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Aidyn
12th May 03
Thank you very much for the "Terror in Moscow" feature.
I am a russian living in the UK, and took very deeply to the
events. I found the feature to have addressed the issue in a
very balanced manner, one i would not see back home.
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A Hinton
12th May 03
At the end of the progamme, Channel 4 asked for comments about
whether this kind of television was too disturbing. It is the
opinion of both myself & my girlfriend (who watched the
programme with me) that we need programmes like this to show
the realities of the world. If we don't show the horrors, how
can we speak out against them. This programme was an excellent
example to all of the horrors & reality of terrorism.
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Jonathan Brady
12th May 03
After watching Terror in Moscow I was highly convinced to comment
on the show. The disturbing images of the dead Chechen terrorists
can perturb some people, but I am pleased that the channel kept
to watershed restrictions. As long as it is kept to watershed
rules, this type of television (as in documentaries such as
Brighton Bombing, et cetera) can be screened on public television.
It is a person's choice and responsibility to watch programmes
such as this.
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Michael Rochester
12th May 03
I only caught that last 15 minutes of Terror in Moscow but I
have to say I was nearly reduced to tears with what I saw. On
one hand I might criticise Channel 4 for using such a horrific
event to pull viewers, but on the other I feel such programming
gives us a greater awareness of world events, and for some of
us who don't read a newspaper everyday, an insight into why
these things happen.
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John Rostron
12th May 03
I had tickets to go out and see Mogwai, but was stopped in my
tracks by this programme and have stayed in. Is this the kind
of thing that should be shown on TV? Absolutely. Impartial,
matter-of-fact, unhesitatingly honest... I'm not always hungry
for news and current affairs, but this unearthed an appetite
I didn't know I had. If a programme can get you to take your
coat off and sit back down, then it's essential viewing.
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Stephen Calder
12th May 03
Excellent. This is how real events happening across the world
should be shown. Show the pictures of what really goes on in
life and maybe this will open peoples eyes. Graphic pictures
were shown, peoples feelings were put across and all with strict
professionalism and dignity. Prooves that channel 4 produces
the best documentaries and best TV in this country. Its events
like these that make me appreciate life and how precious it
is. This program allowed me to imagine the experience these
hostages had. Well done channel 4.
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Jennifer Fox
12th May 03
This programme was quite shocking. It was informative and educated
me in the way I hoped, but it did not convey the reality of
the deaths which occured. The images of dead Chechen women were
so shocking it brought me to tears. This was not informative
or education, it was gore, which is acceptable when fiction,
but these were REAL PEOPLE, who deserve some form of respect
even if they have done wrong. I find this to be a totally unaccetable
form of "entertainment", because that is where this
is headed, to entertainment land, with Disney and Hollywood,
soon the dead will be the most fashionable form of entertainment
on TV. To be honest I actually expected more from Channel 4.
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Gavin Leigh
12th May 03
Far from the program being "too much", I think it
is a step in a direction that is whilst disturbing, reality
tv as it was meant to be. It was moving, devastating and necessary.
Reporting on how the world is, is far more valuable than reporting
on celebs swapping one unreality for another. As always, I am
impressed by C4. I realise you have to capitalise on things
like this as part of your "image", but the ends justifies
the means. It's still worthwile, and still necessary
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Eddie Robinson
12th May 03
The program about the Chechen terrorists holding the hostages
in the moscow theatre and the resulting foulup made very difficult
watching, but should definitely have been shown. The unvarnished
and uncensored images showed the reality far more clearly than
any journalistic second-hand impression could have. Real news
reporting should not necessarily be easy watching and I applaud
C4 for respecting their audience by showing it.
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Katherine Meffen
12th May 03
The shots of dead Chechens at the end of this documentary appalled
me. I know the arguments for and against showing footage that
viewers may find distressing, and am generally not against it,
but I felt this was gratuitous. It ruined what was otherwise
a well made documentary. Had such shots been shown as evidence
of brutality, in this case of the Russian government's actions
in Chechnya it could have been justified, but it served no purpose
in this documentary. I'm left to think that it was simply sensationalist
programming that C4 should have known better than to show. Deeply
disappointing.
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