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Broadcasting Standards Council Publish Survey

Broadcasting Standards Council Publish Survey

The Broadcasting Standards Council have just published their annual report on television sex, violence and bad language. The survey which analysed programmes over two weeks last year, and reactions of a panel of 425 viewers showed 53% of respondents found at least one programme which gave rise for concern.

The BSC also found that women are given less than a third of all roles in television yet they are in 60% of nude scenes. Sports programmes contained the greatest male bias with a ratio of 11:1.

46% of programmes included some bad language, but the majority was mild or of religious origin. Sexual activity, mostly kissing, consisted of less than 0.5% of broadcast time monitored. Violence accounted for 3-4% of time monitored.

Dr Guy Cumberbatch of Aston University who conducted some of the research said that while there was a slight increase in the use of bad language after the 9 pm watershed, the number of violent incidents had not risen significantly.

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