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They seem to think Sir Trev is 76, nice!
Londoner posted:
They seem to think Sir Trev is 76, nice!
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The ratings will plummet without Sir Trev
No they're not. Trev is only only the programme for a total of about 4 minutes.
I was joking, the very fact the programme bares his name when he barely features in the show is ridiculous
GMc posted:
TV Monkey posted:
Square Eyes posted:
It was Tonight with Fiona Foster tonight.
The ratings will plummet without Sir Trev
No they're not. Trev is only only the programme for a total of about 4 minutes.
I was joking, the very fact the programme bares his name when he barely features in the show is ridiculous
RM
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I wonder if Sir Trev will call his friend Lenny Henry a racist bast*rd too, for making jokes about black people in his act?
I wonder if Sir Trev will call his friend Lenny Henry a racist bast*rd too, for making jokes about black people in his act?
:-(
A former member
From the bbc:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6987536.stm
Quote:
Broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald has been cleared of making a racist remark about comedian Bernard Manning, despite more than 100 complaints to Ofcom.
The watchdog said the ex-newsreader had used strong language which was "clearly intended to parody Manning's own comedy" on his ITV1 series News Knight.
Any offence caused "was justified in the context", Ofcom ruled.
Sir Trevor referred to the late star as "a fat white *******", but this was not judged to have breached Ofcom's code.
The broadcast, on 24 June, prompted 112 complaints.
Human error
Ofcom did, however, criticise ITV1's This Morning for failing to remove an expletive from a Lily Allen song it was using to accompany a fashion item on kaftans.
The broadcaster accepted the language was not suitable for live transmission and blamed human error during the 3 July edition of the magazine programme.
The BBC was also rebuked for showing a member of award-winning group Arctic Monkeys swearing at the Glastonbury Festival, in footage broadcast before the watershed.
"Had effective compliance procedures been in place, there should have been little difficulty in noting the offensive language and taking measures to ensure it was not transmitted," the regulator stated in its latest bulletin.
The watchdog said the ex-newsreader had used strong language which was "clearly intended to parody Manning's own comedy" on his ITV1 series News Knight.
Any offence caused "was justified in the context", Ofcom ruled.
Sir Trevor referred to the late star as "a fat white *******", but this was not judged to have breached Ofcom's code.
The broadcast, on 24 June, prompted 112 complaints.
Human error
Ofcom did, however, criticise ITV1's This Morning for failing to remove an expletive from a Lily Allen song it was using to accompany a fashion item on kaftans.
The broadcaster accepted the language was not suitable for live transmission and blamed human error during the 3 July edition of the magazine programme.
The BBC was also rebuked for showing a member of award-winning group Arctic Monkeys swearing at the Glastonbury Festival, in footage broadcast before the watershed.
"Had effective compliance procedures been in place, there should have been little difficulty in noting the offensive language and taking measures to ensure it was not transmitted," the regulator stated in its latest bulletin.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6987536.stm
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i'm not sure induced is the word you are looking for ... unless of course you think trevor was a member of the NF or something
tvmercia
Founding member
Johnny83 posted:
Considering the fact Sir Trev *may* have
induced
racism when he was younger I personally don't think it is offensive, and I'm fat & white.
i'm not sure induced is the word you are looking for ... unless of course you think trevor was a member of the NF or something
JO
i'm not sure induced is the word you are looking for ... unless of course you think trevor was a member of the NF or something
Sorry I used the wrong word there, it should have said:
Considering the fact Sir Trev *may* have been subjected to racism when he was younger I personally don't think it is offensive, and I'm fat & white.
tvmercia posted:
Johnny83 posted:
Considering the fact Sir Trev *may* have
induced
racism when he was younger I personally don't think it is offensive, and I'm fat & white.
i'm not sure induced is the word you are looking for ... unless of course you think trevor was a member of the NF or something
Sorry I used the wrong word there, it should have said:
Considering the fact Sir Trev *may* have been subjected to racism when he was younger I personally don't think it is offensive, and I'm fat & white.