BBC’s The Village! Does it has resonance?
Hello readers (We need a name for you, if you’re reading this) The Village aired on BBC One last Sunday (31st April 2013) and as the other channels had nothing of real interest on and wishing to kill some time I switched it on. Having not seen any advertisements or articles in papers or online beforehand I was unaware what I would experience; what I did, was quite frankly some amazing TV.
Over the past few years I’ve noticed that Sunday night television has become rather bland and calm (although this looks like a dig at Downton Abbey, I can assure you I am a fan) but the BBC has seriously raised the bar. So far I am totally in love, in love with the scenery, it makes you truely proud to be British when you see just how beautiful the land we live in really is, and being from Yorkshire I get to see these scenes alot, not as much as I would like, but still alot. The characters, the filming. It’s all so amazing. I’ve nagged and attempted to make Socialist No 1 watch, but to little avail. If you have watched The Village, or haven’t (link to BBC iPlayer below, not sure if the link works outside the UK) please watch. Make sure you don’t miss tonights episode. http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p0162bq2/
As always I cannot watch TV without my political glasses on and this show really does highlight the state of the country before we had a welfare state. Something which we really should look at now before we start to think of the system as a waste, many people, including families like mine rely on the system to keep us clothed, warm and fed. What is happening now, in the media, in discussions is slightly scary. Demonising welfare claimants is just wrong. Reducing money that people require to live on is wrong. Giving the rich a tax cut is wrong, although I have no doubt Mr Cameron and Co will have many media interviews to assure us that this is a great deal for our economy, but that’s a different rant, for a different day.
Socialist No 2, Signing Out
Two Young Socialists 