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.

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[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

There is a lot of stuff Mitch mentions that I don't particularly like - like Ab Fab - but that is not the point. I think I've seen or heard most of the stuff he mentions, and BBC4 is often a joy, particularly its science documentaries, but all that he mentions, whether I like it or not, is widely watched and loved. Of course, speaking as someone who thinks the licence fee is worth it for In Our Time alone...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I don't like Ab Fab much either - although I did watch quite a lot of it despite that. I completely agree that's not the point of the song, nor my question.