Quote Originally Posted by Pete/London View Post
Its like bleedin heart television where they send these people off to third world countries together with probably a 5 man tv crew.
Why?
The other week a London cabbie was sent to Bombay, a lot of old drivel about how poor their cab drivers are and how hard they work, separated from their families etc, maybe they are trying to show us how bad it can get over here, or they want us to take pity and let the other half of the world come over, I am being cynical but I don't find it very entertaining.
What I have enjoyed is the documentaries on the railway that's just being shown or last years on the London tube, excellent stuff
I think these type of shows are excellent. The Philippine element just makes it all the more interesting for me.

The more people that watch these type of programmes, the better. Obviously, they are edited to create the "angle" that the producers are looking for, but they still give a good insight into how people live in other parts of the world.

That's worth a whole year of Saturday night UK Dancing Talent X-Factor rubbish.

I've also enjoyed watching the documentaries on the railways. There's been quite a lot on recently, ranging from the early development of the steam engine, to running the modern system. All have been excellent!