Voting for the BBC

Posted on | April 15, 2005 | 3 Comments

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?

Category: Current Affairs, Imported From Epistula

3 Responses to “Voting for the BBC”

Mags
April 15th, 2005 @ 11:36 am

“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.
Aquarion
April 15th, 2005 @ 1:07 pm

Yeah, but it’s better than them dictating what is and isn’t suitable, IMHO.
Moth
April 15th, 2005 @ 3:33 pm

_there have been fans complaining about the

Aquarionics