The Day Today

[About Attitudes Night]

["Hanging from Studio B12", 1953]

Corin Piper:
Well, here we are at the hanging. It's a very sombre atmosphere. The condemned man has just arrived with executioner, Mr. Albert Marsh, who's highly respected...

Chris Morris:
[narrating] The evening begins with a chance to savour again Great Britain's last televised hanging.

Corin Piper:
...he's using a nylon-hemp mix rope tonight for the first time ever. That what he wanted, that's what he's got. It's to guarantee extra strength.

["Frampton Row", 1962]

Stan:
Arright Madge, what can I do yer for?

Chris Morris:
[narrating] The sixties saw television breaking taboos again and again, with "Frampton Row" the first popular weekly serial to use swear words.

Madge:
...I'm not made of money, 'specially not since Eddie Copsie and 'is bloomin' lids.

Stan:
Oh, aye.

Madge:
Go on then I'll 'ave the Express. (hands over money) There y'are, yer big hairy cock.

Stan:
Ta.

Madge:
Tarah, Stan. (walks off)

Stan:
Tarah, yer shitter.

["Scrutineer", 1968]

Presenter:
These days, it's very fashionable among young people to do what I'm doing now. I'm being fellated by a young girl known as a groupie. It's an interesting feeling, and, er, certainly quite relaxing...

[Fade to some time later]

Presenter:
Well, it's half-an-hour later. My initial reaction was one of intense joy, but that's now been replaced by a vague feeling of indequacy and gloom. It's not an experience that I can see catching on, but, er, neither is it one which I regret.