http://news.independent.co.uk/media/story.jsp?story=625032
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4393533.stm
From the BBC article:
"The BBC board of governors has rejected thousands of complaints made over the
showing of Jerry Springer - The Opera.
The corporation received around 55,000 complaints prior to the screening of the
hit West End show, in January, and 8,000 after it had been broadcast.
But the governors' Programme Complaints committee voted by a 4-1 majority not to
uphold the complaints.
They said the programme's artistic significance outweighed any offence which
might have been caused.
The committee said that the offence caused to sizable numbers of viewers should
not be taken lightly. "
Stephen Green, National Director of the group Christian Voice, told BBC News he
was "very disappointed" with the governors' decision."
"It's a complete aberration (SIC) of their responsibility in my view," he said.
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