Rumbled Posted Wed Nov 22 09:38:12 GMT 2000 by 'Squidy'

From BBC teletext p.591:

BBC SHOW ATTACKED BY CHILDREN'S CHARITY.

A BBC comedy show which pretended to offer African children for adoption has been criticised by Save The Children as "irresponsible and exploitative".

The programme, Rumbled, plays practical jokes on members of the public.

But a woman called the police when a crate, containing a child actor, was delivered to her doorstep.

The BBC has apologised for causing any offence, but said the programme was intended for a late-evening slot and meant to push boundries.

Subject: Re: Rumbled [ Previous Message ]
Posted By Bean Is A Carrot on Wed Nov 22 09:41:17 GMT 2000:

>From BBC teletext p.591:
>
>BBC SHOW ATTACKED BY CHILDREN'S CHARITY.
>
>A BBC comedy show which pretended to offer African children for adoption has been criticised by Save The Children as "irresponsible and exploitative".
>
>The programme, Rumbled, plays practical jokes on members of the public.
>
>But a woman called the police when a crate, containing a child actor, was delivered to her doorstep.
>
>The BBC has apologised for causing any offence, but said the programme was intended for a late-evening slot and meant to push boundries.
>
What BOUNDRIES were they pushing then? That sounds ever so slightly try-hard Chris Morris to me. Perhaps the BOUNDRIES they were pushing were that they got arrested and Chris Morris didn't.

It's a Wevolution! As Rik Mayall might have said once.

Subject: Re: Rumbled [ Previous Message ]
Posted By Justin on Wed Nov 22 11:36:31 GMT 2000:

Next week, the Rumbled team are called up as court witnesses to an actual crime, and just take the piss for a laugh. Hilarious - especially when they are found guilty of perjury and sent to prison.

I feel confident in saying that the Ceefax story was about a million times more amusing than anything that will be in the actual series.

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