Bleeping Out

[Darbiphan]

Why have they suddenly started bleeping out words on UK TV Gold on programmes like The Vicar of Dibley & One Foot in the Grave. This is a fairly recent thing. Has a new law been passed?

[Ethel]

Is it because on UKtv Gold the programmes that were meant for evening veiwing are now shown much earlier?

[Darbiphan]

Possibly, yes, but I think they are also doing it on the late transmissions. Also, they are bleeping words that seem to be acceptable on say BBC. They even cut out a few seconds of footage completely on Vicar of Dibley cos a newspaper headline showed the word "s**t". It wasn't even spoken.

[Whickerman]

It's been the same on Paramount for years now.

[Tena~Lady]

They also do it for 'Scrubs' and 'Friends' on E4 during the day.

[hopalong]

Whats strange is they bleep out swear words on programmes like the ones you mention but keep them in in Crown Court where the B words is used many times even in the morning transmissions.