Last night's TV reviewed: Many faces of prejudice

From first-night impressions, the three parter Three Girls (BBC1), looks like a sterling example of the latter kind, ugly, unbearably real, and entirely necessary.  Scriptwriter Nicole Taylor has taken the real stories of three of the girls involved in the 2012 Rochdale child abuse case and turned them into the sort of bold, searching drama […]

BBC2 Obesity programme DIVIDES viewers on NHS weight loss surgery prejudice

The BBC TV programme was hosted by Professor Rachel Batterham, research scientist and head of obesity services at University College Hospital.  Rachel questioned the current NHS system for treating obesity, arguing weight loss surgery is an exceptionally effective tool that’s being under-utilised.  The doctor said: “As a health community we are tending to ignore this […]

Herald Deals With Prejudice & Inequality Aboard A 19th Century Ship

Devan Rensburg, “a man of mixed heritage” in the 19th century, finds himself dealing with the squabbles, prejudices, and hatred aboard the clipper Herald, dealing with people’s problems and hatreds however he (and you) choose in choice-based point & click game Herald: An Interactive Period Drama – Book I & II. The people aboard this […]