19 November 2006 00:41, by Anonymous
The BBC is not funded through the ’taxpayer’ in the usual sense. In the UK each household has to purchase a licence in order to own a TV. Torchwood is made using funds generated in this manner.
BBC3 is not a subscription channel. However, you need special equipment in order to view it, so generally the only people able to view are those people who additionally subscribe to satellite or cable. There is also a service called Freeview which allows you to buy the necessary equipment independently of a subscription package. However this service does not cover the whole of the country. (...)