Comments on: Bollywood, lapdancers and Jamie’s bad language! http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/13/bollywood-lapdancers-and-jamies-bad-language/ Just another Channel 4 Blogs weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:42:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joan Fryer http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/13/bollywood-lapdancers-and-jamies-bad-language/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Joan Fryer Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:40:30 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=487#comment-581 If Dominique Walker, the commissioning editor for Jamie Oliver's programme "Ministry of Food" was to insist he curtailed his bad language, she would get fired. Joan Fryer If Dominique Walker, the commissioning editor for Jamie Oliver’s
programme “Ministry of Food” was to insist he curtailed his bad language, she would get fired.

Joan Fryer

]]> By: Roger Manfield http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2008/10/13/bollywood-lapdancers-and-jamies-bad-language/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Roger Manfield Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:07:31 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=487#comment-529 I'm writing this whilst listening to the mouthfuls of filth coming out of Jamie Oliver's mouth as he endeavours to work with the people of Rotherham in his latest series 'Jamie's ministry of food'. Is this a sad case of Oliver fighting to raise his ratings or street cred by taking on the foul format of Gordon Ramsey. As a recently retired teacher, I know that a lot of children, and I especially focus on very young children were and are excited by Mr Oliver's style and approach - and especially the way he dealt with the subject of school dinners. He can still make a great impact on educating the young and not so young. However his ministry is to do with mouthfuls of healthy food, not unhealthy and completely unnecessary foul language. It does NOT impress and only succeeds in detracting from what he is trying to do - and is good at. He needs to remember his family audience - if it still exists - and that his public figure and position calls for him to take responsibility for his mouth. I just wish someone on the programme would severely pull him up - more to the point,the producers should never have allowed him to get away with it. Shame on you Channel 4. nb. I am far from puritanical - played plenty of rugby in the front row of the scrum! Say no more. BUT there is a time and a place. Someone, please point this out to Mr. Oliver before he completely pollutes his image and self destructs!. I’m writing this whilst listening to the mouthfuls of filth coming out of Jamie Oliver’s mouth as he endeavours to work with the people of Rotherham in his latest series ‘Jamie’s ministry of food’. Is this a sad case of Oliver fighting to raise his ratings or street cred by taking on the foul format of Gordon Ramsey. As a recently retired teacher, I know that a lot of children, and I especially focus on very young children were and are excited by Mr Oliver’s style and approach – and especially the way he dealt with the subject of school dinners. He can still make a great impact on educating the young and not so young.
However his ministry is to do with mouthfuls of healthy food, not unhealthy and completely unnecessary foul language. It does NOT impress and only succeeds in detracting from what he is trying to do – and is good at.
He needs to remember his family audience – if it still exists – and that his public figure and position calls for him to take responsibility for his mouth.
I just wish someone on the programme would severely pull him up – more to the point,the producers should never have allowed him to get away with it.
Shame on you Channel 4.
nb. I am far from puritanical – played plenty of rugby in the front row of the scrum! Say no more.
BUT there is a time and a place.
Someone, please point this out to Mr. Oliver before he completely pollutes his image and self destructs!.

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