tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post2301688504632624672..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Fake historyCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-9085730932284607392017-05-02T01:16:23.096+01:002017-05-02T01:16:23.096+01:00But Moffatt was only trying to start a conversatio...But Moffatt was only trying to start a conversation, increase awareness, as there was still waaaaycism in Britain then and slavery elsewhere. So, as ever with the BBC when it comes to these things, it's 'fake, but accurate'.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-70006467064899561612017-05-01T19:30:49.514+01:002017-05-01T19:30:49.514+01:00We all know the relevant quote but it's very a...We all know the relevant quote but it's very apposite for the BBC here ... <br />"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."Ozfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351381043702605990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-13427815386959737632017-05-01T17:31:40.688+01:002017-05-01T17:31:40.688+01:00There wouldn't have been slaves in Great Brita...There wouldn't have been slaves in Great Britain anyway. There hadn't been for centuries so the Dr. Who wasn't just bending the truth, they were telling blatant porkies. Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-33332947902417953562017-05-01T00:05:04.176+01:002017-05-01T00:05:04.176+01:00When did a change of executive producer ever lead ...When did a change of executive producer ever lead to less political bias in Dr. Who? Before Moffatt was R.T. Davies, he of the Belgrano Lie scene. Before the long hiatus it was the Sylvester McCoy years, where the producers were well known to infuse the stories with Thatcher hatred. Before that, etc., etc.<br /><br />It wasn't as in-your-face with any of them like it has been with Moffat for the last two years. David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-88388865346330606142017-04-30T20:22:16.603+01:002017-04-30T20:22:16.603+01:00There are rumours that the Cybermen will be back l...There are rumours that the Cybermen will be back later in the series and that the Doctor and Bill will encounter a transgender Cyberman - or 'Cyber' as she prefers to think of herself. All the cisgender Cybermen, of course, aren't at all happy about the situation and want to 'delete' her, but the Doctor saves the day and 'Gloria' (as she chooses to be called) stomps her silver-booted way into the sunset (after first 'deleting' Dame Jenni Murray and Germaine Greer). <br /><br />That's much more likely to happen.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-70898038476753259072017-04-30T20:04:15.103+01:002017-04-30T20:04:15.103+01:00Imagine this storyline for a moment..
The Tardis ...Imagine this storyline for a moment..<br /><br />The Tardis lands in a marketplace somewhere in Africa or the Middle East.<br /><br />Bill: Wait, you want to go out there?<br />The Doctor: You don't?<br />Bill: It's 2017... I'm human, Yes? Slavery is still totally a thing.<br />The Doctor (sadly): Yes, it is.<br />Bill: It might be, like, dangerous out there.<br />The Doctor: Definitely dangerous.<br /><br />I look forward to watching this future episode, next week perhaps??Anonjoebloggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-57156658713166249722017-04-30T19:32:48.979+01:002017-04-30T19:32:48.979+01:00I gave up midway through the last series (like you...I gave up midway through the last series (like you, for the first time ever) but gave it another try this series. <br /><br />Maybe Steven Moffat's departure at the end of series will lead to less politics. (A triumph of hope over experience?)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-60323558792240756382017-04-30T19:19:15.511+01:002017-04-30T19:19:15.511+01:00For the first time in my life, I haven't watch...For the first time in my life, I haven't watched Dr. Who since the middle of the last series. Too overtly political, and I've had it. David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.com