Dr. Who blasts into TV violence Top Ten
- Publication: Daily Express
- Date: 1972-01-27
- Author: Martin Jackson
- Page: 9
- Language: English
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).
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