Dum Dum

The BBC have recently been criticised for being too highbrow and alienating the public. It's felt that they could do with some dumbing down. I can't actually believe that this has happened, surely there is far too much dumbing down in TV in general. The BBC should be applauded for trying to maintain high standards and actually crediting viewers with a little bit of intelligence. Surely an element of TV's remit is to educate viewers not just to provide coach potato fodder.
I'm tired of the TV's schedules being filled with terrible reality shows, soaps, gardening/holiday/auction/home shows. There should be more current affairs, politics, drama, intelligent comedies. It's not as if all the BBC programmes are highbrow, bear in mind it shows Eastenders, Fame Academy and Strictly Come Dancing amongst others. These shows can be good (if you like that kind of thing) but they don't exactly stretch your thinking muscles.

In the digital age of TV, there is a scary amount of choice in channels so if you want to sit on your arse all day watching boring, vapid and unstimulating shows then feel free. Has anyone ever had their life enhanced by watching idiots on reality shows or PR run chat shows?
I would like to learn and be challenged. I'm glad that the BBC recognises that their are people out there who are like this. We don't want kids growing up as brain dead moron's who think that the point of life is to find 5 minutes of infamy on the TV. There is already a danger of that happening as a recent survey said that more teenage girls would rather be a glamour model than a nurse when they grow up.

Let's hope the BBC ignores the recent unfounded criticism and continues to make quality, intelligent programmes.