http://www.metafilter.com/tags/BritishTV Posts tagged with 'BritishTV' at MetaFilter. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:45:17 -0800 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:45:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/68225/Classic%2DBritish%2DChildrens%2DTV <em>"Well you know my name is Simon/ And the things I draw come true/ Oh, pictures take me over, over / Across the ladder with you." </em><a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/index.htm">Little Gems</a> is an extensive collection of information (including downloadable theme songs) about (mostly) British children's TV from the 1960s to 1980s. <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/simon/simon.htm">Simon In The Land of Chalk Drawings</a>, <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/moomins.htm">The Moomins</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/53844/Moomins-Galore">[previously on MeFi]</a>, <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/cockle.htm">Cockleshell Bay</a>, <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/belle.htm">Belle and Sebastian</a>, <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/herbs/the-herbs.html">The Herbs</a>, and <a href="http://www.thechestnut.com/hatty/hatty-town.htm">Hattytown Tales</a> are just a few. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68225 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:45:17 -0800 BritishTV children'sTV music nostalgia theme hurdy gurdy girl http://www.metafilter.com/28646/24%2DViolent%2Dcontent%2DComplaint%2Dnot%2Dupheld <a href="http://www.bsc.org.uk/pdfs/bulletin/bulletin68.pdf">'24'. Violent content. Complaint not upheld.</a> The British Standards Council (<a href="http://www.bsc.org.uk/">BSC</a>) publish their findings on a regular basis, as they explain which complaints by members of the public regarding the 'offensive' content of some programmes on TV and radio have been upheld or not. This is fascinating for two reasons -- we get to see what people actually moan about and also how the various stations have to justify their output -- some seem more successful at it than others... [pdf format file via <a href="http://whedonesque.com/?comments=2100">Whedonesque</a>] tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.28646 Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:38:59 -0800 24 BritishTelevision BritishTV BroadcastingStandardsCommission brokenlink BSC telly feelinglistless