d wrote:
The BBC is obliged to benefit the public, not just show them what they want.

Sorry? Sounds to me like you wish watching the BBC was some mandated
compulsory activity , perhaps with some political and social propanda?
Very 1950s russia. If you make programs no one wants to watch , no one
will watch them. Unless you force them too of course.

Judging by the amount of speed-related crashes, maybe it's something the
people need...

Using the same logic we shouldn't have crime dramas because some people
murder or take drugs or Crimewatch because villains will copy what they
see
or any news at all in fact in case it gives some dropout some ideas.

How about just balancing out good/bad so people don't get a one-sided view

TG is entertainment, nothing more. Whats there to balance?

of things? Blaming it on "dreary little men" is a bit childish, isn't it?

Not really. The Health and Safety industry is killing many activities
in this
country. Some schools don't allow "violent" games like rugby in case
little Johnny breaks his wrist and his muppet parents smell
compensation
money with full backing from dreary little men in the HSE (who probably
weren't allowed to climb trees as a child and are getting their own
back)
, every council has to spend money making sure theres no cracks in
paving stones in case some idiot trips , shops have to make sure
they're
signs everywhere warning of dangerous trip hazards like a mop , and on
and on it goes. Its pathetic and so are the people who pander to it.

B2003