Videogame debate on The Alan Titchmarsh Show; ITV Player

C&VG wrote:Okay, CVG ed man Tim has just returned from Television Centre, having fought the good fight for video games on Alan Titchmarsh's afternoon show. He's likened it to a "hallucination".

Taking part alongside daytime 'relationship expert' (read: sex toy connoisseur) Julie Peasgood and former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, Tim defended the industry in a debate entitled: 'Are violent video games corrupting our children?'

Believe it or not, the polemical contest was picked to 'celebrate' the BAFTA Video Games Awards, which get underway this Friday. Not that you'd know.

Tim described Peasgood as "mumsy in a MILF-y way, and quite nice really... but woefully ill-informed". She labelled games "addictive" and "racist". We're not joking.

Tim found an odd ally, however, in notoriously reactionary newspaper man MacKenzie - who despite confessing ignorance over gaming, agreed with a few of the CVG man's points. However, MacKenzie was concerned over increasing realism in violent games.

It was Titchmarsh, though, who was the biggest surprise package.

"I found myself in the bizarre position of debating the merits of a libertarian society with TV's most famous gardener," said Tim. "He wouldn't let up. It was like he morphed into a Daily Mail-sponsored version of Paxman before my very eyes."

The best bit is, Tim got booed by a load of grannies. That's pretty much what we're most interested in seeing.

The show airs 5pm, Friday on ITV1. Our bit's on just after Sooty & Sweep and Matthew Kelly.

And for those that aren't available at 5pm or own a PVR, the show is on ITV Player.

Should be good for a laugh. I can't believe Titchmarsh is sullying himself on ITV & not doing, oh I dunno, gardening.

I'll be watching. It annoys me a lot when people who don't know anything about something make a fuss about it, but come on, it's Alan Titchmarsh. :lol:

The best bit is, Tim got booed by a load of grannies

This I've got to see :lol:

I hate Alan Titchmarsh and have no idea why.

This sounds like the worst segment of television ever devised.

Can't be worse than Nicky Campbell's sunday morning show criticizing No Russian.

Sooty and Sweep are on Titchmarsh, I'll be watching. Can't be arsed with a videogame debate on tea time terrestrial telly though as you can pretty much write the script before you see it.
Edit: There is very little in life that is as funny as Sweep.

Just a reminder for those near a TV set, this is about to get started.

Thanks for the reminder, I'm sure it's going to be dire though.

NickSCFC

This'll be 5 minutes of people who don't understand it's the parents fault criticising publishers while holding the view that gaming is for kids.

And nothing more!

Did I miss it?

Not been on yet.

Nope.

I'm not watching.

If I want to watch people argue about things they know little about I can just stay on GR.

Oxx wrote:I'm not watching.

If I want to watch people argue about things they know little about I can just stay on GR.

NickSCFC

I bet not one person on the panel has played a videogames, ITVs dumbing down of TV at it's best!

He's already got Modern Warfare's name wrong. This does not bode well.

NickSCFC

Titchmarsh blatenly unaware games have age certificates...

*switches channel*

NickSCFC

The blonde snob in the middle should just strawberry float off and stick to her own hobbies like fox hunting.

Poor old Tim, he's speaking very well, but the audience and panellists have already decided where they stand on this and he's being made out to be the bad guy.

Videogame debate on The Alan Titchmarsh Show; ITV Player

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