From: J Corbally (icorb@indigo.ie)
Date: Sun Jan 05 2003 - 09:46:38 MST
The end of an era. I'd felt over the last few years that they'd gone a bit
"light" on the format of this show. In times passed, it seemed much more,
well, "serious" is the best word I can think of.
>Tomorrow's World axed after 38 years
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2625699.stm
>Tomorrow's World, the BBC's long-running popular science programme, has
>been dropped from its weekly TV slot after almost 40 years.
>BBC officials have decided not to produce another series following a
>long-term decline in ratings from 10 to three million per show.
At least they seem to be keeping up some kind of commitment to Science on TV.
>Instead they will create a number of new programmes under the Tomorrow's
>World brand name over the coming year.
James...
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and
crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures
to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid."
-Q, Star Trek:TNG episode 'Q Who'
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