This kind of "national debate" programming seems to have really taken off recently. I find it less offensive than reality TV, largely because some of the programmes have actually served to educate. The Big Read and Great Briton ones, for example, have almost certainly increased the literacy and general knowledge of the populace, however fractionally. (Depressing how low some of the scientists came in the Great Britons thing, though.)
Yes, indeed. It's no substitute for real programming (either in History, the Sciences or the Arts), but it's certainly much better than "reality" programming. I agree completely about the ranking of scientists in "Great Britons" poll, BTW.
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Date: 2004-06-26 08:30 am (UTC)Yes, indeed. It's no substitute for real programming (either in History, the Sciences or the Arts), but it's certainly much better than "reality" programming. I agree completely about the ranking of scientists in "Great Britons" poll, BTW.