Voting for the BBC

From the BBC’s statement on Dr Who:

“We leave it to the discretion of parents to ultimately decide what is suitable for their children.”

So, the BBC to run the country then?

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  1. Mags
    11:36 on April 15th, 2005

    “broadcaster in ‘we blame the parents’ shock!” as the tabloids might run.

    I was hoping the show would start to be shown with those helpful “this programme contains mild fantasy horror, ever so slightly contentious words if you are a fan* and flashing strobe effects” warnings.

    *there have been fans complaining about the “that’ll never last: he’s gay and she’s an alien” line from the Doctor.

  2. Aquarion
    13:07 on April 15th, 2005

    Yeah, but it’s better than them dictating what is and isn’t suitable, IMHO.

  3. Moth
    15:33 on April 15th, 2005

    _there have been fans complaining about the