To think radio 4 should moderate its language?

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Just tidying kitchen, dc at the table drawing, just listening to radio 4 play, so far some words used are 'dick head' and 'shut up' was listening earlier today and other swear words and aggressive language used.
(Of course i am being unreasonable because i should be a good parent talking to my children and not listening to radio 4!....and flay me alive i'm now on mn and still ignoring offspring...!)
Just wondering if anyone else finds the language could be toned down slightly...i do appreciate plays need to be realistic, but...
Must go children now at war!

YABU. It's a radio station aimed at adults. Why should they alter their content in case children are listening? They are not the target audience.

Sorry I do think YABU. You can hear far worse than that out and about. R4 is not aiming content at children. Maybe Listen to Heart etc until they're older.

"Shut up" is not a swear word.

I agree with chrome, it's clearly a programme aimed at adults, broadcast at a time when the vast majority of children likely to be able to understand the language are at school. It's not necessary to tone down the language.

I agree yabu.
Am a R4 addict but I tend to avoid the afternoon play as it can be a little real for small ears.
Which is the point of R4. It is a grown ups' station. And that's how I want it to stay.

YABU. It's a play, not an interview.

Radio doesn't have a watershed as far as I know. I think the general rule is that they are advised to warn about content unsuitable for children if they broadcast at times of day when children maybe listening - but I don't think they are actually obliged to do so. I think the general vibe is that listeners usually understand who a particular radio station is aimed at and take action accordingly.

I like the fact that you can listen to grown up stuff during the day, but I don't have small children. But the afternoon play is always aimed at adults, - even if the content is not sexual, and doesn,t contain bad language, I'd expect adult themes and ideas.

Radio 4 should moderate their language? Excuse me while I prepare the floor for rolling upon....

YABU

I thought this was going to be about John Humphrys pressing Cerys Matthews to say "bugger off" on Today this morning (irc Dylan Thomas, translation of something in Welsh spelled backwards). He also said "give us a kiss" (reading the poem).

But aggressive language like shut up in a radio play that could be toned down slightly What? Really?

The news on Radio 4 was pretty grim today. Actually it is grim most days. Should it be toned down slightly to suit your sensibilities?

You need to start an immediate hunt for your grip. Maybe the pfb hid it?

Retune to FunKids.

My god

God, heaven forbid a child is exposed to 'shut up'. What if they repeat it at school?

You are definitely not being unreasonable, OP. Its called dumbing down, Plus I genuinely believe people have lost alot of their sensitivity, so that words like "dickhead" are seen as a nice, normal way of engaging . Slagging you off personally e.g. "get a grip" is part of the same problem.

Jump - The town in 'Under Milk Wood' was called LLareggub. Oddly enough in the text I had for O-level Eng. Lit it had become LLareggyb.

This is a topic which comes up periodically on Feedback - IIRC essentially YABU for the reasons stated, though they do try to have some awareness of school holidays. But really, on a station which is permeated by news and has Woman's Hour in it, it's really never going to be 'safe' listening. (Except for I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, which can be filthy but kids won't get the double entendres - like Round the Horn when I was a child.)