0:00:03 > 0:00:05Apologising for Mrs Brown, was it necessary?
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Viewers cry fault over Wimbledon coverage.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13And why did TV news ignore the anti-austerity demo?
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Welcome to Points Of View.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26Good afternoon.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Now, we start not with what was on your televisions this week,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32but what was not on.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35There have been more than 6,000 complaints to the BBC
0:00:35 > 0:00:39over its lack of coverage of an anti-austerity demo
0:00:39 > 0:00:41in the centre of London last Saturday.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45The demo, which organisers say was attended by 50,000 people,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48was covered by the BBC's News Channel...
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Thousands of people have marched in central London.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53'..but there was no mention of it on BBCs One
0:00:53 > 0:00:56'and Two's main news bulletins.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59'And, for many, the decision by these channels to ignore'
0:00:59 > 0:01:03such a large-scale protest was a big mistake.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Last week the BBC ignored an anti-austerity march that
0:01:06 > 0:01:10had more than 50,000 protesters and began right outside its front door.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It's hard to avoid the belief that the BBC's doing this deliberately.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16They give uncritical voice to the government's opinion,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18they ignore the opposition to austerity.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22The BBC has become too enmeshed with the establishment that it should be
0:01:22 > 0:01:25holding to account and the result is that those who oppose austerity
0:01:25 > 0:01:28find themselves ignored and unrepresented by the BBC.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33If the Corporation doesn't begin to reflect the concerns
0:01:33 > 0:01:36and experiences of millions of us,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37we are likely to stop supporting you
0:01:37 > 0:01:40and that's an existential threat to the Corporation because
0:01:40 > 0:01:45without our support and without our licence fees the BBC cannot exist.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49The BBC needs to remember its role, which is to report without bias
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and to hold politicians to account.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54That doesn't mean Paxman-style attack interviews, it means
0:01:54 > 0:01:58an open debate and equal exposure to all mainstream political opinions.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The BBC must give coverage to a wider range of views,
0:02:03 > 0:02:04you must hold power to account
0:02:04 > 0:02:08and you must do this without fear of this or any government.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12If you're unable to do so, you no longer serve a purpose.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14OK, so we put these complaints to BBC News
0:02:14 > 0:02:18and we asked for an interview, but we were turned down.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21They did give us a rather long statement, though,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23too long to read in full here.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24But in it they pointed out that,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27as well as coverage on the BBC News Channel,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31there were also reports on the BBC News website and on social media.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33The bottom line, they say, is that
0:02:33 > 0:02:37last weekend the demo was trumped by other events.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58There may never be an end to the debate over what should and
0:02:58 > 0:03:03shouldn't make news running orders and how those decisions are made.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Moving on, and the start of a brand-new Saturday night
0:03:06 > 0:03:09entertainment show with a familiar feel.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Oh, in cricket! Bat!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14LAUGHTER
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's a catch, you know...
0:03:18 > 0:03:20A diving catch, a diving catch! A diving catch!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Yeah, there you go, well done.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26The Question Of Sport spin-off series with plenty of stunts
0:03:26 > 0:03:29really dividing fans of the original format.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31As a family with young children,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33we like nothing more on a Saturday evening than to
0:03:33 > 0:03:37sit around the telly and watch some really entertaining programmes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40The new BBC One show Super Saturday from the Question Of Sport team
0:03:40 > 0:03:43really fitted that bill for us, it was hilarious.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46We were in hysterics throughout but it wasn't in bad taste,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48it was great, great guests,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51brilliant to see the Question Of Sport theme running through it
0:03:51 > 0:03:54with Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell continuing as captains
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and really great to see Jason Manford back on our screens as well,
0:03:57 > 0:03:58as he always makes us laugh.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Shots coming in from both ends of the pitch on this one.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Now, just to be clear, Question of Sport proper
0:04:15 > 0:04:18has not been replaced and we're reliably told normal service
0:04:18 > 0:04:20will be resumed in the autumn.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Staying with the sporting theme
0:04:29 > 0:04:33and the battle to conquer at Wimbledon is truly heating up.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36But some of you feeling the amount of coverage given to the tennis
0:04:36 > 0:04:38is conquering the schedules.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02And, for those who do want to watch the tennis,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06frustration over the amount of channel hopping during matches.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Well, Andy's certainly in the driving seat on Centre Court.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14We're leaving that match here on BBC Two
0:05:14 > 0:05:17but if you want to continue watching you can over on BBC One.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So Murray's match over on BBC One,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22here on Two we're going to take you back to Court 12
0:05:22 > 0:05:25to see Johanna Konta of Great Britain,
0:05:25 > 0:05:26a match we were watching earlier.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Yep, just like that. Trouble is, those people who wish to
0:05:30 > 0:05:35record the action and then view it later in the day are being thwarted.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I'd just to like to complain about the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I'm not complaining about the shots, the footage,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43all the action, I don't mind that,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47I'm sick to death of you changing channels halfway through a match.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48I ring up from work,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51"There's a match starting I want to watch later, please record it."
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I come home, settle down, start watching it, bang, change channel,
0:05:55 > 0:05:56it's not on,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00then you go and put a match on from another channel halfway through.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Doesn't happen with the football, doesn't happen with Formula 1,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08no other broadcaster does it, so come on, play the game, stop it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12So are tennis fans getting an unfair deal served up here?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Here's how the sports team explained the courtside shuffling.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's Brendan O'Carroll and Jennifer Gibney from Mrs Brown's Boys.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44How wonderful it is to see you both again. Thanks.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47'Next up, an unfortunate slip of the tongue on Monday evening's
0:06:47 > 0:06:52'The One Show. On the sofa, Brendan O'Carroll,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55'creator and alter ego of Mrs Brown from Mrs Brown's Boys.'
0:06:55 > 0:06:59In the guise of the loose-lipped Irish matriarch,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04he/she seemed to forget the rules of pre-watershed broadcasting.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Earlier in the show we asked you to send in any messages
0:07:06 > 0:07:10you'd like to be read out by Mrs Brown here for someone in your life
0:07:10 > 0:07:12who needs a good talking-to. We've been inundated.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Right, Mrs Brown, are we ready?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17"Please tell off Rob, Lowry and Ryan Jones for letting our
0:07:17 > 0:07:22"Chihuahuas Lenny and Griff go on the table, from Mammy."
0:07:22 > 0:07:25AS MRS BROWN: Get the BLEEP dog off the table!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Well, we can't be saying things like that. Oh, sorry, sorry!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Get the Chihuahua off the table. That's better.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Now, we don't want to repeat the offending word here,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38but suffice to say it starts with an F and rhymes with decking.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40'The One Show's Matt Baker apologised
0:07:40 > 0:07:42'at the end of the programme.'
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Sorry, folks, again if you were offended by whatever
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Mrs Brown said this evening. Yes, it was terrible.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50As expected there were complaints from those who felt it wrong
0:07:50 > 0:07:53for family time viewing.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55But there were also complaints from those who said that
0:07:55 > 0:08:00the apology at the end of the programme was totally unnecessary.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Now, this raises the whole issue of what is and isn't acceptable
0:08:10 > 0:08:12for broadcast before the watershed.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16If a word is seen as a swearword by some and not by others,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18should it still be banned?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21There is actually a whole department in this building which wrestles
0:08:21 > 0:08:24with these issues of taste and decency
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and so we put the Mrs Brown quandary to the boss in charge.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30The One Show was right in these circumstances to take
0:08:30 > 0:08:32the action that they did.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36The strongest language isn't allowed before the watershed at 9pm.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Programmes before the watershed are designed for a family audience
0:08:39 > 0:08:42when all the family can watch, including children
0:08:42 > 0:08:46and words that sound exactly the same as the strongest language
0:08:46 > 0:08:49shouldn't be allowed as substitutes. If there are strong words
0:08:49 > 0:08:52used in those circumstances they should be bleeped out,
0:08:52 > 0:08:53they shouldn't be audible
0:08:53 > 0:08:56and nor should words that sound exactly the same be audible.
0:08:56 > 0:09:01So I think in the circumstances that arose with a performer who obviously
0:09:01 > 0:09:04in other circumstances is perfectly entitled to use those
0:09:04 > 0:09:07kinds of words, I think The One Show did the right thing in saying
0:09:07 > 0:09:12we don't approve of that and we're sorry if it caused any offence.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I'm really, really sorry. Will you stop apologising, Mrs Brown?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18It was an accident.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20No doubt about the need for a post-watershed airing
0:09:20 > 0:09:22for our next programme.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Murdered By My Boyfriend was a drama on BBC Three about the true
0:09:27 > 0:09:32and tragic death of a young woman at the hands of her violent boyfriend.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36This is the end of my story.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40The journey here was not straightforward.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It began when I fell in love
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and the only future I could imagine was happy.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I held on to that dream for as long as I could.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57Until my broken body and beaten heart were forced to let go.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I've just watched Murdered By My Boyfriend on BBC Three,
0:10:02 > 0:10:07showing that domestic abuse can happen to anybody at any age.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10There were fantastic performances by the two leads
0:10:10 > 0:10:14and well done to the BBC for showing a controversial subject matter.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31Powerful drama with a lasting impact on BBC Three.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35A fish out of water next, and the series A Cabbie Abroad,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39which has London taxi driver Mason McQueen accept the challenge
0:10:39 > 0:10:44to drive a taxi in three very different cities around the world.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46And in this week's first episode
0:10:46 > 0:10:52the plucky cockney tried to hack it as a Cambodian tuk-tuk driver.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55You have got to keep your eyes open here
0:10:55 > 0:10:57otherwise you ain't going to make it!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Really enjoyed watching Mason in Cambodia on A Cabbie Abroad.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08He was so respectful to his Cambodian hosts
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and to the culture of the Cambodian people in general.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15He was funny to watch, he was emotional and he was a natural.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I'll definitely be watching the rest of the series.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29In the late 19th century,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33the doors to shops across the country were flung open
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and thousands of single women, including self-supporting
0:11:36 > 0:11:39middle-class women, poured in looking for work.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Praise too for another new documentary series on BBC Two,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47with Dr Pamela Cox charting the history of shop assistants
0:11:47 > 0:11:51from Victorian times to the present.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53The floorwalkers, department heads
0:11:53 > 0:11:57and supervisors are all visible on the modern shop floor.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01The main difference then was that almost exclusively
0:12:01 > 0:12:04it was men who took those roles.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Shopgirls could work as counter staff, cashiers, clerks,
0:12:07 > 0:12:08packers and sewing hands.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Some could rise to become head of department but there
0:12:12 > 0:12:16was no doubt that, in rank and pay, most were at the bottom of the heap.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Football to tennis, Formula 1, we had it all last week.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Then a breath of fresh air.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Shopgirls with Dr Pamela Cox shown last Tuesday.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39An excellent piece of social history and very well presented.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44A long-passed relative was an early shop girl and this programme
0:12:44 > 0:12:48shed some light into what life must've been like for her.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Thank you and well done.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And thanks to all of you who sent your comments this week.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56This is actually the last programme in the series
0:12:56 > 0:12:58before we take our summer break.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00We are back on the air in September,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03so do continue sending us your thoughts
0:13:03 > 0:13:06on all the TV you're watching, whether you love it or you hate it.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08And here's how you do that.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10You can write to us at...
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0:13:25 > 0:13:27There's always the very lively message board
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0:13:31 > 0:13:32And you can e-mail us...
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Oh, don't forget we're also on Twitter, that's @bbcpov.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43So we will keep an eye across all of the TV while we're off air.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44I'm sure you will too.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Thanks for watching this series, see you in September.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Goodbye.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Monty Python have been announcing more dates
0:13:58 > 0:14:00for their reunion show in London.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02They're so wonderfully blase, I love it.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06How are you preparing yourself? Staying up late, drinking a lot.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Oh, sketches that I'm excited about doing? Hmm, none.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13After a few nights of that, I can go home and get through
0:14:13 > 0:14:16the rest of my life. The last time they performed was in 1980.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19We might all die by the end of it, or enjoy it.