The BBC has Ceebeebies and CBBC for things that won't frighten the horses. That is not where they put Doctor Who. And even with programmes on specifically children's channels, as a parent, you are alert to the peculiar phobias of your own offspring and keep half an eye (or ear) on it and judiciously grab the remote control at signs of skulls on Horrible Histories or children with their faces painted on Our Planet before the screaming starts. That is your job. It is not the BBC's.
And yes, Doctor Who was dark and scary when I was 12. It's how it works. We Know This. Good luck.
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Date: 2011-05-03 02:09 pm (UTC)The BBC has Ceebeebies and CBBC for things that won't frighten the horses. That is not where they put Doctor Who. And even with programmes on specifically children's channels, as a parent, you are alert to the peculiar phobias of your own offspring and keep half an eye (or ear) on it and judiciously grab the remote control at signs of skulls on Horrible Histories or children with their faces painted on Our Planet before the screaming starts. That is your job. It is not the BBC's.
And yes, Doctor Who was dark and scary when I was 12. It's how it works. We Know This. Good luck.