John Lavalie at 13:00, 25 May 2025

2025-05-25T13:00:59Z

John Lavalie: Created page with "{{article | publication = Daily Express | file = 1972-01-27 Daily Express.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1972-01-27 | author = Martin Jackson | pages = 9 | lan..."

2025-05-25T13:00:23Z

Created page with "{{article | publication = Daily Express | file = 1972-01-27 Daily Express.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1972-01-27 | author = Martin Jackson | pages = 9 | lan..."

New page

{{article
| publication = Daily Express
| file = 1972-01-27 Daily Express.jpg
| px = 250
| height =
| width =
| date = 1972-01-27
| author = Martin Jackson
| pages = 9
| language = English
| type =
| description =
| categories =
| moreTitles =
| morePublications =
| moreDates =
| text = MOST of the violence on British TV comes from the U.S. This is revealed in the report today of a massive -year study by B.B.C. audience searchers.

Imported American programmes make up a third of all adventure series and serials B.B.C. and ITV-but they account for y two-thirds of all the screen violence.

The report will now be used by the B.B.C to form a new TV violence code for producers replace the existing 12-year-old code.

The researchers monitored the screen for 21 days. They discovered that a typical hour of TV aired two major scenes of violence or aggressive behaviour.

One scene would be likely to be real-life [?] in a news bulletin or current affairs programme. The other would be a fictional betrayal showing physical assault in detail but without wounds or pain.

The researchers compiled a Top Ten black list the most violent programmes six were American headed by "Mannix" and "The Untouchables."

Surprisingly, the BBC's children's series "Dr. Who" rates a higher "death count" than ITV's ragged assassin "Callan." But as the study comments, "The prominence of US- produced material in these lists is striking"

'UNREAL'

The B.B.C. invited 50 typical to watch a violent programme - an episode of "Vendetta." But hardly any commented on the violence. The felt that as it was it did not matter.

The study ends with a warning to TV producers: "It must be emphasised that the fact many protrayals of [?] have little significance [?] of their viewers, does [?] that such portrayals are harmless.

"The variability of individual responses to violence serves as a reminder that all modes of presentation of [?] demand consideration.

TOP TEN in the violence: 1. Mannix (US) and The Untouchables (US): 3. The Baron (ITV) 4. The Avengers (ITV) 5, I Spy (US): 6 Dr. Who (BBC):7. Hawaii Five-0 US): 8 The Virginian (US) 9. Callan (ITV) 10, Star Trek (US).

}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{article
+{{violence}}{{article
 | publication = Daily Express
 | file = 1972-01-27 Daily Express.jpg

Dr. Who blasts into TV violence Top Ten - Revision history

John Lavalie at 13:00, 25 May 2025

John Lavalie: Created page with "{{article | publication = Daily Express | file = 1972-01-27 Daily Express.jpg | px = 250 | height = | width = | date = 1972-01-27 | author = Martin Jackson | pages = 9 | lan..."