Life of Mammals censored in Holland
Dutch News reports that an evangelical Christian broadcaster EO has purchased exclusive rights to the BBC’s Life of Mammals and censored out all references to evolution.
The cuts to David Attenborough’s documentary series were apparently made with the BBC’s agreement. If this is true it is, as Bartholomew points out, a gross betrayal of its remit.
EO director Henk Hagoort explains:
We’ve been ‘adapting’ nature films since we started. It’s no secret. We don’t believe that man descends from monkeys.
By controlling exclusive rights in Holland, EO has ensured that the Dutch public will be sheltered from Attenborough’s dangerous evolutionary propaganda.
Comparative clips of the English and Dutch versions can bee seen at Cloggie.
(Hat Tip: The Pagan Prattle)
UPDATE: As noted in the comments, if the EO’s buying of exclusive rights to the show is an attempt to shield the Dutch public, it is an ineffective one. 80% of the Dutch have cable, which includes to BBC1 and 2 as well as the Discovery Channel. Perhaps the rights only cover Dutch language versions?
By controlling exclusive rights in Holland, EO has ensured that the Dutch public will be sheltered from Attenborough’s dangerous evolutionary propaganda.
Not really – what they say about the Dutch and the English language is mostly true, so they can just buy the BBC’s DVDs (or download the series, but that would be naughty, of course).
Henk Hagoort is as correct as he is dumb. Man didn’t descend from monkeys. Humans are fucking APES not monkeys! So not only does he get his facts wrong, he gets his misrepresentation of the facts wrong too.
The BBC should be ashamed.
Its worth pointing out that some 80% of Dutch houses have cable, and the most basic cable package includes BBC 1&2. Failing that they can always catch it on Discovery which regulary shows BBC stuff.
I’m not entirely sure how this thing works out for EO. Are they the only PBS broadcaster allowed to screen it? Or the only one allowed to screen a Dutch version? Discoverly NL maybe broadcast for the Netherlands, but its still Discovery no? So it can show whatever discovery shows (indeed all it does is add Dutch subtitles).
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