Comments on: Where time stands still

By: tom p

tom p — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:11:43 +0000

Interestingly, and very unusually for the hate mail, all of the comments except for teh ones from anti-bbc loonies, are criticising this article. Perhaps it’s ‘cos they’re coming at it from a “If parents let their kids watch such things then they are bad” stance.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:35:10 +0000

Just wait until they hear about video recorders. *shiver*

By: Dan Factor

Dan Factor — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:05:48 +0000

The Daily Mail, Mediawatch UK and Tory MPs have an agenda against the BBC so they will leap upon anything which shows the BBC in a negative light to further that agenda.
To them the BBC is a “lefty librel politically correct” organisation which is “exposing our righteous Christian children” to “pornography” and “filth”.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:45:20 +0000

If a child is on the internet unmonitored, then them seeing an episode of Graham Norton is the least of teh parents worries!

BTW those of us with cable have had these programmes on-demand for several years, anything post watershed is pin protected before 9 – works quiet well

By: Aharon

Aharon — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:47:47 +0000

how do they know how to rate stuff anyway? do they ask like a 10 year old, that passed some rigorous personality tests that ensure s/he is representative of all 10 year olds – to sit and watch a show, then if the 10 year old goes mad, its clearly unsuitable for that age?
Or are they using some sort of tried and tested methods of prejudice?

By: ian

ian — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:57:16 +0000

I can say from personal experience that someone sitting at a PC isn’t going to be looking to the BBC iPlayer for some one handed browsing material…

By: mauvedeity

mauvedeity — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:52:54 +0000

Er, the BBC iPlayer isn’t available across the rest of the world. You can only use it, so I’m told, if you’re coming from a UK IP address. So therefore your point about cutting off access at 9 PM local time denying people in the rest of the world is wrong.

On the other hand, I agree with the rest. Keep up the good work!

By: Andy Armitage

Andy Armitage — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:34:35 +0000

I wasn't aware of that, Jono, not having used the iPlayer. And thanks for your observation. It would still be a very impractical suggestion on the Mail's part, since most people are watching the telly in the evenings, not their computers; and then, of course, there must be be many other video outlets (YouTube being but one) that are there 24/7, no matter where you are on God's good earth.

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:35:12 +0000

Yes, all tabloid journos are thick, like the people who read their ‘comics’….

By: Jono

Jono — Sat, 03 May 2008 13:25:12 +0000

Now can write a story that recognises that the iPlayer isn’t available outside the UK – the BBC checks your IP address to make sure your ISP is in the UK before allowing you to view stuff on the iPlayer.

That isn’t to say that I in any way support the Mail’s position – I rather think the BBC has the correct view on this. It is gratifying to see that those commenting on the Mail article think it is wrong on this as well. (Though I suspect that might be partly down to the reverse Comment is Free effect – if The Guardian website attracts those who would never touch the paper to its comments, the Mail might do likewise)