A Cross Post
by Quinn
(cross posted at Biased BBC)
Not content with sometimes showing Muslims in a fair light, rather than portraying every last one of them as the evil jihadists we know them to be, the BBC has now decided to try to rehabilitate the failed doctrine of communism; and what’s more, to target pre-school children in their despicable plan.
How else can you explain the new segment Summerton Mill in the children’s programme Tikkabilla? For there, in an animated feature that purports to be a simple tale of rural nostalgia, you will find a cat, called Mao Tse-tung! This character is depicted as a sleepy and somewhat benign figure; a far cry from the former ruler of communist China, responsible for the Cultural Revolution and complicit in the deaths of millions through famine. Furthermore, is it any coincidence that the cow in the show is called Francois? Named after Francois Mitterand, former socialist president of France, no doubt. I have yet to work out a leftist connection for the main character of Dan, or the dog Fluffer, but I’ll bet they’re there somewhere, and given a few hours spent in my darkened room in a twisted rage I will come up with something.
It must all seem so very amusing to the metropolitan Marxists in their ivory towers at Broadcasting House, as they plot new ways to indoctrinate our youth and spread their pervasive plans for a communist international. Realising that they have been thwarted time and again by the keen eyes of Biased BBC as we battle their worldview across the adult media, they have decided to switch tactics and get at our children. Who was it said “give me the child at two and by screening BBC propaganda I will show you a communist as an adult”? Actually, I’m not sure anyone has ever said that, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Well tough, BBC, because we have spotted your game, and we will fight. And win!
To make matters worse, Summerton Mill appears to have replaced Bonny, Banana and Mo, which was my bestest, most favourite part of Tikkabilla. Just what do I pay my license fee for?* In fact if I wasn’t secretly in love with presenter Sarah-Jane Honeywell I wouldn’t bother watching Tikkabilla at all anymore.
* I don’t actually pay my license fee, being so old and curmudgeonly that I get one for free, but if I did have to pay then I wouldn’t anyway, as a protest against the Biased Broadcasting Corporation and their unfair telly-tax, which you have to pay regardless of whether you watch the BBC or not, although I do, a lot. But you get my point.
Update 26/9/05: A big thank you to whoever nominated this post for inclusion in Tim Worstall’s latest BritBlog Round-Up. It is nice to know that I struck a cord (chord?) with someone, and that there are others out there equally frustrated by the BBC’s one-eyed prejudice!
The Obscurer 
Hi Mr. Quinn Obscurer,My kids and grandson love SummertonMill – specially the little chickens and the dog.If you are really old as you claim, you must have grandchildren as well and I bet that if they watch SummertonMill they will love it as well.Kind regards,A proud grandma
God may overlook your misplaced love for Sarah-Jane, but he may never forget your condemnation of Mousey-Tongue, the sweetest little sleeping fur-ball in the whole other world. The Friends of Summerton Mill unite – we are not pleased with you, Daniall – not very pleased at all.
Proud Grandma – I fear my previous posts may reveal personal details that seriously cast doubt upon my eligability for the free TV license, but don’t tell the authorities. That said, my wife insists that I am very old indeed!Anonymous (and how your reluctance to reveal your identity speaks volumes!) – Mousey is clearly evil, “sleeping” all the while as the minion chickens do all the work, a telling expose (a “tell”, if you like) of the reality of life under a communist regime.
Dan is quite obviously Red Danny, the Green Party MEP and former provocateur. I am surprised you didn’t notice that. As for Fluff, I have it on good authority that Stalin’s nickname amongst the Politburo was Fluffy, due to his charm and softness of character.
Of course, of course. I am well acquainted with the career of Red Danny; had they called the character Danny as opposed to Dan then I would have got it straight away. That is no excuse though; I feel right daft.Similarly with Stalin; I was assuming he was universally known as Uncle Joe Chuckles, when as you so rightly say the Politburo (who had extra reason to appreciate his kindly ways) always referred to him by the affectionate moniker of Fluffikins, with derivations of Fluff, Fluffy, Fluffer and Mr Fluffski. Thanks for putting me right.
Not content with political bias, the BBC is trying to pervert our kiddies too! A ‘Fluffer’ is is the girl who ‘prepares’ ‘actors’ for the action sequences in a certain type of film..
Too much information.
Yet more excess information. Fluffer is an equal opportunities career.