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One thing I am slightly wary about after listening to quite a few episodes is Melvyn Braggs seems to be a bit too patriotic oftentimes. It's nothing really obv
by rosetremiere 4y ago
One thing I am slightly wary about after listening to quite a few episodes is Melvyn Braggs seems to be a bit too patriotic oftentimes.
It's nothing really obvious, but you hear a lot of "we" when talking about positive aspects of english history, and a lot of focus on all english innovations compared to other countries. Maybe I'm wrong though.
- petesergeant 4y agoSeems pretty reasonable for a national broadcaster, no? Also British encompasses more than just the English, unless you specifically mean he’s excluding the other Home Nations…
- rosetremiere 4y agoSorry, I didn't mean English more than British (the distinction being a bit too subtle for me to make). It's "par for the course" I guess for a national broadcaster, but: * That doesn't mean it's not less than ideal. * It's something one might want to bear in mind, when listening, since it might introduce some kind of a bias to the whole thing (maybe the other comment about number of episodes about european vs african history is a good argument in that direction)
- mellosouls 4y agoWrt bias it's actually a refreshing change for some of us to hear the voice of a traditional (old-school) leftist, as they tend to be more interested in actual social problems rather than the made-up ones that infest modern discourse, and - perhaps - shift the centre so much that plain common-sense is now perceived as "bias".
- DC-3 4y agoI am also an english patriot so that doesn't bother me.
- DrinkMoreAle 4y ago[dead]
- gadders 4y agoHe's a Labour peer in the House of Lords. They're not known as a group for rampant patriotism. My criticism of him his how much he struggles with anything of a maths or scientific nature.
- rosetremiere 4y agoGood to know, it might be me putting such thought in his mouth then!
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