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made aware of the format and purpose of programmes", the response to the complaints clarified that "The
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concerning their appearances on the show involving 'cake', which were held up by the
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emit noxious fumes to subdue children, subsequently sniffing a keyboard and claiming that he could smell the fumes, which made him feel "suggestible". Blackwood also warned watching parents that exposure to the fumes would make their children "smell like hammers". Other notable figures appearing as
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had been sent into space to keep him away from children. Prior to the launch, an eight-year-old boy had been placed on board the spaceship with Cooke by mistake, with a spokesman saying "this is the one thing we didn't want to happen". During the programme, the studio was "invaded" by a fictional
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as a satire of media forms is the implication that they (and the liberal left in general) have a better truth than the tabloids. They don't. ... t suggests concern about sex abuse is exaggerated and that victims' shame and humiliation doesn't matter. That's why there were so many complaints."
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Channel 4 had given into pressure from the Home Office, or that the programme had been pulled by the then chief executive of Channel 4,
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November 1996, but was postponed and ultimately aired in January 1997. According to Channel 4, this delay was to ensure that broadcasting standards were met, amid fears that some of the series' pranks might violate the
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British television history at the time, and politicians spoke out against Morris. Minister for Child Protection
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British slang for people convicted or suspected of molestation or sexual crimes), with Collins saying, "I'm talking Nonce Sense!"
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Britain. Religion also falls under the spotlight in this episode, which features Terry Waite discussing how Britain has been poisoned by the gospel.
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organisation called "Milit-pede", and the programme appeared to suffer a short technical disturbance. When it returned, presenter Chris Morris confronted a spokesman, Gerard Chote (played by
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scientific fact". At one point, bogus CCTV footage was shown of a paedophile attempting to seduce children by stalking the streets while disguised as a school.
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