Spicerack - // No Andy, we have to pay for it whether we like it or not. Slight but important difference. //
It is impossible for a licence fee system to work any other way than the way it does now - and as advised, you don't 'have' to pay for it.
If you wish to view BBC programmes, you pay the fee, and that involves a tacit undertaking to contribute to everything, not just the bits you want.
If you feel strongly that this is not what you wish to sign up for, then ask for a refund, and watch cable or internet television.