.. Also, I note its the female judge who's being replaced, not the elderly male judge.
If it were Len being Goodman replaced by, say, Mark Ramprakash, would you be as exercised about the principle of an older judge being replaced by a younger one ?
Yes, I would. I got really annoyed last year when people started saying Bruce Forsythe was 'too old' to be presenting the show.
Television is for everyone, not just the young and beautiful.
Audience figures & demographics.... For what other reason would you replace a highly regarded expert with a huge amount of experience with a younger glamorous person with little or nothing in the way of relevant experience...
Exactly.They think a younger person will attract a younger audience.
There is nothing very public minded about basically saying we're only interested in viewing figures and to hell with older people and their fan base
And they are right to think this.
Indeed but no doubt done for commercial reasons..higher viewing figures equals higher advertising revenues.
But there is no advertising on the BBC. This decision could be expected from a commercial station like ITV but is a poor one by BBC.
But its not my licence fee and I don't feel I should complain... The BBC is a public service broadcasting service for which viewers pay a licence fee...
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