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| Q5echo |
this is a fluff piece if there ever was one, but one must consider the deeper, passivity inducing ramifications if the Teletubbies "blow up" amongst the huge child population.
| quote: | By IAN KING
Business Editor
IRAN has gone absolutely Laa-Laa over the Teletubbies — and bought the kiddies’ TV show from the BBC.
The Mullahs in Tehran are lapping up Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po’s adventures.
BBC Worldwide said yesterday the main TV station — the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting — has bought 65 episodes and experts are dubbing them into Farsi, the national language.
A spokesman said: “It’s taking a long time to translate, as you can imagine.”
The deal comes as Iran faces pressure over its nuclear expansion programme — amid fears it plans to develop a bomb.
The first shows are expected to go out before Ramadan this year.
The Teletubbies celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. As well as Iran, the Beeb has licensed a Teletubbies “Edutainment centre” and a Teletubbies Play and Development centre at Dongguan and Shenzhen in China.
BBC Worldwide, the Beeb’s main commercial arm, yesterday reported record profits of £89.4million — up 62 per cent.
Boss John Smith said BBC Worldwide is the world’s No 1 exporter of TV shows, with Hustle, Spooks, Doctor Who, EastEnders and Waking The Dead its best sellers.
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| tathi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Q5echo
this is a fluff piece if there ever was one, but one must consider the deeper, passivity inducing ramifications if the Teletubbies "blow up" amongst the huge child population.
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Agree, those kids should be watching Rambo III where Rambo helps arm and train the Afghani Talibani Mujahadeen to fight the evil Soviets :p |
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| josh4 |
| Oh your god! Does this mean they're going to publically execute Tinky Winky?! |
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| Shakka |
| This problem can be solved at the border level. Try to dress up a bomber in a Teletubbies outfit? Shoot them on sight. I don't think anybody in their right mind really wants the Teletubbies here anyway. If the Iran wants to go on a crusade against brain cells, let them do it, I say.:o |
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| josh4 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shakka
This problem can be solved at the border level. Try to dress up a bomber in a Teletubbies outfit? Shoot them on sight. I don't think anybody in their right mind really wants the Teletubbies here anyway. If the Iran wants to go on a crusade against brain cells, let them do it, I say.:o |
Are you drunk? |
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