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Its not BBC as it was on 4OD (channel 4's on demand thing) for the americans the bbc has strict guidelines so has to be fair ch4 only have very basic rules to follow and make all their money from advertising. So sway more towards sensationalist programming, with crap like "9/11 why it was the -insert racial minority-".
Good channel, biased programming.
As for the documentary I think it was quite good apart from the odd lines thrown in for effect, like the one that implied there is some kind of rule against having a girlfriend. Also do you think that girl really had a picture of I am the future next to her bed?
you say they tend towards sensationalist programming then make the leap that therefore all their programming is biased.
They've had some misguided ones ("the great global warming swindle") and many great ones (see the james randi or richard dawkins ones). The emphasis is on entertainment but the BBC has definately had it's biased shows.
As for the show, i can tell you that Ian has told me that nothing was staged it was a true representation of his skills.
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, and whatever that video shows fUck it. i dont like the notion's conveyed by the documentaries from BBC anyway. they are all dry boring, and SCARY. if you dont believe me, look at 'you are what you eat' !! that shit scared the hell out of me in some episodes. media thrives on keeping us entertained. scaring us is part of it i guess.
