This is a bit off the usual beaten track for this blog, nothing to do with ‘bias’, but I think we can spare a little space for such an astonishing story…one that shows the BBC at its best treating what might be seen as a sensationalist Tabloid ‘freak’ story with sensitivity…I guess this is one of those stories that by exposing people to not just the condition but also the actual person/people behind the story and their personality and life, that ‘acceptance’ and an attitude that such things are an unusual but still normal part of life is encouraged.
Living a conjoined life
Abby and Brittany Hensel are conjoined twins determined to live the normal, active life of outgoing 20-somethings anywhere. They have been to university, they travel, they have jobs. But how easy is it for two people to inhabit one body?
And it is incredible how ‘normal’ their life is all considered….guess America can’t be all that bad after all.
Nothing wrong with applauding the Beeb when they get things right.
They just don’t get it right enough as far as I’m concerned.
I didn’t actually watch it, as I’m working (The nightmare of being a graphic artist…freedom to be creative, brilliant…long hours…not so brilliant!) but I’ll try to watch it on catch up later.
that was a real hard watch last night,so yes bbc, you do make some good documentarys,its only your politacal content thats attracts criticsm.
It is possible to produce documentaries which are not directed with some political objective. I was waiting for the BBC non ethics experts to muscle in. Thank God they did not.
Not original though, Brittany and Abby were the subject of a documentary (PBS or Nat Geo?) when they turned 16 and took their driving tests. Great girls though