Heads they win Tails I lose.

As much as I try and make excuses for, and attempt to justify the actions of the British Bullsh1t Corporation I keep coming back to the same conclusion, that is, they have “gone native”


When I say make excuses for and justify, I mean I can’t bare the thought that the BBC would exercise censorship and silence government dissenters but that is the only conclusion I can reach.

As everybody is apparently treated equally by the BBC, they will no doubt have the exact same experiences as myself if they have attempted to make a contribution to one of their live phone-ins. Something I wished to discuss on yesterday’s phone-in - which was my “experiences”.

As is the norm, I’m sure for everybody, you get put through to the producer first, in this case Lisa Gautier and asked “exactly” what you are going to say on air to which I said “well I don’t know “exactly” what I’m going to say, I’m just going to talk about my experiences and trials and tribulations of getting on the phone in”, a reasonable request one would think - right?……..Wrong.

Lisa Gautier told me “sorry I can’t let you on air because you are going to COMPLAIN about BBC Radio Jersey on air and that is not what the phone-in is about” so I said “I don’t know where you got the word COMPLAIN from, I said I wanted to talk about my EXPERIENCES of the phone in” to which she said “but you said trials and tribulations which I take to mean COMPLAIN.

She would not accept that I wanted to share my EXPERIENCES and hung on to HER word “COMPLAIN” for dear life. She made it abundantly clear that it is forbidden to criticise BBC Radio Jersey on air and would not accept My word of EXPERIENCES over HER word of COMPLAIN, but told me I would be allowed to go on air if I wanted to talk about any “news” or “current affairs” to which I said “ok I would like to go on and talk about AGENDA’S” and she asked “what do you want to say about AGENDA’S” and I replied “well just that we all have one, whether it be ACCREDITED media or UNACCREDITED media, like Bloggers. She told me I’m sorry I think you will use that subject to criticise BBC Radio Jersey so won’t let you on air”. So I asked “what can I talk about on air”? She told me “most things as long as it doesn’t libel anybody or criticise BBC Radio Jersey”.

So I thought I’d go with one of Chris Stone’s “safe ones” and said “ok then I would like to talk about the second world war, or Lancaster Bombers” just to see if she had any intention of letting me on air. She came back with the old “I don’t believe you” sketch again telling me I would criticise BBC Radio Jersey if she let’s me on air.

It became blatantly clear, to me anyway, that they - or Lisa Gautier - did not want the listeners to hear of my “EXPERIENCES” or in her words “COMPLAINTS of the phone - in. What was she so scared about, everybody is treated equally by the BBC aren’t they? So my EXPERIENCES would be the same as everybody else’s!

I do have a wealth of e-mails the BBC have refused to read out and many examples of attempting to get on the phone-in from the phone which I will publish at a later date. I am still waiting for a reply from Matthew Price where I have asked him, since it is forbidden to criticise BBC Radio Jersey on-air does that also mean (in the interest of fairness and balance) that it is also forbidden to “praise” BBC Radio Jersey on-air? To which I have had no reply as yet, but am not holding my breath.

Unfortunately it is a “heads they win tails I lose” situation. I can’t go on the phone-in and share my EXPERIENCES because they will be labelled a COMPLAINT and I can’t talk about any other subject because Lisa Gautier won’t believe me that that’s what I want to talk about.

As has been explained to me in the past, there is no difference between BBC Jersey and BBC they are all the same company So if that is the case and the institution that is the British Broadcasting Corporation condone this sought of treatment by their Jersey branch then the entire reputation of the BBC must be in question.

As I’m prevented from going on the phone-in, either on the phone or e-mail, and have tried everything I can, including going through the (complete waste of time) complaints department and asked Denzil Dudley if he would allow me to interview a BBC spokesperson on this very subjected and been refused, then there is no other option other than to “doorstep” certain individuals employed at BBC Radio Jersey.

I have tried everything else and there appears no alternative other than “doorstepping”. I haven’t taken this decision lightly as I believe it could be a “step back” in the advancement of Blogging where more and more politicians etc. are willing to take part in Citizens Media and are happy to give interviews to Bloggers and there is less need to “doorstep” anybody but this is the BBC’s call.

Do you know what I can’t help thinking? As everybody is treated “equally” by the BBC how does Bridget remember “exactly” “word for word” everything she tells the producer before she goes on air and doesn’t get cut off for deviating from what she told the producer?