On 11 Mar 2005 05:59:32 -0800, "Ian"  wrote:

>"The corporation has arranged for a mass exodus of the womenfolk of
>Harby to see how their men survive without them. Eighty of its 119
>women are to be put up in a hotel for seven nights at the BBC's
>expense while their husbands try to cope with everyday life."
>
>BBC feminists are having a laugh at this one, women will doubtlessly
>laugh at the carefully edited shows on how men can't iron.
>
>I look forward to the day when they show they corollary, when women
>have to survive without men.
>
>Apparently they were going to do that one first, but they're trying to
>figure out how to get round the problems of filming when then men's
>contribution to society is taken away. The batteries on the cameras
>only last two hours, so after they turn off the electricity, gas,
>water, and heating, and remove the food, medicine, and buildings,
>leaving the women to live naked in the fields eating nuts and leaves,
>the filming becomes quite difficult.
>
>Mind you, I'm still waiting for a contra show to the expose they did on
>the BNP, to be filmed in Finsbury Park Mosque.
>
>It's quite an interesting place Harby. It lives in the shadow of the
>Edge, which is this long ridge running north of Lincoln. It's only a
>couple of miles from England's biggest antiques fair, and also the home
>of the red arrows. It also has Gainsborough golf course, which has two
>excellent 18 holers, really cheap.
>
>
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>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-1518699,00.html
>
>THE BBC'S quest for ratings has opened up deep divisions in a tiny
>Nottinghamshire community which is preparing to take part in the latest
>reality television experiment.
>The corporation has arranged for a mass exodus of the womenfolk of
>Harby to see how their men survive without them. Eighty of its 119
>women are to be put up in a hotel for seven nights at the BBC's
>expense while their husbands try to cope with everyday life.
>
>But the show, The Week The Women Went has led to claims that the
>village will become a laughing stock.
>
>
>
>Such is the depth of feeling in Harby that an extraordinary meeting of
>the parish council has been called to debate the issue. Paul Marshall,
>48, a resident for the past 20 years, said the programme had already
>split the small community.
>
>"I don't think this kind of thing is what the BBC should be
>spending licence-payers' money on. The village is deeply divided on
>what to do," he said.
>
>"This is going to be a tacky, tawdry programme that will do a lot of
>harm. I have seen this kind of TV and nobody comes out of it looking
>good."
>
>The controversy comes after recent criticism during the debate about
>the renewal of the BBC's charter that it is neglecting its
>obligations as a public service broadcaster. Tessa Jowell, the Culture
>Secretary, said that the BBC should not chase "ratings for ratings
>sake".
>
>While many of the women are eagerly looking forward to their seven days
>of freedom, some of the men are less than impressed. Their concerns
>have become so vocal that the village's entire population has been
>invited to attend an emergency meeting of the parish council. Topping
>the agenda will be the widespread fear that Harby is about to endure a
>humiliating experience.
>
>The BBC defended the series by describing it as "an intriguing social
>experiment designed to see how a community of men rises to the
>challenge of filling all the roles in village life". Harby was
>selected because, despite a population of only 240 adults, it has a
>strong community spirit and amenities including a primary school, a
>pub, a post office and a shop.
>
>Local opponents of the fly-on-the-wall project, however, are convinced
>that it can only harm the village's reputation. Richard Croft, 44,
>the parish council chairman, said that next week's extraordinary
>meeting would seek to gauge the strength of local opposition to the
>production.
>
>He said: "The village is certainly divided over this and there has
>definitely been some bad feeling that was not there before the BBC came
>along. I have had quite a few people ringing me to complain and we are
>hoping the meeting will show what the feeling really is."
>
>Backers of the series claim that it has won overwhelming local support.
>Joanna Horbury, 30, landlady of the village pub, the Bottle And Glass,
>will be leaving Steve, her husband, with the care of Georgie, their
>20-month-old daughter.
>
>"I think one or two people on the parish council are worried that
>some residents may be upset, but no one has to take part if they
>don't want to," she said.
>
>"We've thrown ourselves into the programme and are really looking
>forward to it. All the women I've spoken to can't wait. I think any
>fears that it might be edited unfavourably or anything like that are
>unfounded."
>
>Kelly Webb-Lamb, the series producer, said: "The programme is about
>showing what happens when the women go away and the men are thrust into
>the domestic and community sphere. There are some households where the
>men are very involved but I think there are others where domestic chaos
>will ensue

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