup

10 ай бұрын

​@@twistedsister2568Didn't he get done on operation yew tree?

@orwellboy1958

10 ай бұрын

@@Lookup2Wakeup no, he was accused, like Jim Davidson but they found no evidence.

@_Jonny_Sparks

10 ай бұрын

@@orwellboy1958 DLT not done for anything involving minors. However... "In 2014, Travis was found guilty of indecently assaulting a female researcher working on The Mrs Merton Show in 1995. He was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years."

@conscienceaginBlackadder

10 ай бұрын

​@@Lookup2Wakeup He got done in a financial way. Unjust big cost he described to defending against it.

She was brave , honest, and clearly cares..thanks for highlighting it.

Well done her; she's a sweetie!

If the press think this is a rant, I'd like to know how they would describe some of the BBC's bosses reactions upon hearing this

This makes me so angry, I and others are forced to pay a Licence Fee to the BBC even though I certainly don't watch or listen to any of their broadcasts and yet they cancel Local Radio Stations that us Licence payers pay for and yet you never hear of any cutbacks made to their World Service be it TV or Radio whose listeners do not pay a penny towards the service, it's time now that this ridiculous Licence Fee is abolished.

@Ethericrose

10 ай бұрын

No one is forced. If you don't watch the BBC or live channels, all you do is phone them up and tell them. You can still own a TV to watch other channels and also stream Netflix, Prime, KZread and play video games and so on. Their tactic is fear mongering, that's how they get the elderly to pay. I haven't paid for a licence since 2006, gave them a call, back then, had no issues since. 😊

@soviet700

10 ай бұрын

You’re not forced to pay the license fee. That’s your choice. Clearly you choose to pay it. Then whine about it????

@geoffreycodnett6570

10 ай бұрын

World service is paid for in part by a government grant and by sales of programmes to other countries. I agree that the cuts being made are totally out of order.

@MikeEves

10 ай бұрын

Wrong. You pay the licence fee because you want to, nobody forced you. You are free to choose. (I choose not to, so I certainly don't pay it)

@daveatkinson644

10 ай бұрын

​@@geoffreycodnett6570I may be wrong, but I believe the World Service is paid for by the Foreign Office...

Not the screaming rant l had expected , very calm in fact !

Very , very well said Sophie Little

This is my local radio station and i am one of the many who listen in as my window on my local area as well as the wider world news. I don't have a TV but have this station on all day everyday and what Sophie said was so true. I am lucky in that I am not house bound.but many older listeners are and these guys are perhaps the only voice they hear all day. Treasure quest was perhaps the programme that will be most missed as it allowed the audience to call in and interact with the treasure hunt each week . I now won't be tuning in on the weekend as nothing to listen to anymore just sport and I can hear that on any station. So good on you Sophie for standing up for those of us who will miss our local radio. Thanks for playing this.

I'm proud of Sophie. I listened to Treasure Quest most Sundays and shes got more passion and balls than anyone I know for doing the right thing. I wouldn't be surprised if this catapults her career forward and she absolutely deserves it. You just keep a troshin' Sophie

@Trylobyte

10 ай бұрын

I hope it does.

@unknowman1955

9 ай бұрын

She wasn't bothered about the BBC lying..supporting of terrorists..I bet she said nothing about Jimmy Saville or the groomer rapists in Rotherham. Definitely a woke leftist only interested in her job.