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===Regional bias===

===Regional bias===

The BBC is based in [[London]], in the South East of England.  It often faces accusations of being London-centric, with events in the North of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland having a reduced profile.  A perceived disproportionately private school education is often claimed to be illustrated in the output, with a disproportionate emphasis on private school events and sports.  Recently, this London emphasis is shifting, with many high-profile BBC programs including Doctor Who being produced in Wales,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/map/doctor-who-wales/</ref> and production of some programs and channels being moved to Salford in 2012.<ref>http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/</ref>

The BBC is based in [[London]], in the South East of England.  It often faces accusations of being London-centric, with events in the North of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland having a reduced profile.  A perceived disproportionately private school education is often claimed to be illustrated in the output, with a disproportionate emphasis on private school events and sports.  Recently, this London emphasis is shifting, with many high-profile BBC programs including ''[[Doctor Who]]'' being produced in Wales,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/map/doctor-who-wales/</ref> and production of some programs and channels being moved to Salford in 2012.<ref>http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/</ref>

It is also argued that the BBC also systematically discriminates against [[Scots]] speakers.  Although over 1.5 million<ref>[http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/schule25.pdf Language Policy in Scotland and Northern Ireland]</ref> people speak it there is no service in the language of those licence fee payers.<ref>[http://www.scotslanguage.com/article/Trust_the_BBC%3F.html/translate/english Trust the BBC?]</ref><ref>[http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/departs/all/report/research/art_of_ulster_scots.rtf BBC NI less than generous]</ref> Supporters of the BBC and some linguists argue that the large number of regional dialects of Scots makes it no more viable to program for the language than it would be with English.<ref>[http://www.eng.umu.se/city/Fredrik/city/scottish.htm Scottish Dialects and Accents]</ref>  In September 2008, the BBC launched BBC Alba, a [[Gaelic]] service consisting of a digital TV channel, a radio station and an online portal.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/</ref>

It is also argued that the BBC also systematically discriminates against [[Scots]] speakers.  Although over 1.5 million<ref>[http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/schule25.pdf Language Policy in Scotland and Northern Ireland]</ref> people speak it there is no service in the language of those licence fee payers.<ref>[http://www.scotslanguage.com/article/Trust_the_BBC%3F.html/translate/english Trust the BBC?]</ref><ref>[http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/departs/all/report/research/art_of_ulster_scots.rtf BBC NI less than generous]</ref> Supporters of the BBC and some linguists argue that the large number of regional dialects of Scots makes it no more viable to program for the language than it would be with English.<ref>[http://www.eng.umu.se/city/Fredrik/city/scottish.htm Scottish Dialects and Accents]</ref>  In September 2008, the BBC launched BBC Alba, a [[Gaelic]] service consisting of a digital TV channel, a radio station and an online portal.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/</ref>