X-Rated: Top 20 Most Controversial TV Moments
This, list programme presented the 20 most controversial British television programmes, judged on how many official complaints they received at the time.
First shown in March 2005, and presented by E4 puppet characters Bronx Bunny and Teddy T, its conclusion was different from that of The TV They Tried to Ban; Its top four "most offensive" programmes were:
- Ghostwatch (BBC One, 1992) — 2,215 complaints
- Jerry Springer: The Opera (BBC Two, 2005) — approx. 1,000
- Brass Eye Special (Channel 4, 2001)
- Derren Brown: Seance (Channel 4, 2004)
The reason for this discrepancy was presumably that this documentary only counted complaints made after broadcast by viewers - as Bronx Bunny points out here, Jerry Springer: The Opera would have been in first place, had viewers complained after watching it. In the end, the BBC received approximately 50,000 complaints before screening the controversial opera, mainly from Christians unhappy with Jesus Christ's portrayal.
Ghostwatch's appearance in first place might also have detracted from the theme of The TV They Tried to Ban, as that documentary was about offensive programmes, whereas Ghostwatch only received complaints because it scared or 'fooled' viewers.
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