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Sir-- I was greatly appreciative of your generous leader ([[BBC sorry for sadism in Dr. Who|Dec. 29]]), and I trust you will not think me ungracious if I take issue with you over what you term my "over-squeamishness" about so-called "sadism" in "Dr. Who."
 
Sir-- I was greatly appreciative of your generous leader ([[BBC sorry for sadism in Dr. Who|Dec. 29]]), and I trust you will not think me ungracious if I take issue with you over what you term my "over-squeamishness" about so-called "sadism" in "Dr. Who."
  
My personal reaction to the site of the "Doctor" being viciously throttled underwater is unimportant.  What is important is the effect of such material-- especially in a modern setting as this one was-- upon the very young children still likely to be viewing.   
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My personal reaction to the site of the "Doctor" being [[broadwcast:The Deadly Assassin|viciously throttled underwater]] is unimportant.  What is important is the effect of such material-- especially in a modern setting as this one was-- upon the very young children still likely to be viewing.   
  
 
And no one has to take my word that such material is likely to disturb.  The enlightened people who compiled the BBC's "Guidance Notes" on the portrayal of violence on television, especially as it refers to children's viewings, warned producers of about creating "raw material for a nightmare" -- specifically mentioning an over-detailed portrayal of death or lingering on frightening close-ups.  The point is also made that:  
 
And no one has to take my word that such material is likely to disturb.  The enlightened people who compiled the BBC's "Guidance Notes" on the portrayal of violence on television, especially as it refers to children's viewings, warned producers of about creating "raw material for a nightmare" -- specifically mentioning an over-detailed portrayal of death or lingering on frightening close-ups.  The point is also made that:  

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