tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post1480256994243793314..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Lead BalloonPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-68849329280974401812009-02-02T20:52:00.000+00:002009-02-02T20:52:00.000+00:00I enjoyed this too.I had the flu over Christmas an...I enjoyed this too.<BR/><BR/>I had the flu over Christmas and watched all of them, on BBC iPlayer on my laptop, curled under the duvet.<BR/><BR/>It was brilliant, and yes, Magda is the best character.<BR/><BR/>The only sensible character in the film is not only working class, but a woman migrant worker. That must count for something!Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429180075570777019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-9453221725654498782009-02-02T09:54:00.000+00:002009-02-02T09:54:00.000+00:00Good stuff, Brother S.The marginalisation of the '...Good stuff, Brother S.<BR/><BR/>The marginalisation of the 'lower orders' in Lead Balloon is pretty much typical of BBC drama as a whole. How many series feature characters who work in a factory or supermarket, for example? <BR/><BR/>Even Eastenders is not immune. At first glance you could not have a more working class programme. But look at the main occupations of the majority of its leading characters - pub landlady/lord, cafe owner, night club proprietor, market trader, self-employed hairdressers and mechanics. What other working class community has such a disproportionate amount of small business people?<BR/><BR/>It occurs time and again on the BBC, and is too frequent for it to be a coincidence.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.com