Reply to: What took them so long?

[Anonimouse]

It’s returned

[elsergiovolador]

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.

George Orwell, 1984

You know the manual!

[original PM]

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.

George Orwell, 1984

[Whorty]

Yes exactly, the joke was on us really as not getting over the war. Though, probably outdated now.

I think the Major, referred to Indians and Jamaicans in terms that are offensive. I wonder if this is the reason why it was removed.

I don't agree with it, I think we should be able to watch these things in context of the times. The same way many programmes from the 70s we find sexists now, almost in a funny way.

God knows what future generations will make of Love Island.

Feck, I'm finding myself agreeing with you!

[Andy2]

Naked Attraction should be banned

Live it alone. it has some nice content. i like the story line

[mallisarealperson]

Not going to be much comedy or music left soon.

Need to search out old footage of Steve Hughes talking about political correctness.

If we are removing old comedy then why not racist rap music also!!

[NickFitz]

I think the Major, referred to Indians and Jamaicans in terms that are offensive. I wonder if this is the reason why it was removed.

It is; nothing to do with Basil's manic ramblings about the war, apparently.

[vetran]

Naked Attraction should be banned

Why where else are you going to see the Sun & Guardian readers with their kit off?

Its so funny listening to them complaining about what the people in the box have when they are no great shakes themselves.

[Excursion UK]

The ironic thing is that it's not really racist.

I'd have thought the more contentious episode would be the one where the Major refers to Indians as w**s but maybe that snippet has already been excised from the Netflix offerings.

[ladymuck]

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God knows what future generations will make of Love Island.

Naked Attraction should be banned

[woohoo]

It may be me showing my ignorance here so do feel free to say so, but...

I always saw that episode as being a piss-take of the British, and their constipated manners, not a crowing about "winning" the war.

Yes exactly, the joke was on us really as not getting over the war. Though, probably outdated now.

I think the Major, referred to Indians and Jamaicans in terms that are offensive. I wonder if this is the reason why it was removed.

I don't agree with it, I think we should be able to watch these things in context of the times. The same way many programmes from the 70s we find sexists now, almost in a funny way.

God knows what future generations will make of Love Island.

[vetran]

It may be me showing my ignorance here so do feel free to say so, but...

I always saw that episode as being a piss-take of the British, and their constipated manners, not a crowing about "winning" the war.

Yep and he had concussion. There are a couple of bad words in the series so a bit of Guy Gisbon's dog dubbing and jobs a goodun.

Private Jones in Dad's Amy most likely had Shell shock (PTSD).

[wattaj]

It may be me showing my ignorance here so do feel free to say so, but...

I always saw that episode as being a piss-take of the British, and their constipated manners, not a crowing about "winning" the war.

"Nuance! Nuance! Burn the witch! Or I'll scream and scream and scream until I'm sick!"

Or some-such modern day wankery.

[ladymuck]

It may be me showing my ignorance here so do feel free to say so, but...

I always saw that episode as being a piss-take of the British, and their constipated manners, not a crowing about "winning" the war.

[NotAllThere]

Fawlty Towers now. Looks like the mob is winning, and winning big...

Fawlty Towers 'Don't mention the war' episode removed from UKTV | BBC | The Guardian

My German colleagues love that episode. Although it wasn't shown in Germany until relatively recently.