Re: Awards and ANthems(and now some background) [OT] [HIST]

On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Thomas Anderson wrote:

> programming. even now, the bbc produces a good fraction of the
> english-speaking world's quality tv, and a state-run broadcaster would
be

Yes, but "quality TV" would exclude all non-PBS American TV. :)

> instrumental in controlling the colonies ("and now on BBC America, the
"I
> Love the King Show!"). american-run tv companies would have been shut
down
> in/after the war, so the bbc would have had a big monopoly for a long
> time. one channel and everything's on ...

Americans probably would wind up watching a lot less TV.  On a similar
note, how does the Internet (and its offspring(s)) fit into the FT
universe?  What kind of role would hackers have in military operations?

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