9:50:55 > 9:50:57Good afternoon. Very good to be back with you.
9:50:57 > 9:51:01There is much to get through this week, so straight down to business.
9:51:01 > 9:51:06The pastor of an inner-city London church has accused a recent episode
9:51:06 > 9:51:09of Songs Of Praise of being too white.
9:51:09 > 9:51:12He says the show from Leeds entitled Carnival And Culture
9:51:12 > 9:51:15missed out on an opportunity to show
9:51:15 > 9:51:19the multicultural, multiracial mix of the city.
9:51:19 > 9:51:21SINGING
9:51:21 > 9:51:23'My name's David Curtis.
9:51:23 > 9:51:25'I am pastor and leader of an inner-city multicultural,'
9:51:25 > 9:51:30multiracial church, called New Wine Church in Holloway.
9:51:30 > 9:51:33I'd like to talk about a recent episode of Songs Of Praise
9:51:33 > 9:51:34that came from Leeds.
9:51:34 > 9:51:39'Leeds Carnival has its roots firmly in the sunshine of the Caribbean.'
9:51:39 > 9:51:42It was introduced with reference to the Leeds Carnival,
9:51:42 > 9:51:45which was originally a Caribbean carnival.
9:51:45 > 9:51:48I was quite surprised then when the congregation that was doing
9:51:48 > 9:51:51the singing was very much majority white.
9:51:51 > 9:51:54There were only one or two black people in evidence.
9:51:54 > 9:51:58I felt that the almost exclusively white congregation did not represent
9:51:58 > 9:52:02the multicultural, multiracial diversity of the churches in Leeds.
9:52:02 > 9:52:06That was especially disappointing on a programme which had taken us
9:52:06 > 9:52:10into the carnival and its Caribbean background.
9:52:10 > 9:52:14I'd like to know how Songs Of Praise chooses the congregations to do
9:52:14 > 9:52:17the singing and I'd also, in this particular case,
9:52:17 > 9:52:22like to know whether the churches of Leeds were consulted widely
9:52:22 > 9:52:25so the congregation could be produced
9:52:25 > 9:52:28that was more multiracial, more multicultural, as a better
9:52:28 > 9:52:33reflection of the carnival theme of the whole programme.
9:52:33 > 9:52:35With all broadcasters, including the BBC,
9:52:35 > 9:52:38promising to improve the representation of black
9:52:38 > 9:52:42and Asian people on air, this issue is red-hot.
9:52:42 > 9:52:46It is fair to say that the programme did contain interviews with
9:52:46 > 9:52:50artists who reflect different cultural aspects of Leeds.
9:52:50 > 9:52:53But the pastor's point was that more could have been done
9:52:53 > 9:52:57to include a multiracial mix in the congregation,
9:52:57 > 9:53:00which as you can see, was predominantly white.
9:53:00 > 9:53:03The Exec told us they did try...
9:53:18 > 9:53:20But just not enough difference for some.
9:53:20 > 9:53:23Good news from the Songs Of Praise production team, though -
9:53:23 > 9:53:27we are told they are in discussions with a number of black majority
9:53:27 > 9:53:31churches in London about recording programmes later this year.
9:53:31 > 9:53:33And now ladies and gentlemen,
9:53:33 > 9:53:37please welcome the stars of Strictly Come Dancing 2014!
9:53:39 > 9:53:42Oh-h! The first Strictly clip of the new season.
9:53:42 > 9:53:46Yes, it is back and many of you are delighted to see it.
9:53:46 > 9:53:50The BBC must be too if their ratings for Tumble,
9:53:50 > 9:53:54their current Saturday night offering are anything to go by.
9:53:54 > 9:53:55You know what I'm saying?
9:53:55 > 9:53:58The show where celebrities compete against one
9:53:58 > 9:54:01another in a battle of gymnastics skill that's had average
9:54:01 > 9:54:05audience viewing figures of under 3.4 million, a huge drop from
9:54:05 > 9:54:11the 5.25 million average for that Saturday night prime-time TV slot.
9:54:11 > 9:54:14For sure, there are some of you enjoying it.
9:54:14 > 9:54:16I really admire the celebrities who are taking
9:54:16 > 9:54:18part in the programme Tumble.
9:54:18 > 9:54:22Not only have they got to learn a whole new set of physical skills,
9:54:22 > 9:54:25they've got to be able to remember what they learn.
9:54:25 > 9:54:31They've got to have poise and balance, grace, flexibility,
9:54:31 > 9:54:34and blood, sweat and tears don't come into it.
9:54:34 > 9:54:37They also run a real risk of breaking bones
9:54:37 > 9:54:39and disjointing their limbs,
9:54:39 > 9:54:42so all I can say is, "Good on you, celebrities.
9:54:42 > 9:54:43"Not for the faint-hearted."
9:54:43 > 9:54:46But for many, Tumble, which finished last night,
9:54:46 > 9:54:48did not land on its feet.
9:54:55 > 9:54:58And for many viewers like Pam Wild from Worksop
9:54:58 > 9:55:02in the East Midlands, and Ian Davidson from Southbourne
9:55:02 > 9:55:04in Dorset, they feel they've seen it all before.
9:55:04 > 9:55:08It's a dead copy of Strictly Come Dancing.
9:55:08 > 9:55:11Because we've got the celebrity and we've got the professional
9:55:11 > 9:55:13and we've got the judges giving their opinions.
9:55:13 > 9:55:15Then there's the voting at the end.
9:55:15 > 9:55:19Great idea, but I'm sorry, you failed miserably on this one.
9:55:19 > 9:55:20This is a nul points.
9:55:20 > 9:55:22It seems as if, to me,
9:55:22 > 9:55:27they're trying to squeeze every last bit they can out of this format.
9:55:27 > 9:55:29It's just getting rather boring.
9:55:29 > 9:55:33It's Saturday night, expect fireworks, this is Tumble.
9:55:33 > 9:55:35When I watched the first edition, I thought,
9:55:35 > 9:55:37"This could be interesting."
9:55:37 > 9:55:41It's gymnastics, it'll be exciting, entertaining.
9:55:41 > 9:55:46This was a mishmash, a miasma of different activities,
9:55:46 > 9:55:48junked together...
9:55:50 > 9:55:52..at a very low level.
9:55:52 > 9:55:54And it, sadly, was not entertainment,
9:55:54 > 9:55:56let alone Saturday night entertainment.
9:55:58 > 9:56:02It doesn't have the glitter and the razzmatazz of Strictly.
9:56:03 > 9:56:07There was nothing exciting about the routines being demonstrated,
9:56:07 > 9:56:11neither were the judges' comments particularly helpful or interesting.
9:56:11 > 9:56:14I'd just like to know why was the programme put on at that
9:56:14 > 9:56:17time of year, just before Strictly was starting?
9:56:17 > 9:56:20In fact, why was the programme put on at all, because
9:56:20 > 9:56:24it's just the same as Strictly, only instead of dancing it's gymnastics?
9:56:24 > 9:56:28I think that Tumble is a below-average production
9:56:28 > 9:56:32on the back of a successful original series.
9:56:32 > 9:56:34Did you not watch a pilot?
9:56:35 > 9:56:37Because if you'd watched the pilot,
9:56:37 > 9:56:40surely you would have seen it was dull and at that point you would
9:56:40 > 9:56:42have been able to say,
9:56:42 > 9:56:45"This is not going anywhere, we need to ditch it."
9:56:49 > 9:56:52Ouch! Tumbleweed moment.
9:56:52 > 9:56:54The BBC's Head of Entertainment,
9:56:54 > 9:56:58Mark Linsey is standing by his decision to go ahead with the show.
9:56:58 > 9:57:01He told us the series follows on from a successful
9:57:01 > 9:57:05summer of sport and that meant...
9:57:18 > 9:57:20Still no word on whether Tumble has been
9:57:20 > 9:57:22recommissioned for a comeback next year,
9:57:22 > 9:57:25but if your comments have been anything to go by,
9:57:25 > 9:57:28we think this one might very well be tucked away.
9:57:32 > 9:57:35Not so much tucked away as forcibly removed
9:57:35 > 9:57:41and the mystery now of the missing episode of the quiz show Pointless.
9:57:41 > 9:57:43Fans are asking what was the point
9:57:43 > 9:57:47after the decision not to rebroadcast the crucial programme
9:57:47 > 9:57:51in which one of the series' highest ever jackpot prizes was won.
9:57:51 > 9:57:56The BBC has received more than 1,000, yes 1,000 complaints.
9:57:57 > 9:58:00Although this was a repeated sequence of programmes,
9:58:00 > 9:58:03viewers were still following the successful team
9:58:03 > 9:58:07and tuned into the quiz expecting to see a climactic finish.
9:58:07 > 9:58:11But instead of episode 60 in the series run,
9:58:11 > 9:58:14they'd skipped on to 61 - with a new set of contestants
9:58:14 > 9:58:18and a deflated prize jackpot of just £1,000.
9:58:18 > 9:58:20Simon and Martin won the jackpot last time,
9:58:20 > 9:58:23so today's jackpot starts off at £1,000.
9:58:23 > 9:58:26Right, if everyone's ready, let's play Pointless.
9:58:28 > 9:58:31I was looking forward to a recent programme of Pointless
9:58:31 > 9:58:34where there was a record jackpot to have been won.
9:58:34 > 9:58:36However, the programme was never aired
9:58:36 > 9:58:38and we weren't given a reason why.
9:58:38 > 9:58:41I don't think the BBC should treat its viewers in this way -
9:58:41 > 9:58:44a simple explanation before the programme started would have helped.
9:58:44 > 9:58:47We're keen viewers of Pointless and were excited
9:58:47 > 9:58:51when the jackpot reached 18,500.
9:58:51 > 9:58:54We were looking forward to seeing who would actually win it.
9:58:54 > 9:58:59Alexander Armstrong simply said that the jackpot had been won
9:58:59 > 9:59:02and that the current jackpot was now £1,000.
9:59:02 > 9:59:05Now, a bit of background might be useful here.
9:59:05 > 9:59:09When this episode was first broadcast in 2012, there was a storm
9:59:09 > 9:59:13of controversy over one answer given by one of the challenging teams
9:59:13 > 9:59:18that was judged to be incorrect when in fact it WAS correct.
9:59:18 > 9:59:21Lots of people contacted the BBC to put the record straight,
9:59:21 > 9:59:25but even though the lost points didn't affect the final result,
9:59:25 > 9:59:29this time round, in an attempt of avoid the same complaints,
9:59:29 > 9:59:32the show was just removed from the schedules.
9:59:32 > 9:59:36But, by doing so, the BBC has opened a whole other can of worms.
9:59:36 > 9:59:39We asked someone to explain the decision,
9:59:39 > 9:59:42but we were told we'd have to settle for this statement.
9:59:53 > 9:59:58Confusion. Well, an explanation at the time would surely have helped.
9:59:58 > 0:00:00And what about the frustration,
0:00:00 > 0:00:03the frustration of all those viewers who tuned in, wanting to see
0:00:03 > 0:00:06if the other team - Simon and Martin -
0:00:06 > 0:00:09would go on to win the £20,000 jackpot?
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Well, feel frustrated no more, because...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16THEME TUNE TO MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE
0:00:35 > 0:00:39..we have managed to retrieve the elusive missing episode!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41And here's how it ended.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43You only have one more chance to win today's jackpot,
0:00:43 > 0:00:45everything is now riding on Panama.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48We're looking for countries with a single vowel in the name.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Your third and final answer, your most confident answer was Panama.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54OK - to win the jackpot of £20,000, this has to be pointless -
0:00:54 > 0:00:57let's find out. Panama - did anybody say it,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59for £20,000?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07So Yemen took us down to one point.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Fiji took us down to two points.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Let's see where Panama takes us, if this stops at zero,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15you are leaving here with £20,000...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Yes, you've done it!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21The contestants, if not the BBC's decision makers,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24worthy of much praise on Pointless.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Moving on, and the series Young Vets came to an end on an emotional high.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Honours? No!
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Oh, my God!
0:01:36 > 0:01:37I've passed!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I'm so happy I passed. I'm a vet.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I passed!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The newest recruits to the veterinary world
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and one in particular, Judy,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52leaving many of you wanting more.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Chickens are really underrated in this country, people just
0:01:55 > 0:01:58think they make a great roast - no, they're so much more than that.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Pop her out on the table and we'll...
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- HEN CLUCKS - Yes, hello to you, too.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Let's pop that down there.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Oh, dear. Yes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24A star is born. We don't think Judy will be off the TV radars for long.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Speaking of radars - see what we did there? -
0:02:27 > 0:02:31BBC Two's Castles In The Sky brought alive the drama behind
0:02:31 > 0:02:36the invention that was to prove pivotal in the Battle of Britain.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- We've got a trace.- On the visual display.- What range?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41How far away are the aircraft?
0:02:41 > 0:02:4263 miles.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- It's working.- It's working. We can see them 63 miles away.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Our sister base have confirmed the sighting - five aircraft,
0:02:51 > 0:02:5363 miles out, heading our direction.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58That gives us 21 minutes to scramble aircraft and intercept.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Gentleman...
0:02:59 > 0:03:02we have a castle in the sky.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Now, if you've got your own comment to make on what you're
0:03:15 > 0:03:17watching on BBC TV,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19there are a number of ways to have your views aired on the programme.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21We're rather excited,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23because we made recording your own video even easier.
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0:03:27 > 0:03:32Just log onto this page - povvideo.bbc.co.uk -
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0:04:13 > 0:04:16That's it. First week done. We'll do it all again next week,
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