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21. "RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service"
In response to message #20
 
   >>Do you not get iPlayer (not Steve Jobs' pimp outfit) over in the
>>States either?
>
>No, in fact, it's deliberately disabled. This is particularly
>annoying when surfing the BBC's program websites, since promotional
>clips (like the behind-the-scenes ones that pop up in the little
>mini-games on the Doctor Who site, or the ones on the Top
>Gear site) return an officious little NOT AUTHORISED IN YOUR AREA
>screen instead. Basically, the Beeb is saying, "You don't pay the
>licence fee; fuck off."

A particularly good version of that happened on Christmas or New Year's last year, where if you tried to watch Dr Who Christmas special you'd get the NOT AUTHORISED banner superimposed over Timothy Dalton looking suitably malevolent.


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   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service BeardedFerret May-07-10 1
   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Star Ranger4 May-07-10 2
   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service BZArchermoderator May-07-10 3
      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Offsides May-11-10 9
          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-27-10 24
              RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Offsides May-28-10 25
                  RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service BobSchroeck May-28-10 26
   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service JustTheBast May-07-10 4
      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-07-10 5
          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service JustTheBast May-08-10 6
              RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-08-10 7
                  RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service JustTheBast May-08-10 8
   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service trigger May-11-10 10
      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-11-10 11
          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Apostate_Soul May-11-10 12
          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service WyrdDragon May-12-10 15
              RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service trigger May-15-10 22
      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-12-10 14
          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service The Traitor May-12-10 16
              RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Mephronmoderator May-12-10 17
                  RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service The Traitor May-12-10 18
                      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service BeardedFerret May-12-10 19
                      RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service Gryphonadmin May-12-10 20
                         RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service BeardedFerret May-12-10 21
                          RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service JustTheBast May-16-10 23
   RE: audio test: For the Good of the Service A Vile Gangster May-11-10 13


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