Here's Mary Whitehouse in 1967 talking about her favourite programme. But what is it?
"Already there are some programmes serving a very real social purpose. Week after week that popular programme xxxx has brought to us the tragic side of life, but always with humour and drama and with a responsible objective in mind. It shows that the BBC can do it if it wants to."
5 weeks ago
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Songs of Praise?
Dixon of Dock Green?
Eurotrash?
Doctor Who?
Eurotrash has to be the funniest blog comment I've read all week...
John's right: it was Dixon Of Dock Green.
That'll be the same 'Dixon' of Dock Green who endorsed 'giving the wife a slap' at one point quite late on in the series?
Source: A well-respected, excellent book on Saturday night TV.
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