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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[wormwood-7.livejournal.com]

Watching the video I was surprised to find how many of the shows mentioned I have seen at least once, approx 80%, and I am not the most ardent of TV watchers. A reminder of how long I have been here...
The average quality of the programs produced by the BBC is actually pretty high, the rubbish notwithstanding, compared to most places. Every time I go back to my birth country I am starkly reminded of it.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

We're very spoiled, I think. Even when I'm complaining about things (like Single Father) I'm enjoying something else (like Autumnwatch).