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Helen O'Neill
21st Nov 02
I was very much looking forward to watching the programme
showing the post mortem performed by Professor von Hagens.
I am very interested in anatomy and thought it would be an
excellent opportunity to see how exactly a post mortem is
done and thought it would be very informative and educational.
I was therefore very disappointed when I started watching
the programme itself. Very little of the post mortem itself
was shown, just the back of the professor's head and the reactions
of the audience! The audience's reactions would be very interesting
but it was very frustrating missing important parts of the
post mortem, such as the opening of the skull, in order to
see someone gasping at it! I believe that it was good that
the programme was shown, but I think the focus was completely
wrong - the focus should have been the procedure, not the
audience.
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Les Robinson
21st Nov 02
An informative & thought provoking programme, but not no.1
in my list for taste or televisual entertainment, I'm sure there
are a wealth of people out there who will get thier "jollys"
from watching this show, however I am not one of them &
exercised my right to turn the channel over! If more people
used this right instead of standing on thier soapboxes &
shouting "ban this filth!" we could all be much happier
watching what we want when we want. Or not as the case may be!
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James Ziarati
21st Nov 02
I think this is disgusting. Please remember that there are many
sick and crazy people living in the UK. What if the procedures
shown and taught were carried out on live people? And should
it have been shown to millions live on national TV. What happened
to 4Music:Heaadliners-Oasis which I stayed up to watch?
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Nick Doolan
21st Nov 02
I appreciate that C4 attempts to be 'forward thinking' and 'groundbreaking'
with it's programming, but I feel that 'The Autopsy' really
is beyond the realms of decent thinking people. These things
must be done, but I believe that they should only be done where
necessary, and opening an autopsy up to hoards of people is
just not on. I did not wish to watch the programme, and hope
for the sake of all decent minded people in the country that
C4 will not plan to repeat this venture. If this German doctor
is so keep to perform a public autopsy, then why can he not
do it in Germany, rather that in Britain? I think it was insensitive
for C4 to ever broadcast this programme in the first place -
I feel it is not within the remit of a general broadcaster such
as C4 to do this. The German doctor should carry out his business
in his own country and not in a country such as Britain where
the majority of people find this sort of thing distasteful and
wrong.
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Veghead
21st Nov 02
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing event with the general
public.
Fascinating, and entertaining. Yes, "entertaining".
What is wrong with bringing an event, which normal people don't
get a chance to see, to the public ? Why should "entertainment"
be used as an insult ? Education can be entertaining and this
was both. I, like most viewers, have never seen an autopsy before
and find it incredible. I can only hope that my body is used
to entertain and educate as many people after my death, as the
subject's body did tonight.
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Terri
21st Nov 02
I'd like to convey my outrage at your showing of the autopsy
on Channel 4. This is disgusting and a violation of the sacredness
of life. We shouldn't become desensitized to such things and
I've been horrified to the point of being physically sick. This
is in terrible taste and I'm deeply offended. Come on Channel
4; there's enough sickness in the world at the moment without
monsters like Gunther von Hagens recieving your support.
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David Mercer
21st Nov 02
First of all, as a member of the Broadcast Media I would like
to voice my utter disgust at Channel 4's involvement with this
project.
I consider it thoroughly irresponsible to present an inexperienced
audience with no medical background with such images. I am also
concerned about the effects this programme will have on the
viewers, as professionals who are faced with post mortem examinations
undergo intensive training prior to such a potentially traumatising
experience. Furthermore, a professionally conducted post mortem
examination serves the purpose of elucidating a person's cause
of death whereas this broadcast spectacle does nothing thereof.
This has nothing to do with education but is voyeurism at it
worst!
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Wendy
21st Nov 02
I think that the showing of 'The Autopsy' is exactly the sort
of programming that should be shown on Channel 4, it is innovative
and serves for the most part to educate. It could be said to
be on the cautious side but it still is a very valid showing
of a very real aspect of life.
Good on you for fufiling your remit.
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Tom Cleghorn
21st Nov 02
I'm unsure what to think on whether or not the autopsy should
have been broadcast; however, I must say it made for fascinating,
if uncomfortable viewing.
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Martin
21st Nov 02
Don't like - don't watch, YOU control your tv!
Amazing show, I learned about an enlarged heart (which my
old dog died from). More please!
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