Peter3hg
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I don't think cost should be an excuse. The BBC are covering the Six Nations Rugby tournament in February. All matches will be shown in HD. This means that on one weekend there will be literally dozens of BBC HD cameras in London, Paris & Rome.
I repeat, Top Gear is not just another programme, it's a flagship show.
It may be a flagship BBC2 program but I wouldn't call it a flagship BBC program. The cost of going HD is too prohibitive at the moment. If you did say 25% more programmes in HD that would roughly be a 10% increase in the license fee. Theres already a lot of trouble over 3.5%. Britain is not ready for it yet. I know of one person who has a HD TV and they do not receive any HD channels. With Sky, Telewest and NTL charging around ?10 a month for very little HD content it's just not worth it.