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第51篇： With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporations news coverage, as well as listen to it. And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can tune into two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations. They are brought sport, comedy, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, childrens programs and films for an annual license fee of 83 per household. It is a remarkable record, stretching back over 70 yearsyet the BBCs future is now in doubt. The Corporation will survive as a publicly-funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a nationwide debate in Britain. The debate was launched by the government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBCincluding ordinary listeners and viewersto say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought if it was worth keeping. The reason for its inquiry is that the BBCs royal charters runs out in 1996 and it must decide whether to keep the organization as it is or to make changes. Defenders of the Corporationof whom there are manyare fond of quoting the American slogan If it aint broke, dont fix it. The BBC aint broke, they say, by which they mean it is not broken , or why bother to change it? | 
