Thread: UK only Ch4 tonight

John T wrote:
> http://library.digiguide.com/lib/uk-...8/Documentary/
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> may be of interest to UK viewers

Interesting, Channel 4 is free to air since a few weeks ago and I pick
it up well here, but the programming is atrocious (on a par with BBC3
and ITV) and so I rarely watch it. I will take a look at the wine
program though... :-)

thanks for the pointer John.

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Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail

John T wrote:
> http://library.digiguide.com/lib/uk-...8/Documentary/
>
> may be of interest to UK viewers

Nothing new was revealed in this program, it was OK I suppose. I am not
used to seeing that many commercials, almost all for some form of usury,
encouraging viewers to borrow and spend way beyond their means... I
suppose the UK is immune from subprime etc.. :-)

The bit about ingredient marking on labels and the quick appearance of
Randall Grahm were good.

I was surprised that more time was spent on the adulterated wine scandal
in Italy (while I would not want to drink it, I wonder how bad wine cut
with hydrochloric acid is for you) than on the much graver scandal about
Brunello. In the former case you can shut down a binch of bad guys, in
the latter there seems to be no end to the story, implicating some of
the top names in the industry, and now with a (senile?) Gaja even
advocating people making improved Brunello cut with other grape varieties.


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Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail

I am not
> used to seeing that many commercials, almost all for some form of usury,
> encouraging viewers to borrow and spend way beyond their means... I
> suppose the UK is immune from subprime etc.. :-)

Mike
That was nothing, you should see the commercials on daytime sub prime Sky,
but having said that, they do seem to be getting less obnoxious.

"Wanna, a loan?, no income, living on a sink housing estate, no assets...we
love you people, we will roll your debts into one new loan and screw you to
hell"

Back to the programme, as you say nothing new....but pressure is growing for
more labelling transperency......as for the guy from The Wines and Spirits
Assoc......whata complete *****er

JT