BBC Dick and Dom children's show labelled crude by MP

LONDON - MPs were discussing the merits of bogeys and lavatories in Parliament yesterday as BBC One Saturday morning children's show 'Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow' was criticised for being crude.

Tory MP Peter Luff invited media secretary Tessa Jowell to view the website for the popular kids TV show.

"You can join me in playing 'How Low Can You Bungalow', a test to see your response to grossly embarrasing situations, largely of a lavatorial nature; 'Pants Dancers in the Hall of Fame', photos of children with underwear on their head; 'Make Dick Sick', a game which I think largely speaks for itself; and 'Bunged Up', in which you play a character in a sewerage system avoiding turtle poos coming from various lavatories."

Jowell backed the corporation by saying: "It is the BBC's job to determine standards of taste, decency and appropriateness."

The BBC issued a statement saying: "It is pure fun and entertainment, aimed at eight to 12-year-olds, so it is unsurprising that it doesn't appeal to some adults.

"We do take our role as a public service broadcaster seriously. Any criticisms are always looked in the context of the target audience for the show and its remit to entertain young children."

Last year, co-presenter Dominic Wood was rapped by watchdogs for wearing a "Morning Wood" T-shirt during a broadcast to almost 1m children on CBBC.

The BBC is now vetting the clothing worn by the children's TV presenters.

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