BBC Programming To Become "Dumber" - 3rd Apr 2007 11:45am
Originally Posted by Digital Spy
The BBC has plans to "dumb down" to cater for lower social classes, according to reports.
Several newspapers suggested a Household Value Survey, recently carried out by the corporation to see which shows viewers like, revealed high-brow shows and channels BBC Three and BBC Four were only popular with richer people.
They said staff were to be told many programmes were "too serious" and to produce more populist fare such as Fat Men Can't Hunt and Doctor Who.
Several newspapers suggested a Household Value Survey, recently carried out by the corporation to see which shows viewers like, revealed high-brow shows and channels BBC Three and BBC Four were only popular with richer people.
They said staff were to be told many programmes were "too serious" and to produce more populist fare such as Fat Men Can't Hunt and Doctor Who.
Interesting, in some ways it about time they stopped being so bloody biased towards the snobs and "upper class" citizens, but I wish to god they would stop fooking about with schedules every 5 minutes first!!!
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