{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/17499.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":17499,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Keep BBC Sports Personality of the Year on a Sunday evening","background":null,"additional_details":"Since time immemorial, BBC Sports Personality of the Year has been a Great British institution on a Sunday evening leading up to Christmas.  It is considered by some to be as vital a part of the Yuletide festivities as mulled wine or Jesus.  This year, without consulting the License Fee payers, Auntie has inexplicably decided to broadcast this flagship show on a Thursday evening.  The Government should force the BBC to move the broadcast to an appropriate Sunday evening.  If not, the BBC will doubtless continue its quest to spoil Christmas.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-09-19T14:17:43.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:17.167Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:35:34.787Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-09-19T14:17:43.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}