Comfort and inspiration for a nation

[altariel]

So rewatching that Mitch Benn video (AS I HAVE BEEN RIGHTLY DOING ALL AFTERNOON), I think there are only a handful of the TV shows mentioned that I have never watched: Charlie and Lola, Fireman Sam, and Horrible Histories (don't have kids around the house - tho' even then I've seen Teletubbies and In the Night Garden!). I'd heard of them though. Everything else I've seen at least one episode, or tuned in at some point (Last Night of the Proms, Glastonbury), or I've used the service (iPlayer, website, World Service). I don't listen to the radio much, but I recognized all the broadcasters, and I think I've seen them all do something on the tellybox, and I think I've heard all the radio shows mentioned. I can't quite make out all the things mentioned at the end, and I haven't actually watched everything on BBC Four (yet). Anyway I'd be really interested to know what other people's recognition and viewing or listening levels were. You know, from a sociological perspective. How well did he capture a kind of universal experience of things BBC.

Comments

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Since you have been watching it all afternoon, you are clearly in a position to supply a list of names which we can tick?

I spent the afternoon (well, a recent bit of it) making yet another icon from one of the shows mentioned.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Alas, my hands were too busy doing other things to make such a list :-)

Nice icon.

[communicator.livejournal.com]

I am waiting for someone else to crack and make the list (and poll).

I've seen Charlie and Lola, Fireman Sam, and Horrible Histories, but there were a few I haven't ever caught.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

make the list (and poll)

GOD NO I MUSTN'T!

[communicator.livejournal.com]

I'm doing a list now, and I think I'll turn it into one of those 'bold the ones you have seen' memes.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, that's definitely the way to do it, that way you can underline stuff that you've heard of but never seen or listened to. I couldn't think of a way to do that in a poll.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

The t-shirt will surely help, tho' it doesn't have the ones in the chanty bit at the end.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

The full lyrics/list is on the T Shirt (http://www.mitchbenn.com/proudofthebbc/) (click on the pic to get the enlarged text.)

I haven't found anything I've not at least seen advertised - even those shows I can't stand. Which is surely the point?

[communicator.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, there isn't one there I don't 'know' and there are precious few I haven't watched in the entire. Kind of dismaying really.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I haven't found anything I've not at least seen advertised - even those shows I can't stand. Which is surely the point?

Not quite the point of my question: e.g. I've seen The Apprentice advertised a lot, but I've never watched it.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Sadly I occasionally use the TV as wallpaper (I am doing that right now) so while I can't say I've watched everything on the list I can say I've been aware of it.

To answer the question - it's not quite as accurate a picture of BBC output as it might be - the reality-shows are missing (but it's a good miss) - and maybe Hole In The Wall didn't fit the metre? But it's a positive picture of the good stuff.

Now, how do we save the World Service?