….move house.
It might be a bit extreme but beats not paying the license fee as a statement.
BBC World Service fan ‘plagued neighbours’ by playing Radio 4 non-stop
A BBC World Service fan “plagued” his neighbours to the point of moving house by playing Radio 4 non-stop.
The court was told Thomas became increasingly aggressive towards the family – and at one point threw a garden ornament through their car window.
On another occasion Thomas sat on the bonnet of Mrs Dunlop’s car – stopping her from exiting her driveway.
Thomas had already been sentenced to an interim ASBO meaning he must not cause anyone, including the Dunlops, harassment, alarm or distress.
But while the interim ASBO was in place Thomas breached it on four occasions by playing loud music in anti social hours.
You could look at it another way, judging by the offender’s behaviour…and suggest listening to Radio 4 all day drives you mad.
Interesting more for the insight into the UK’s police and court powers, given this was relegated to an ASBO:
‘at one point threw a garden ornament through their car window.’
On presumes that, as a BBC R4 listener, he acquired some unique exemption status to sensible legal recourse that most would have not enjoyed?
I’ve got to admit that if my neighbour was blaring out the Islamic….sorry World Service every day I would be around to pay him a visit and issue a fatwa.
How an earth can anybody be a WS fan nowadays. It appears to be addled with looney arty f*rties and largely females. Rolling repetative news that is difficult to understand sometimes. Programmes are often very weak, of little interest or is known/obvious, and at times foul. Have they forgotten that they are broadcasting to the world? When I worked in the MIddle East in the 80s the WS was well respected as a reliable news source to Arabs in important posts. R4 is probably something at times and thats all I can say about it really.
I wouldn`t say that I disliked Radio 4, but they do seem a bit unhinged at times.
I heard most of the Toady Show this morning between 7 and 8.
Justin and Sarah seemed to be in need of help.
Welfare being trimmed so that it is better to find work than to not do so seems OK to me, but Sarah was distraught-who`d now sell the Big Issue or pick Jocasta up from nursery if the dole wallahs weren`t paid more for being on the dole than having to get work?
She then went about confusing us all about the poor not having food…but if they were to throw eggs at Thatchers hearse, would this be legal? Would it be added to the GDP as more money wasted on Thatchers funeral? Or would it be an investment in public service work if we employed somebody to clean it up. Is it legal to be insulting but not disruptive?…and what would throwing eggs be included as?
Sarah seemed very exercised by all this-as if she`s hoping to lose a few eggs on Wednesday herself?
Weird radio but, hey its Today!
Next up, little Justin seemed upset that the LSE weren`t honoured and privileged to have made history by being a Trojan Horse for the BBC. Ungrateful dopey students needing written consent…pah! Health and safety gone mad….trust the BBC you freaks.
Justin wondered what the fuss was about-it`s not as if the students didn`t get home OK, so what the hell was everybody fussing about.
The paddy professor called the BBC “unscrupulous”-Justin was bereft. Prof also said the issue at stake here was “integrity”.
Oh dear-rush of BBC ciphers and dicks( both private detectives AND public ones like the BBCs) to the Google search engines.
“Integrity”?…wots zat FFS!
Justin and Sarah…Ernie and Bert of journalism! Hopeless-f***in hopeless!
Bet he didn’t have a TV licence.
Which hours are defined as anti social ?
My better half listens to Radio 4 all day..EVERY day and she now has a head full of useless information. At her request, I tried it for a day, once. By 5.00 pm when the soft tones of Eddie (nice guy) Mair came on, I was suicidal.
“Oliver Wilmott, defending, said his client had a delusional disorder”, but still no-one told him to turn the radio off.