US crime shows distorts social perceptions
High consumption of US crime shows on television distorts social perceptions and promotes common myths. People with a great amount of US-based crime-related television viewing...
Tag: TV
Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others
Children's own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they watch – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Birkbeck,...
Medical TV: the new freak show
Dr Clare Gerada I’m not against medical programmes and I’m not against Embarrassing Bodies. There is a long history of showing our bodies in public...
TV doctors can offer more than GPs
Dr Ian Campbell I don’t agree with Clare and in this matter you are wrong. I was first on TV many years ago when I...
Doctor in the House
When I was offered the job as the TV doctor on BBC One’s Doctor in the House series, I was initially torn. As a GP practising...
