Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifesty

we're used to having american and european formats imported onto british tv, but i for one am tired of deal or no deal and generic american crime/forensic drama. what tv companies need to do is set their sights a little further a field for inspiration.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40701000/jpg/_40701619_body_203.jpg

this is where "let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle" comes in. a little gem from north korean state television i found whilst aimlessly browsing bbc online.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4157121.stm

it sounds absolutely fantastic.

men with hair that does not conform to the official state-approved hair cut lengths of 1 - 5 cm are named and shamed with their addresses shown on national tv. i think the format would work very well in this country, i mean there are plenty of dodgy barnets around.

illegal hairdos

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/asia_pac_n_korea0s_haircut_campaign/img/5.jpg http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/asia_pac_n_korea0s_haircut_campaign/img/2.jpg

legal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/asia_pac_n_korea0s_haircut_campaign/img/3.jpg

michael collie obviously has a fan in pyongyang.

i dread to think what the hair police would make of mdta's victorian-style mop he was sporting a few months back

Have you been drinking?

I wondered what that camera crew were doing filming my mullet

oh yes, I remember finding this when it first was reported, and promtly printed it out and shoved it in the face of my friend with long hair.