Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn, 20 January 1970) is a British musician… Read Full Bio ↴Mitch Benn (born Mitchell John Benn, 20 January 1970) is a British musician and stand-up comedian known for his humorous satirical songs, which are mostly performed on BBC radio.

He has performed at several music festivals, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He has also released 7 comedy song albums.

Of these seven albums, two are performed with his band The Distractions: Kirsty Newton and Tash Baylis (http://www.last.fm/music/Mitch+Benn+And+The+Distractions)

I'm proud of the BBC
Mitch Benn Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Mitch Benn:

Go Green When they come, and they will They'll come for you? (They ha…
I May Just Have To Murder James Blunt I've always been a peaceful man Spread joy and harmony where…
Where Next? So many years I′ve done this So many years of trying Sometim…

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Comments from YouTube:

@Metaporphsycosis

5y↑1.2K

I’m here cos Jay Forman told me to be

@liammurphy4465

5y↑7

same

@lillianweir1745

5y↑6

Same!!

@eloiseharrison8574

5y↑5

ditto 😄

@Leanna299

5y↑4

Ayy

@infinitejellyfish1591

5y↑5

Indeed

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@thejfoshow1320

5y↑582

Anyone here from Evan’s UK vs US TV video?

@jimeactua

5y↑2

@lynnhamps7183

5y↑1

@@jimeactua And Me :)

@thejfoshow1320

5y↑1

Lynn Hamps and me funnily enough!

@lynnhamps7183

5y↑1

@@thejfoshow1320 lol..this thread could go on forever :D

@thejfoshow1320

Lynn Hamps i

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@tinytoast1236

5y↑543

Omg this was a blast from the past, thanks Evan edinger and jay forman

@aidancronin1595

5y↑10

Hahaha! I came to this video after watching their video m

@joydarling

5y↑4

same

@cathemeraltheenby6840

5y↑4

Same

@antisocial-gamer7293

5y↑4

And thanks to Nerdcubed's Comic Relief 2017 Livestream for introducing me to the legend who is Jay Foreman

@aaronmatchett5872

5y↑1

Same lol

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@JT-uw5xi

5y↑267

Views for this have gone up quite a large amount in the last 3ish hours bc of two lads talking about tv licences told us to come here

@RK-ep8qy

5y↑1

J T what was it before?

@CoeGunnell

5y↑273

who's here after Evans video?

@Metaporphsycosis

Comical Me bitch

@lilyhenderson302

5y↑1

I am

@saff1257

5y↑67

all this for £140 a year and no ads 😤😤😩😩

@RK-ep8qy

5y↑4

cheap as chips £145*

@jamesoconnor6614

5y↑51

watching this laughing my arse off on my lunch break working at the BBC after being directed by Jay Foreman. I think it's about time the BBC adopted this song as an anthem...

@mr.scarlo2234

James O'Connor, update first then do that. That would be really amazing!!!

@beths3814

5y↑137

i’m glad jay forman sent me here

@FatedSnowfox

13y↑15

As a former BBC employee, this song actually brings a lump to my throat. Fantastic to see people standing up for Auntie for a change. Keep up the good work Mitch, and to everybody else: BUY THE SINGLE!

@kieranryan6148

28w

Not just standing up for it but saluting it and celebrating it too.. lyrical congratulations to Mitch 🎸et al 🕺🏽for this ‚beautifully built construction‘ version.

@DriveIn8

9y↑48

Just renewed my TV licence while listening to this song :D where would we be without the BBC.

@tornadoe13

9y↑10

+DriveIn84 no BBC means no Doctor Who. No-one in their right mind would take that away.

@salem_meow7137

3y↑7

I feel proud that doctor who came up multiple times

@lewishawkins5085

3y↑1

Same 👍😂

@Killerzac

5y↑132

Jay and Evan sent me here

@silverpenismusic

9y↑49

The BBC is just as special to us down here in Australia too....90% of the TV shows mentioned have been on our ABC

@oakleypullen8996

Silver Penis Music lol ABC what a stupid name and why u copy the bbc u so dumb

@aidaspida70

5y↑5

@@oakleypullen8996 The Aussie government runs it, not them in particular and bare in mind they are a commonwealth country. Its not a copy, it's a branch.

@oakleypullen8996

5y↑5

Platinum X sorry I was in a bad mood I didn’t mean to be rude

@aidaspida70

5y↑5

@@oakleypullen8996 NP.

@thetrailerfactory5359

2y↑7

I love the BBC, the rest of the world is missing out

@davidwinkle2818

9y↑95

Every time I've heard a Murdoch newspaper, a Scottish nationalist, a far-lefty or any irate right-wing commentator complain about the BBC and accuse it of being biased, I give this song a listen to.

@alexpotts6520

6y↑15

I love how, depending on which critic you listen to, it's supposed to simultaneously be a metropolitan liberal purveyor of cultural Marxism and a government mouthpiece for a failing neoliberal status quo. Of course it is neither.

It really is the best thing about Britain. Better even than the NHS in my opinion, because whereas the NHS is fundamentally limited to Britain, the BBC's output travels all round the world. I heard the World Service recently started broadcasting in North Korea, fighting back against the world's most entrenched propaganda machine, reporting the truth to those from whom the truth is hidden. It is an incredible gift to Britain and the world.

@monkeymox2544

5y↑5

@Cian McCabe It criticises the government all the time, what planet are you living on? I have to admit, I think the quality of the BBC's news broadcasting has diminished a bit, but its still up there with the best of them. I mean, the kind of people who complain about BBC News are usually the kind of people who get their news from The Sun, an objectively biased and badly researched paper.

@georgerobert4709

2y↑1

You would be better advised listening to any of the other three ! The company that e knowingly employed Paedo Jimmy Saville and covered up his vile acts !! You people should be ashamed of yourselves !

@oliverpearson9094

5y↑44

F in chat for all the BBC sports that been lost.
- F1
-cricket
-(some) football
Etc

@theshadow9360

4y↑1

@Strard

@fififi12

12y↑4

After living in a foriegn country for the last 4 months, I have realised just how proud of the BBC I am. I met many people who said they use the BBC as their main news website, also, traveling on Emirates, you will notice the news headline on their airplanes are provided by the BBC. I have realised, if nothing else, the UK has some of the best media in the world, but, I realised this a long time ago, we should all be proud of the BBC!

@eloiseharrison8574

5y↑48

I love the army of people popping up here that came on mass after Jay told us to check it out in Evan's vid 😆❤️
it's a great song, I can safely say it did not disappoint 😌

@almenaadams446

5y↑120

Any here after Even Edingers video?

@sidtheslothminecraft6066

5y↑2

Yup and nice name 🙂

@almenaadams446

5y↑1

The sims 4 Phan! at the discø I love your name too. OMG and then our pfp 😭💜😂

@sidtheslothminecraft6066

5y↑1

@@almenaadams446 😂

@Rainbowdalek

14y↑3

I'm so glad he mentioned Horrible Histories, it's one of the bet shows on TV! I'm proud of the BBC

@TheBritishmike

14y↑7

As a expat Brit working in North American telly I can tell you it drives me mad how people in the UK whine about the BBC. It is the best in the world at what it does, and the price it charges for all the services is microscopic. This is a brilliant tribute to the best, THE BEST, most inclusive and wide ranging broadcaster in the world. Well done Mitch and everyone involved in writing, shooting and producing this really beautiful piece!

@olimara1647

5y↑25

"I see rolf harris" - Well that aged well

@sionsmedia8249

3y↑4

The BBC and this song is such a British thing, but the international reach it has, is something very amazing.

@saff1257

5y↑94

who’s here after evans vid??

@alistairrae1334

5y↑6

Thanks, Evan Edinger!!

@pipsmom

5y↑3

I'm an American and I love the BBC. They have the best shows.

@pcraiguk

12y↑8

Am I the only one who gets goosebumps and tears of joy at this. Absolutely genuinely, especially when Peel is mentioned

@CattoRayTube

13y↑1

I'm from Australia, never been to the UK, and I reckon I know 70-80% of these shows. I too am proud of the BBC!

@HappyOddGirl

1y↑4

I can't listen to this song without smiling. 😊

@VulcanFleet

11y↑3

I don't watch the vast majority of these shows. I'm not even British. Yet I love this song and can't stop listening to it. It's so catchy, and Benn's voice is amazing.

@kevinwparker

14y↑2

I'm on the other side of the Atlantic, and I'm still a fan of a bunch of these programs!

@andynater890

14y↑1

Christ, some of these are old but they're all brilliant and some are my favourite shows. Americans don't know what they're missing out on.

@kobold86

13y↑8

Nice to see the BBC being apprecited. Although he missed Day of the Triffids, and did he say doctor who, I can't recall.

@Metaporphsycosis

5y↑8

‘We didn’t start the fire’ but bbc edition?

@diyblonde3313

14y↑7

Big love to Mitch Benn! And thanks for remembering the golden oldies from the Beeb as well as the stuff we watch and love today :-)

@Sepulchasm

14y↑1

The BBC is an amazing institution - unique and brilliant. I don't mind paying less than 3 quid a week for the amazing programming they put out and have done for the last half a century plus! And that's just the tv side, not the radio which is just as awesome.

@obliquesauce6741

4y↑5

2:04 DOCTOR WHOOOOOO

@larat8252

3y↑2

Whovians unite!!

@beccagrace3594

5y↑6

Jay Foreman is bringing back a tune on video at a time...

@isobellabrett

2y↑3

Jay Forman is sending us here again.

@howsCecilie1991

13y↑3

We have BBC in Denmark. I love it - I can watch Top Gear almost all day XD

@pierrerossouw6083

5y↑9

Almost a decade later and this is still fantastic!

@oneinasquillion

14y↑5

Love it more each time I watch it. Really unexpectedly emotional. I think I may have discovered where all my attachments that was supposed to be making to other people have been going for the last 45 years. The fact that The Office, Eric and Ernie and Fawlty Towers are almost lost in the fade out says something about the squad Mitch had to pick from . Brilliant, brilliant job.

@livishort

14y↑1

Mitch you outdid yourself with this, family veiwing started with the BBC and I hope it will always be there for my grandkids. Lovely to see your daughters in there.

@pmhsll

2y↑2

This is now over a decade old. With the BBC about to turn 100 I’d love to hear an update.

@zyxxy

so would I, if it listed all of the modern programs that are as good as the ones mentioned in the song.
I have a feeling it would be a very very short song.
He should change the title to "I used to be proud of the BBC"

@TheWeepingDalek

2y↑1

@@zyxxy line of duty, killing eve, His Dark Materials,

@zyxxy

2y↑1

@@TheWeepingDalek None of the ones you quoted were made by the BBC - Line of duty - made by ITV - killing eve made by sid gentle productions and His Dark Materials made by Bad Wolf productions - Like I said very short list

@TheWeepingDalek

2y↑1

@@zyxxy they aired on the bbc.
on. but ok peaky blinders,
good omens, (co produced with amazon)
planet earth 2
luther
our girl

@potterpotty01

5y↑31

makes you proud to be british, best broadcasting in the world!
just one problem, i know you had to make it rhyme but you said Attenborough like an american!

@kingeddiam2543

5y↑2

That is what I was thinking, but(like what you said) it has to rhyme!

@Quinefan

He's a comedian, he can do WTF he likes :D

@sallylujah

think of it as in the spirit of nigella lawson's "microwavé" (also on the bbc)

@lwinklly

2y↑3

Today is 12 years since this masterpiece was posted to Youtube!

@lwinklly

2y↑2

Also in 5 days will be the 100th anniversary of the BBC!

@Jenjenilou

14y↑1

And don't forget 'Only Connect'. Best quiz on the telly by several million miles!

@bookworm3583

14y

I'm an American and I'm proud of the BBC. My life is so much better as a result of the great British programing we get on BBC America and PBS (and the shows I watch online). Americans support the BBC, too!

@anya1012

5y↑44

So many people from Evans video

@Joe_From_IT

4y↑4

“You’ll know what you had if YOU loose it”- that says it all.

@JadesVidz

14y↑2

Id pay £1000 a year for the sake of Sherlock, Ashes to Ashes, and Doctor Who alone. 3 of the most intelligent and broad ranged shows ever produced.

@EuropeanQoheleth

2y↑2

''We didn't start the fire'', essentially.

@jamesrobinson4028

4y↑3

Relevant today, as ever.

@liammargetts

5y↑3

Can't stop watching this over and over again, it's brilliant

@bakortube

13y↑1

I'm a Yank and I love the BBC!

@bonzairob

14y

I grew up with my grandad playing me the Goon Show and Round the Horne, then my dad introducing me to Whispering Bob and Jazz Record Requests, and now I'm an adult planning to do the same for my kids, I can't imagine what it would be like without the BBC. Privatising just leads to bias, leave it as is, because it's a national treasure!

@PolarTyler

5y↑18

thank you evan

@saff1257

5y↑11

‘everything on bbc 4’

@mittfh

2y↑1

Happy 100th birthday BBC!

@calcifer1234

14y

There is something about the BBC that makes you inherently proud. Brilliant song.

@rvmiv

14y↑8

you didn't mention my favorite... Doctor Who!

@larat8252

Yess😂

@jimeactua

5y↑65

evan edinger fans here?

@Peppahh

13y

Thank you UK for the BBC and Mitch Ben for this very important reminder of the importance of public broadcasting...

@aaliyahthomson4526

1y↑1

Thanks for this tune Jay Formen

@npcdalek6925

10y↑6

Love this and I love the BBC mitch benn Is the greatest thing on earth I am not such a huge fan of being British but the BBC does make me pleased to be from this country thanks god we have it I love British TV the best Doctor who is the best show on earth

@bananasplit6048

5y↑7

I'm very surprised at how many of these shows I've seen

@leaguesmanoframsgate

14y

I've watched the video 3 times - 306 views every time - and it nevers gets old. It should make the Top Ten on its own merits, if the world was even remotely sane. As is, I'll get all my friends on the case.

@likerenaissance

13y↑1

I'm Finnish, and I've listened to this so many times I can basically quote the whole thing verbatim.

@multimedian

14y↑3

The fact that you made this video, that it's been shared so much and stirring so much feeling- makes me dam proud to be British. We Brits know what is important. The BBC provides so so much, not just entertainment but contributes hugely in the field of politics/freedom/education etc etc. The whole world has heard of the BBC, half of it tunes in to the BBC to know what is going on. It is one of those institutions that makes us British ! It should be defended like the nation itself.

@RichardHancock1979

9y↑13

Totally thought I'd check that this wasn't a bit awkward to share post-Yewtree and sure enough - 4 minutes in...... Any chance of a new version Mitch?

@CobbettRidesAgain

14y

The BBC is one of the few truly great things about Britain. I am proud to contribute to it through the License Fee - including paying for all the bits that I don't use, but that millions of others do.

@tomd5678

4y↑1

If it survives the next 5 years I'll be relieved

@tomd5678

Not looking hopeful

@Blibsful

14y↑6

"Are there TARDISes randomly around England? " I wish! That would be too cool.

@magnuspeacock5857

4y↑2

They never removed them from Scotland

@jojolly355

3y↑1

We have loads here in Glasgow

@larat8252

@@jojolly355 omg that’s so cool!!

@marka2520

There's one in Newport with a Tom Baker scarf painted around it.

@HarryPartridge

14y↑5

0:41 OGGGGDENNNN!!!!!

@muskadobbit

14y

The BBC has given much to the world. Thank you, BBC. I feel similarly about the CBC in Canada, esp CBC Radio. If we lost it we'd be much poorer.

@NiCoDeimus

14y↑1

Absolutely brilliant. I particularly approve of the multiple Doctor Who mentions and Horrible Histories- best sketch show of the past five years? Oh yes.

@allyoursphotography1

10y↑2

Interesting he mentions Tripods - never even finished but still iconic - needs a remake!!

@DAVID197300

4y↑4

Did he mention Doctor Who?

@larat8252

Doctor whoooo!!

@Max404s

12y

The BBC is one of the best things about our country.

@joydarling

5y↑9

ii’m only here because of jay and evan (love it though)

@thejfoshow1320

5y↑8

50% of this comment section: Who’s from Evan’s vid?
Other 50%: The BBC is sh*t/ great

@gorejordan

13y

I heart the BBC I hope no one comes and takes it from us.

@Bolehillbilly

25w↑1

Listening to this again. Heard ASK ELVIS. Yes!

@cbj4sc1

2y↑3

As an American this is the fucking dumbest thing to write a song about and I love it.

@TylerTT

the video is still relevant the only difference is the BBC don't own half the buildings in this video anymore because they stupidly sold them and moved everything to new buildings in central london and manchester

@mittfh

9y↑6

Given the government's Green Paper on the future of the BBC, and newspaper forums (fora?) being full of people who advocate privatising / dismantling the organisation, I thought it was an apt time to reshare this...

@FlyingFishie

13y↑1

I'm Swedish but I love BBC <3

@ImposingSumo

11y

The third verses is one of my favourite pieces of music. Ever.

@doubtfulguest5450

5y↑6

I can't believe you forgot to mention Doctor Who though.

@GeniusLad32

9y↑6

Hello to Jason Isaacs

@scsutton1

5y↑2

Thanks, Evan and Jay.

@StuBillyHardy

11y

Don't forget the greatest presentation of the greatest Olympics EVER!

@tvlicensingblog

10y↑3

No mention of Animal Hospital, Rolf's Cartoon Club, It's a Knockout or Jim'll Fix It? Strange that.

@timmiles4337

9y↑9

Why? This was recorded long before the scandals over Saviile, Harris and Hall. Sorry to upset your conspiracy theory.

@DavidNewlandz

***** FO&D

@flossycee1012

tvlicensingblog because the presenters are all perverts and child molesters.

@peterlang1768

3y↑3

its the reason thath we can watch quality tv whithout dumb ads.we are paying by tax.

@markyb250

14y↑1

Really like this song. For people saying all these shows are old. After listening through a couple of times I counted about 60% of the shows/people mentioned are still working/in production at the moment for the BBC. ( About 101/171, sad that I counted I know)

@AmeyaVaidyaExEcutESC2

12y

i cam to britain 5 years ago and had heard of the BBC even before that in india.....amazing broadcasting channel, I like Sky many times but still think BBC does an amazing set of programmes and does a fantastic range of other things and I absolutely love it......

@peterjackman1507

2y↑4

As the Tories once again try to cut the BBC, I come back here to remember why it's worth having

@Alexander-zj3yg

3y↑3

BBC IS HOLY UK
BBC IS LOVE
BBC IS LOVING THE QUEEN
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
LONG LIVE UK & BBC

@simonandjaniebell

11y↑1

Brought me to tears... you absolute star Mr Benn. Thanks for reminding me why I'm here

@KittensGotTalent

12y

I would gladly pay twice as much for a license fee if it meant that I never had to watch another advert ever again. The BBC must be defended for all the reasons in this video and so much more.