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[magic]

I was thinking is it ok to show man's death on television. I've read about it in article that BBC will show real death on television. The man died in 1st January 2011 of cancer.


Here is the article:

BBC to screen man's final moments

The death of an 84-year-old man is to be broadcast on BBC One next month as part of a new series about the life cycle of the human body.

Science presenter Michael Mosley told the Radio Times it was important not to "shy away from talking about death and, when it's warranted, showing it".

"There is a case to be made for filming a peaceful, natural death," he added.

The passing will feature in the second episode of Inside the Human Body, to be aired on BBC1 on 12 May.

The man, identified as Gerald, died at home on 1 January after suffering from cancer.

Speaking to the Radio Times, Mosley accepted that some people would criticise the broadcast, which forms part of a programme looking at the body's survival mechanisms.

"I know that there are those who feel that showing a human death on television is wrong, whatever the circumstances," he said.

Programme makers approached a number of hospices and cancer charities to find someone who was willing to be filmed in their dying moments.

When Gerald was approached about being filmed in November last year, he said he agreed because he hoped it would help others.

The final moments of a man's life were previously filmed in Right to Die?, a documentary screened on Sky's Real Lives channel in 2008.

Motor neurone disease sufferer Craig Ewert was shown ending his life at the Dignitas clinic in Zurich in 2006.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-13192687

[soap]

Why shouldn't it be ok?
It's a natural death.

[magic]

the question was if it's ok to show on TV. TV stations is earning money for this and so it becomes as entertainment. Is it ok to show death on TV as it could become entertainment for channers to earn money.

[soap]

Is it OK for an undertaker to make money on dead people?
Is it OK for a doctor to make money on healing people?
Is it OK for the doctor to say no?

There can be many questions. But all this is natural and legal. Nothing wrong is done.

Of course this is OK.

[magic]

I am not talking about laws. I hardly ever talk about laws although that is the only thing you are interested, as it seems hehe

I am talking about morality and ppl's opinions if they like it or not, if they can accept it or not. As for me I wouldn't want to see a man dying on TV. I already saw my dad dying and I have enough already. I think it's something private shared by family and I don't feel like a part of the family of this dying man no matter if he gave permission or not. So even if it would be seen in Latvia, I definitely wouldn't watch it.


p.s. and I didn't mention doctors

[soap]

I didn't talk about the law.
I did the same as you. Switched to morality. All my questions was about the same. Morality.
Something you can't give a correct answer to. Some people will think it's ok and others will not like it.

For me this is very interesting. It's very good for education. For studying and hopefully they will learn from it too.
I have no problem with this and find it even better when I know they make money on doing this.
If they didn't make money, then who should pay for it

It is very important to study. Having private feelings and things like this come in between is not always good.
So when this opportunity comes that someone wants to share. Then why not take it and make something good out of it.

When this is said, I might not watch it either, as I don't think I personally can learn or gain anything from watching it.

[magic]

I agree that it may be good for learning. If somebody's relative is ill with cancer they (maybe) would want to know what it may be like in future (if they will not be too emotional).

Although I probably would not watch then either. I would be too emotional and scared.

But maybe some with the same illness would want to watch.


In some other forum I posted this somebody said BBC is not the channel doing things for money. Maybe they not but I assume they will have payed commercials. So I still think it's not nice to earn money on somebody's misfortune or death.

[soap]

I see no problem in making money on this when it's done right. I mean no t-shirts promoting death or things like this.
It's not really something you can commercialize.
And I don't know if BBC will make money on it. I was just trying to answer your questions.

[magic]

soap, on 30 April 2011 - 12:22 AM, said:

I see no problem in making money on this when it's done right. I mean no t-shirts promoting death or things like this.

Yes, that kind of thing would be just aweful.

[HanabiChick]

The BBC does not have payed commercials. They only advertise their own TV shows and anything else they show on their channels. They do have deals with certain companies to allow music and products to be heard/seen in their shows, but everyone's doing that again now anyway.

[Phantom]

magic, on 29 April 2011 - 10:56 PM, said:

I am talking about morality and ppl's opinions if they like it or not, if they can accept it or not. As for me I wouldn't want to see a man dying on TV. I already saw my dad dying and I have enough already. I think it's something private shared by family and I don't feel like a part of the family of this dying man no matter if he gave permission or not. So even if it would be seen in Latvia, I definitely wouldn't watch it.

I agree with you

and even if it would be seen in Greece, I wouldn't watch it either

[magic]

HanabiChick, on 30 April 2011 - 10:26 AM, said:

The BBC does not have payed commercials. They only advertise their own TV shows and anything else they show on their channels. They do have deals with certain companies to allow music and products to be heard/seen in their shows, but everyone's doing that again now anyway.

oh, ok, thank you for clarifying I didn't know they don't advertise products and stuff

[Sharon007]

magic, on 29 April 2011 - 11:51 PM, said:

In some other forum I posted this somebody said BBC is not the channel doing things for money. Maybe they not but I assume they will have payed commercials. So I still think it's not nice to earn money on somebody's misfortune or death.

BBC dont have commercials and they get there money from peole paying there TV License so they are not getting any money from it. Not too sure if I would watch it just seems like they are going too far. But I doubt they wil show this person dying in a bad way. I think it would be carefully done not to hurt this mans family. After all they could sue if it not shown in the right way.