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Would you pay to see old(er) shows on iPlayer? 
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I wont, but some will. Provided they don't let it creep until the service is useless, then fine.

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I think it could be a great idea. open up the archives to watch all those programmes that will never be released on dvd/br or are insanely expensive. The revenue could then be reploughed into making new stuff.

but if they did they would [LIFTED] it up.

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With the picture quality I get on iPlayer, and the seemingly constant buffering I get on the PS3 version of it at the moment, then no.

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I'm not against the idea. In fact, I'd like to make the entire BBC subscription based with no licence tax.

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I doubt I'd pay. I can usually watch the programmes I miss within the current free time limit.
Other programmes I want to see I either have on DVD, are on other Freview channels at a later date or could be recorded on VHS/PVR etc.

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I might pay for older shows from the 70s/80s that I watched as a kid and didn't really get to watch again. I don't think I could watch the entire series of Fawlty Towers, for example, but might be nice to watch the odd show here and there.

For some reason, when I read about this last night, I started looking up videos of Laurel and Hardy.

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Yes, I would pay a small monthly fee for access to classic BBC programmes.

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