[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... >In a message dated 27/11/2006 19:08:40 GMT Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>What a let down! >> >>An hour watching a turgid programme and not one mention of canals. >> >>Whatever happened? > >It depends where you were watching it I think. The Politics Show is a >national programme which switches over to local inserts for part of the >programme. >The London and East programmes didn't carry anything about the protest but >the Midlands one did. > >The fact that the protest took place right outside the studios might have >excited the BBC Birmingham interest. Dare I say, a certain employee of the BBC >in the area has a lot of interest in canals and restoration - but I am sure he > wouldn't abuse his position to influence the programme makers. Would he? > Thanks, Dave. For some reason my message (posted yesterday at 12.56) took around 18 hours to appear. In the meantime, I have already had it explained to me that the waterways protest item only appeared on the Midlands version of the programme.
However, some kind soul has posted the waterways protest item that appeared to Midlands viewers on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZWagrBWo8 I wish someone would do that with all those Waterworld programmes that were only shown in the south. -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.boaterweb.co.uk Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
