Same as hospitals. The BBC, done well, is a great public asset. It is one of the most effective engines of British soft power. It has to be a reliable source of information. It innovates television by not prioritising a profit motive.
Laugh it up. Yes that's all gone to shit now, but what we've got is still better than not having it (source: have lived long term in countries without state broadcasting), and hopefully it can excel at its core functions one day. Again: that's what we hope for with our other public services that were wrecked by the Tories.
They're an outfit called Led By Donkeys and you can donate or buy an upcoming book. Reach out to them on social media and tell them you would buy a lettuce.
Lemmings: please don't downvote a presumably good-faith question. Not all of us hate-follow TERFs on xitter.