Jacob
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Yes too many aliens in Doctor Who. More like Doctor Woke.
We always watch Vera in preference, or Benidorm - got the boxed set in fact.
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We always watch Vera in preference, or Benidorm - got the boxed set in fact.
I admit to not having read Wolf Hall, and also to not knowing in what roles which actors were cast so recklessly that it's hurt people's jaws and their feelings – BUT it should be noted for context that the idea of Black British Tudors is not just some made up thing:
https://sellymanormuseum.org.uk/new...dors came to Britain,them to Portugal in 1444.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...k-not-slave-in-sight-miranda-kaufmann-history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zb84cmn
Do I need to? Well, OK. I suppose a gay, black Dr Who is a severe skew.
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I’m not a fan, but it is my understanding that Dr Who reincarnates in a different body each time. I would have thought that the long run of white male bodies was more af a skew?
Did anyone complain about that?
Well, the viewing figures are down. Is that because Russell T Davies has run out of stimulating stories? Or because of the skew? Or, is it all just one big coincidence?
Jacob
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What about Dr Finlay, he wasn't a stereotypical average sort of figure. In fact the whole cast was white and Scottish! It didn't bother me personally but I'm surprised nobody objected.
Eshmiel
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Why not consider the character, personality, acting ability and other aspects of a drama that make it a drama. It amazes me that so many, even today, can't ignore skin colours. They seem easily able to ignore every other aspect of the humans involved in such dramas.
On the other hand, it often seems that the British acting profession is infested with a certain social class, as are the mass media production factories in general. Perhaps there should be a more "realistic" balance enforced based on our dearly-loved class system? Toffs playing peasants and every other kind of person just seems wrong.
On the other hand, it often seems that the British acting profession is infested with a certain social class, as are the mass media production factories in general. Perhaps there should be a more "realistic" balance enforced based on our dearly-loved class system? Toffs playing peasants and every other kind of person just seems wrong.
Eshmiel
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Janet! Fetch the whiskey!
Whisky? Isn't Whiskey Irish gaelic for water?
You're right. Doctor Finley's Casebook was set in Scotland and showed how the system worked at the time. Nobody around, in those days, who felt the need to object to much.
Jacob
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Private schools invest far more in the arts by a huge margin. https://www.etoncollege.com/outside-the-classroom/drama/...
On the other hand, it often seems that the British acting profession is infested with a certain social class, as are the mass media production factories in general. Perhaps there should be a more "realistic" balance enforced based on our dearly-loved class system? Toffs playing peasants and every other kind of person just seems wrong.
It's money well spent and makes these posh kids highly employable, most noticeably in music and the stage.
State schools can do it - my old school was very strong on drama and produced one or two well known names; Graham Haberfield (Coro. St) Tim Dalton (James Bond etc) were my contemporaries and I expect there were others.
The arts in general employs a lot of people and is also a massive export industry. Cutting back on them is a huge mistake and waste of talent, as is "austerity" in all its guises.
Terry - Somerset
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We seem to have reached the stage where in pursuit of diversity, every variant of race, religion, colour and sexual orientation needs to be represented in all media - particularly advertising and TV programming.
It is in sharp contrast with 2-3 decades ago which often failed to acknowledge that any other than white heterosexual even existed.
Perceptions - live in London or some other large cities and diversity is immediately evident as you step into the nearest supermarket or high street. Live in the leafy verdant countryside or provincial town and diversity is represented by the local curry house (with apologies).
I like to think I am wholly open to all variants colour, sex or otherwise). However I do feel that white, beer swilling, heterosexual men are now disproportionately unrepresented. It would no doubt be an affront to the "woke" to assert they should be given greater equality in the media in future.
It is in sharp contrast with 2-3 decades ago which often failed to acknowledge that any other than white heterosexual even existed.
Perceptions - live in London or some other large cities and diversity is immediately evident as you step into the nearest supermarket or high street. Live in the leafy verdant countryside or provincial town and diversity is represented by the local curry house (with apologies).
I like to think I am wholly open to all variants colour, sex or otherwise). However I do feel that white, beer swilling, heterosexual men are now disproportionately unrepresented. It would no doubt be an affront to the "woke" to assert they should be given greater equality in the media in future.
Jacob
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Nonsense.
Jacob
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He's very comical your little old chap behind the moustache - a full Enoch, bigger than Hitler's!
David Olusoga is worth following if you are interested in the subject https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b082x0h6
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John Brown
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Scotch is always supposed to be "whisky", as far as I know, and Irish "whiskey", but it seems that our American cousins almost invariably use the latter, and they generate many times more written text than the British. In short we're being swamped with whiskey.
Apologies for the apostrophe, Terry. I hope it did not impair your understanding.
John Brown
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I still can't believe that anybody could be bothered to put finger to keyboard in order to complain about too many dark faces in a fictional TV series.
Jacob
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I don't want to add to the confusion, speaking for myself here, but it is quite possible to be white, beer-swilling, heterosexual, and woke!
