More than six in ten people think the BBC's TV licence fee is a "rip off", according to a poll.
Asked whether the £139.50 licence fee was good value for money, 64% of people chose the answer "No it's a rip off". Just 10% of people chose "Yes", while 24% chose "Just about but they could do a bit more".
The poll of 2,062 adults across the country was carried out by market research company YouGov for The People newspaper.
The BBC is facing an investigation by regulator Ofcom over the obscene phone calls affair involving Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
Ross was suspended for three months without pay and Brand resigned after the pair left obscene messages on Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs' answerphone.
Asked whether the affair was handled properly, 36% chose the answer "Too little was done", 43% chose "Harder action should have been taken" and 17% said "It was blown out of proportion".
And asked to choose two or three programmes from a list of seven which they would prefer to watch, more people opted for old favourites The Two Ronnies (49%), Morecambe and Wise (46%) and Michael Parkinson (40%) than Jonathan Ross (26%).
Reality shows were also in the firing line, with 36% of people saying they were "sick of" programmes like Big Brother, X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "In-depth research has shown us a very different picture. Audiences are telling us that they are really enjoying our shows at the moment, everything from Strictly Come Dancing to Terry Wogan and Children In Need.
"We do realise we have to work very hard to constantly demonstrate that we are using licence payers' money wisely."
