The Pranksters and the Plot
Writing about web page http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7694921.stm
the point
Ofcom might be getting outraged over the wrong issue here: yes, the prank call has been aired in full with no cut-outs or any attempt at ‘bringing the material to the broadcasting standard of the BBC’ (which is incidentally impossible). But if it weren’t, then the public could forever remain ignorant as to how wholly inappropriate Brand and Ross are, and how ridiculously abusive and plainly stupid they can be.
the plot
If anything, I’m more inclined to believe that whoever made the decision to put this on air was simply fed up with the pair and just did it out of spite.
the Fine
And yes, the BBC should be fined, but that fine should be taken out of the pockets of Brand and Ross. I hope criminal charges will be brought against them.
conclusion
It’s not funny, it’s not educational, and it’s definitely not worth £2,200,000 of taxpayers’ money.
Lu Yang
28 Oct 2008 16:56
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Jim
I don’t understand why everybody is calling it a ‘prank’. Anyone who actually listened to the show knows that it wasn’t planned or premeditated, and there was no malice or ill-intent – just an arguably misjudged attempt at humour.
28 Oct 2008, 18:11
I think Jim has just described a spur of the moment prank—commonly referred to as a “childish prank”.
04 Nov 2008, 10:05
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