Friday, 23 December 2011

The song ITV didn't want you to see

ITV Cut Tim Minchin’s Christmas Song Amidst Fears Of Offending Christians And Right-Wing Press
by Hannah Shaw-William (from Bleeding Cool)

This was due to air on the Christmas edition of The Jonathan Ross Show tonight on ITV1, but they seem to have had a last-minute wimp-out and cut it. (Lots more detail at the above link, including comments from Tim Minchin and Jonathan Ross.)

Fortunately, Mr Minchin obtained a copy of the final edited song before it was cut, and he's made it available to view online himself:


If you enjoyed it -- or even if you didn't -- feel free to complain to ITV about their censorship via an email to viewerservices@itv.com.

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