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They did, however, do a public good.
I'm sure Channel 4 loses similar amounts for some of the Dispatches.

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[–] downpunxx@fedia.io 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This show was fantastic, I sailed the seas to watch it, and was amazed at just how corrupt and far reaching this scandal is. I was equally amazed that, while I thought it should spur public sentiment, immediately after it airing in the UK, there was uproar all the way up the government to the PM, which seems to have gotten forward movement on compensation. The fact that so many postmasters lost their shops, their savings, and were imprisoned, on such a massive scale, with no one to stand up for them, against a faceless wall of government, and bureaucracy in this day and age is breathtaking. I cannot understand how this could have been allowed to happen past the first instances and revelations that the system was inherently flawed and insecure. So many ruined lives. Insane.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

You know it's free to watch on ITVX, right? It just has ads

[–] UrbonMaximus@feddit.uk 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You need TV licence, so no, not free.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 6 months ago

Not for watching catch-up on ITVX. You do need a TV Licence for the BBC iPlayer, however.