0:00:10 > 0:00:12Good afternoon and welcome to Points Of View.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16In a week where there has been a distinctly regal theme,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19from special programming to mark the 60th anniversary
0:00:19 > 0:00:22of the coronation to history documentaries telling of past
0:00:22 > 0:00:27monarchs, all generating plenty of comment from you.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29But we begin with one very unfortunate royal,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33and the documentary drama The Last Days Of Anne Boleyn.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37As the title describes, this was an historical account of the life
0:00:37 > 0:00:42and mainly last days of Henry VIII's second wife.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'And with a single blow of a sword, became the first
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'queen in Britain's history to be executed.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Plenty of praise for this, but - and there is a but -
0:00:56 > 0:00:59quite a few of you pointing out a glaring error, too.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Because it would seem, somewhere along the line, the maths got muddled!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Instead of saying Anne Boleyn had been executed nearly 500 years ago
0:01:08 > 0:01:14in 1536, her death was reported as happening a century earlier.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19'And 600 years on, the reasons for her downfall continue to
0:01:19 > 0:01:20'stir strong argument.'
0:01:39 > 0:01:44So what happened? We asked the BBC's Commissioner for History Programmes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Well, first thing I have to say is
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I make a personal apology to
0:01:48 > 0:01:51any person of the three million who watched this programme who was
0:01:51 > 0:01:54irritated, puzzled, bemused by this mistake.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58It was a complete error and I absolutely hold my hand up.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I watched the final cut of the programme, I didn't notice it.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05There is an explanation - it was a form of words that got
0:02:05 > 0:02:09changed in the script process, but actually it's beside the point.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I let it go through, and I apologise. I shouldn't have.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17It was a mistake hidden in plain sight. I simply didn't notice it.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20'So who was the real Anne Boleyn?'
0:02:20 > 0:02:22The first thing that we organised when, brilliantly,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25thanks to a large number of our viewers, it was pointed out
0:02:25 > 0:02:28to us that we'd made this mistake was we've changed it, and that
0:02:28 > 0:02:33mistake will never darken the show again when it gets repeated.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37There we are, putting the record straight on Anne Boleyn. And staying with the royal theme,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42the coverage of the 60th anniversary of the Coronation now.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Among the programmes scheduled to mark the anniversary was
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Tuesday's live service from Westminster Abbey.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57'This wonderful abbey, so much beloved,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00'was actually designed to form a theatre for the coronation
0:03:00 > 0:03:03'of Kings and Queens by Henry III in 1245.'
0:03:10 > 0:03:11The fount of all knowledge,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14commentator David Dimbleby, keeping us all informed on what was
0:03:14 > 0:03:18happening but leaving some wishing they could pull the plug.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34'As the great Te Deum continues, the Queen processes out,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37'led by the Archbishop of Canterbury with his cross.'
0:03:47 > 0:03:51In fairness to David Dimbleby, at a live event this is a hard one
0:03:51 > 0:03:54to get right and the good news is that by the time it had come round
0:03:54 > 0:03:57to the highlights programme later that evening,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01the production team had re-edited and removed any commentary
0:04:01 > 0:04:05that encroached on the service.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09This is a vast land with extraordinary wildlife.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17This week saw the last of the three-part series
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Australia With Simon Reeve.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32But not everyone is in agreement.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34The series had too many cliches
0:04:34 > 0:04:38and stereotypes of life down under for some who watched it
0:04:38 > 0:04:41and it missed an opportunity to show a different
0:04:41 > 0:04:42view of the country.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46If you think you know Australia, think again.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Now that is an extraordinary view.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06So did the Australia series miss a trick?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We asked its executive producer.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Well, overwhelmingly, the audience feedback we've had is that
0:05:12 > 0:05:14people learned a great deal from this series
0:05:14 > 0:05:18and when we did deal with cliches, so-called cliches and stereotypes,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22I think we showed a completely different side of many of them.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23So did you know that, you know,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26one in ten people living in Perth were British?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Did you know that koalas, the symbol of the country,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32were actually on the brink of extinction in some parts?
0:05:32 > 0:05:36So generally, we took some of those cliches but we showed a very,
0:05:36 > 0:05:37very different side of them.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40The success of the series was to take some of those cliches,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44some of those views of Australia that people think they know,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47to show them - to show them in all their beauty - but to turn them around
0:05:47 > 0:05:51and to show Australia as the new, modern country that it is.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Closer to home, Frankie, the drama series on BBC One
0:05:54 > 0:05:59about a district nurse, has received a mixed reception.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Feisty Frankie, played by actress Eve Myles,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07is the kind of nurse we'd all wish for.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- How often?- Every seven minutes. I'm not leaving Ruby.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- She's wide-awake.- No, she'll wake up.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15But it seems in the real world, she would not be allowed to do
0:06:15 > 0:06:17half of what she gets away with in the drama.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38So what does the BBC have to say to that?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Can dramatic licence go too far?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I'm not sure it could be used to explain the next one. You're going to enjoy this.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Actor Adrian Scarborough plays Frank in the series Up The Women.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Bayonet?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Keep your eyes on the movement of the light bulb.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Mrs Unwin, have you seen a big metal spear that fits onto the barrel of a rifle?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Um, no. No, I don't think so.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Um, perhaps ask Mrs Cracken from the Plums Institute. Maybe they used it for de-stoning.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30How exciting to have the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle illuminated by science.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Well, I haven't managed to get the thing on yet. It might go poof!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- - and set the place alight.- Oh, yes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Do you know, I don't really understand these things but I'd always assumed that wouldn't happen.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Bob Lloyd's light bulb moment.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00There is not too much that gets past our viewers when it comes to continuity.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06Moving on and Saturday evening saw the return of The National Lottery: In It To Win It on BBC One.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Dale Winton putting the questions to the contestants
0:08:09 > 0:08:13but what about those wanting to play along at home?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15'It's The National Lottery: In It To Win It.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19'Most of you can play along with tonight's contestants by pressing the red button.'
0:08:19 > 0:08:22In previous series, viewers used the red button
0:08:22 > 0:08:23to test their wit at home
0:08:23 > 0:08:26but despite the claim you've just heard, this time round it seems
0:08:26 > 0:08:30that facility was not available to anyone.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40So what on earth has happened here?
0:08:40 > 0:08:44We asked those with their finger on the red button.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Staying interactive
0:09:02 > 0:09:06and next we deal with the whole issue of social media on the BBC.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Now, during the Points Of View series, many of you have told us
0:09:09 > 0:09:12you're confused about the BBC's policies regarding the use of
0:09:12 > 0:09:14external social media sites.
0:09:14 > 0:09:21So we took your questions directly to the Head of Editorial Policy.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Check us out on Facebook and Twitter.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Our hash tag is BBC QT.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30And you can also join us on Twitter and Facebook.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32This particular viewer has asked
0:09:32 > 0:09:35whether there seems to be a keenness to promote Facebook
0:09:35 > 0:09:39and Twitter, with references popping up frequently in programmes.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Yes, we do use Twitter - yes, we do use Facebook,
0:09:42 > 0:09:44yes, we do use hash tags.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47But we do it where it's editorially justified in order to get
0:09:47 > 0:09:48feedback from our audiences
0:09:48 > 0:09:51and invite a conversation from our audiences.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Clearly the primary responsibility for making sure that people
0:10:01 > 0:10:05use social media sites safely lies with the viewer or the listener
0:10:05 > 0:10:07or the audience member themselves,
0:10:07 > 0:10:12but the BBC wouldn't use sites which we thought were in any way
0:10:12 > 0:10:16dangerous or endangered the security of the viewers
0:10:16 > 0:10:18and listeners who are using them.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Well, I don't think that the BBC is advertising social media
0:10:29 > 0:10:30sites in programmes.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35What it's doing is following viewers and listeners to those sites.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It has been the case that with social media sites, some of them
0:10:38 > 0:10:41have become extraordinarily dominant in a very short period of time
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and that's the choice of audiences, it's the choice of our viewers,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47the choice of our listeners - it's not the choice of the BBC
0:10:47 > 0:10:51but it's a choice that the BBC has to acknowledge and respect.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54We get a lot of feedback on the way in which we do things
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and we're always grateful for that because it helps to inform
0:10:57 > 0:11:00the way in which we shape policy in the BBC.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02You can also follow us on Twitter or let us know
0:11:02 > 0:11:04what you thought of today's programme.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07David Jordan outlining the BBC's policy
0:11:07 > 0:11:10on programmes' use of social media.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14There are also rules around pre-watershed output,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18but are recent episodes of the drama series Doctors breaking those rules?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Wa-hey! Who said housework's no fun?
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I think that there is a part loose and I was just...
0:11:26 > 0:11:28testing it.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Between vibrating washing machines, virginity for sale,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36and bedroom action, some of these soaps' regular viewers wonder
0:11:36 > 0:11:38has the rulebook been thrown out?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57That's exactly past we asked the people at Doctors.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Here's what they had to say.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29The Drama Department in defence of risque Doctors.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31As we heard last week from the Director of TV,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35there are plenty of new dramas in the pipeline, and as this
0:12:35 > 0:12:38is our last week in the current run of Points Of View, we thought
0:12:38 > 0:12:43we would give you a sneak preview of just a few of them due to air over the coming months.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45'The king has done what he should not.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48'He has married from another house and a commoner at that.'
0:12:49 > 0:12:52'There's no telling where this is going to end.'
0:12:52 > 0:12:56'It seems to me your conscience has killed more people than I have.'
0:12:57 > 0:12:59How did she die?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Negligence cases...
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It wasn't negligence.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08We'll hear what you think of those when we return in September.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10If you do want to comment on these or any other programmes,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14of course you can still get in touch in the normal ways. By post at...
0:13:19 > 0:13:23By phone, and the number is charged at a local rate call from any landline...
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And the message board will of course remain live at...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Or finally there is trusty e-mail...
0:13:37 > 0:13:41So thanks to all of you who've contacted the team over the past few months.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45I think we have rattled a few cages at the BBC together
0:13:45 > 0:13:48and we'll be back to do it again in September.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Of course we can't do it without you. Till the autumn, goodbye.
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