bbc 1 tonight..the human body showing a man with cancer in his final minutes and taking his last breath..

[stokemaveric]

surely this should not be shown,he might have given consent,but is it taboo??..on a personal level i could not watch this,it would bring back too many bad memories..surely this should be a private moment with the family..death should not be turned into some sort ofr soap opera to boost tv ratings..

[kryptic]

Proffesor Robert Winston did a similar programme some years ago with a cradle to grave theme that showed a dying man drawing his last breath. I personally didnt see anything wrong with it.

[rov1100]

TOO MORBID!

[Maydup]

I've just watched the programme and didn't find it inappropriate. It was a gentle moment when the man in question stopped breathing as if he'd fallen asleep. It was only when they said he'd gone that you knew he had for sure. I didn't find it upsetting but I wouldn't have watched it if i'd thought it was going to set me off. RIP old fella.

[saxy_jag]

My dad died of cancer eight years ago. He died in the night and I wasn't with him - just a very caring nurse who'd been his key worker and who reassured me that Dad's death had been very peaceful. I have felt guilty ever since, not the least because I don't feel we visited him in hospital anywhere near as much as we should have done. We didn't actually know how imminent his death was.

Watching that man's death last night, and having explained to me the physical process happening inside his body somehow gave me a great peace of mind. I actually sat there and said out loud to Dad's picture, ''Bye Dad. I love you."

I don't think the programme was in any kind of poor taste nor a ratings booster nor a 'soap opera'. I hope it's helped a lot more people come to terms with the death of a relative or indeed, their own imminent death.

[joko]

i hardly think it will be tittilating....

[Old_Geezer]

He must have given his consent to film, and bully for him. You have to give your consent to view. Seems well balanced to me. It is educational not a soap opera.

[joko]

just watched it on the bbciplayer

actually i think its disresepctful to imply that his death could even remotely be considered a soap opera and that the people watching his death are getting some sort of sick enjoyment of it

he agreed to allow it to be shown...you do him a great disservice