Floella Slams 'Dross' of Children's Tv Programmes ; Former Bbc Tv Play School Presenter Floella Benjamin has Criticised the State of Children's Television - and Said It Should Be Banned From Youngsters' Bedrooms.

Western Morning News, The › November 08, 2008

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Former bbc TV Play School presenter Floella Benjamin has criticised the state of children's television - and said it should be banned from youngsters' bedrooms.

The Exeter University chancellor said today's children were being exposed to "more and more cheap imports" and to "dross coming through the airwaves". As a result, they had "no alternative" but to watch soaps and other programmes designed for adults, she said.

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Floella Slams 'Dross' of Children's Tv Programmes ; Former Bbc Tv Play School Presenter Floella Benjamin has Criticised the State of Children's Television - and Said It Should Be Banned From Youngsters' Bedrooms.

Ms Benjamin, 59, called for a "balanced diet of programming" and for a return to "wh...

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