Philip Pullman is all revved up again.

But this time, it's not about C. S. Lewis:

Pullman castigated broadcasters for sacrificing high-quality programmes in favour of those that yield more marketing opportunities. 'Children are regarded by broadcasters as a marketing opportunity at best, a dangerous and feral threat at worst, and an expensive nuisance otherwise,' Pullman said. 'This social poison goes much deeper than broadcasting, of course, but it's particularly visible there.'

Judging by his later comments about morality in fiction, he'd have had a lot to say during the recent Read Roger discussion.

Comments

[Chrissy]

I have been feeling that movies like Death to Smoochie and Josie and the Pussycats aren't that far off the mark for some time now.
I have also notice a rather significant difference between the Sesame Street that I watched as a kid and the one that is current (God, I hate Elmo).
Jeremy and I recently watched the entire School House Rocks, and I admit I had forgotten how much information those short songs conveyed. I find it difficult to believe that anything like that would be produced today (We can't use words like "atrium" and "ventricle"! No child could possibly comprehend those words!).