tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post3536566130032310054..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Swallowing an Old Wife's TaleCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-34071148766524324002015-06-08T09:17:05.660+01:002015-06-08T09:17:05.660+01:00A more serious point is the paucity of any serious...A more serious point is the paucity of any serious science programs on the BBC and what little there is tends to be dumbed down. Is this not in breach of the BBC charter ? There are exceptions, the series on the Periodic Table shown recently on BBC4 was a masterpiece and should be compulsory in all British schools but won't be.Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-64832101141202141512015-06-08T09:12:46.821+01:002015-06-08T09:12:46.821+01:00As a Zoology graduate and keen-birdwatcher, I gave...As a Zoology graduate and keen-birdwatcher, I gave up watching Springwatch years ago in the days of the awful Bill Oddie and the ignorant Kate Humble. I switched off when she said that Willow Warblers nest in trees.<br />So I tuned in to the first in this series as I am a fan of Chris Packham , Zoology graduate, and failed PhD badger student. ( And regular visitor to the mecca of bird-watches, Gambia ! ).<br />To my horror it was all about the presenters with repulsive BBC "Muzak" and gimmicks. Are they all on cocaine? Grantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-79686489095367179112015-06-08T06:00:30.575+01:002015-06-08T06:00:30.575+01:00There are some great comments to that Telegraph li...There are some great comments to that Telegraph link (including one about great comments). There's even one about the BBC and right wingers, but definitely not from a concerned citizen and not a factory just North of Islington.<br /><br />My personal favorite was: "The Grade School Effect<br /><br />- The more polite and thoughtful your defense of someone or something, the more certain you are of being attacked in the manner of a pre-adolescent homophobe."<br /><br />Usually with an accusation of racism thrown in too.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.com