The full transcript is now available on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/6683969.stm
Well worth a read!
Reaction on the BBC's website was mixed and the majority was unfavourable.
A lot of people felt that the BBC had "dumbed down" the science. The
trouble is that this is unavoidable in a half-hour programme. Several
pointed out that if one is worried about wifi and masts, it is illogical to
ignore the effect of mobile phones held right next to the head. Their
premise was "mobiles are safe, so masts and wifi are too". Of course we
would turn it the other way round - all of them can have severe effects on
ES people! Pro-ES people were given more airtime than anti-ES, so there
were complaints of lack of balance. But some of this was because impartial
"middle ground" people like Sir William Stewart actually came out
surprisingly strongly in favour of there being real effects which are a
cause for concern.
We can be very grateful to the BBC for being prepared to give the issue a
public airing.
Ian
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[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ian
Kemp
Sent: 21 May 2007 22:26
To:
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Subject: RE: [eSens] PANORAMA PROGRAMME UK TONIGHT BBC1
I watched the programme and was very encouraged. It was originally billed
as about wi-fi in schools but covered a range of ES issues and interviewed
an electrosensitive person. The BBC reporter seemed to take things seriously
and a good range of people were interviewed - from both sides of the debate
(e.g. Mike Repacholi) so it did not look unbalanced. They included a visit
to Sweden which showed graphically how seriously the Government there is
taking it. For me the star of the show was Sir William Stewart (head of the
UK Health Protection Agency) - he clearly showed that he had real concerns,
and as an eminent scientist, his words carried real weight. I believe that
he has taken careful note of the ES people he has met in recent years and
found them credible. Olle Johansson, Alasdair Phillips and a number of
other people (including Professor Lee at Washington State Uni) also
featured.
The key thing is that this is exposure on mainstream TV which will reach a
wide audience and make them aware that there is a potential issue. Coupled
with the good publicity in UK national newspapers in recent months
(particularly the Daily Mail) this is really helping to raise awareness in
the general public of ES and related issues.
The programme showed credible scientists on both sides of the debate who
were quite convinced that wi-fi was or was not safe. This made a neat point
- if there is such disagreement about the basic evidence, should one take
the risk? Especially as it potentially concerned the health of everyone's
children.
Ian
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Sent: 21 May 2007 22:14
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Subject: [eSens] PANORAMA PROGRAMME UK TONIGHT BBC1
THIS WAS AIRED TONIGHT AT 8.30 GMT AND WAS VERY FAVOURABLE TRY DOWNLOAD FROM
BBC IF YOU WANT TO SEE IT ? DEFINATELY WORTH WATCHING. HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
!!!!!
PAUL UK
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