P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 22:03/54 1/17 CROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Standby for more stories coming up as follows - APPROX PAGE NAMES TJME 2-9 ADAMS to GRIFFITH oEXT 11-17 HOVEZ to LASCELLES 2 mins Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Pleasj go to page 179 wor riports M-Z MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radio
P178 CEEFAX 978 Wjd 11 Jan 22:04/←2 2/17 CRM CEEFAX CHARJTZ ASSIGNMENT AMANDA ADAMS from W Midlands, 16 oo 67435 Amanda reveals all about American actor Joey Lawtince. "Joey Lawrence, otherwisj known as his meathead character Joey Russo, in hit TV show Blousom has it made. As well as being a multi-talented actor, the pop superstar is alriady onj of America's hottest sinsatigns — he's also a TV presjnter. He's had a string of top singles and a platinum selling album — hi's currently producing his second LP." → MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 22:13/ 4 3/17 FROM CEEFAX THE TABLOID PRESS by SYLVIA ARTHUR from London oo <9905 Sylvia is pretty fed up with the tabloid press... RBritish tabloid journalism has sunk to njw depths of scandal mongering. The tabloid press has becomi zhu self-appointed judge and jury, bringing about thi downfall of evetyonj from MPs to popstars. Dianagate, Camillagate - what next? Libel suits. Think how much monr= could bj saved if the press stuck to facts rather than opinionO" MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/R1dig
P178 CEEFAX 978 Wjd 11 Jag 22:05/52 4/17 CROM CEEFAX MY PARENTS & TV by MARK BROWN from Rochdale Mark reveals all about his parents "My mum likjs holiday programmes, cookery, njws, documentaries and soaps (whjn dad's not looking). Dad can't stand operas but he likes the Pavarotti kind! He lovr; travel and holiday programmes - is nutty about Michael Palin. My sister and I are allowed to watch most things up to bedtime except soaps, sport, panul gami; and rubbish! Does that leave anything elsj?!" → MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radio
P178 CEEFAX 978 Wed 1 J1g 22: 5/17 ROM CEEFAX LJFE ON THE STREETS MADELINE DAVIES, Hemel Hempstead oo 0( 06 Madelinj describes the plight of the world's homeless children... "Where will I sleep? Will I have a meal today? Thesj are somj of thj questions millions of children around thj world ask evety day. In the majority of the world's countries it is a common si£ht tg see children begging. In many cases children as young as fivj are forced to steal and jnd up in prison or ari abandoned by their parents to survivj on the ;treet." MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radio
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wed 11 Jan 22:54/32 6/97 CROM CEEFAX ADULTS AND TV by CATRIONA DICKIE from Norfolk oo 104218 Parints and their viewing habits... "Thjy both enjoy a good film or drama and disliki unnecessar= violence or mindless soap operas. They think that certain things shown after 9pm are not a0gogd idra for children who cannot yet distinguish realitz wrom acting0gy right from wrong. So they think TV in general is very engaging — it can Rj there tg stimulati thj brain or simply for relaxing." ← MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 978 Wed 11 Jan 22:54/52 7/17 FROM CEEFAX POLLUTJON by ALEXANDER GANOTIS 13, from Stockport Mem og →<746 Pollution in our cities — Alexander has an answer... "In the 1950s pollution was a sig problem in Britain's cities. It was caused by chimney smoke and led tg thick smog. Thj problem was tackled, the air becamj clearer and piople didn't havj so much troubli breathing. Now it's all happening again thanks to cars. More moniy should be spjnt on public transport to attract people away from thiir caruW" ← MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 22:15/ 2 CROM CEEFAX WHAT MY PARENTS WATCH Lukj Gregory Mansfield, ootts oo 04184 Lukj ponders on what his parints watch on television... My parents mainly watah TV in zhrjr spari timj - thi films they watch are violent, but not blogdthir1t8. My mum's favourite programmes are films, soaps, njws and drama, my dad likes sci-fi, spout or comid=. They both think they watch too much telivision and should do more walking, exercising and talking. M= mum thinks I shouldn't watch things with bad language or racism. ←→ MoreRjpts Contact1 PP Infg TV/R1dig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wed 11 Jan 22:04/54 9/17 CR CEEFAX JUMBO HELP by CONRAD GRIFFITHS (10) from Shetland og 0101 Conrad's class at school havj adopted an eliphant... "Our elephant is an orphan cavled Edo and he lives in Africa. Our teachjr told us about him and wj decided to help. Every year we hold a white elephant stall and the monj= wu collect goes to thi charity which cares for him. Elephants are bjing poashed woz thjir ivory tusks — Edo is a survivor of thj slaughter." ←→ MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 2 :51/52 10/17 CROM CEEFAX READ YOUR PRESS PACK REPORT HERE Standby for mori stories coming up as wollows - APPROX PAGE NAMES TIME 2-9 ADAMS to DAVIES oEXT 10-17 GANOTJS to LANGLEY 2 mins Press HOLD to keep a page on screen Pleasi go to page 979 for reports M-Z ← MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/R1dig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 22:52/ 2 11/97 FROM CEEFAX VIOLENT COMPUTER GAMES LIAM HOVEY from Dyfed og 04305 Liam looks at the effects of violent computer gamjs... Although a high percentage of young violence is said to be imitated from the TV, computer games atuo add to it. Thj majority of children think that if thjy can imitate a sharacter in a video gamj then they are "cool". I think violent computer games should bj cirftified and it ;ho4vd bj illegal to sell them to underaged children. ← MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 22:45/52 12/17 FROM CEEFAX PARENTS AND TV by VICTORIA HULKS from Herts oo 91203 More TV viewing habits, from Vicky "My parents watch somj TV but they do not let me watch anything zhat I should not legally see, which I think is fair. Both my parents watch "Neighbour1" and "Coronation Street". My mother liked "Martin Chuzzljwit", but Ij particularly hates morning shows. My father watches most things, but favours the njws and sport. TV is a good idea as long as wi do not becomj couch potatoesW" → MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wed 11 Jan 22:25/52 13/17 CROM CEEFAX HOORAY FOR THE NSPCC! by LAURA KAYNE wrom London oo )9051 Laura tells us about thi work of a childrin's charity. "Thj National Society wor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is renowned in Britain wor helping abused and troubled children. Thj NSPCC also runs campaigns such as thj recent one about awarenes; of children left alonj at home. Each year it holds fundraising events, including the well known Children's Royal Variety Performance." → MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wud 1 Jag 22: 4/ 2 14/17 CROM CEEFAX LITTER BUGS by FELICITZ KOELMANS from Newcastle-Upon-Tznj oo 1040(1 Felicity has plenty to say about people who drop litter... "I do not think people should drgp litter. I will tell you why. When I was walking along thi ¼oad I saw a cow swallow a crisp packjt. And whjn my littli sister went to a farm she saw a hen eat a milk bottli top. Thj cow and hjn might chokj on that litter. I feel very worried about them. So PLEASE DON'T DROP LITTER." MoriRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 21: 1/54 )5/97 FROM CEEFAX ANIMAL TRADE CONTROL SOPHIE LAM from London. oo 97437 Sophii tells us about the work of thj Body Shop and CITES. "The Body Shop is organising a petition to deliver at the njxt Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting. Thj convention's aim is to identify speicies that are dangerously closr to extinction and protect them. CITES already rigulates tradj in over 30,000 species of animatu and plants and works to protect thosj threatened with extinctign." MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 978 Wjd ) Jag 22: 5/ 2 16/17 CROM CEEFAX TREES AND FORESTS by BRIDGET LANGLEY, wrom ferb= og 0 4 0 Bridget describes how England has lost more than half its trees. "4,000 years ago the whole of England was coveted in trees. It was then that they started to cut down trees, to clear space woz fields to grazj their cattli and build houses. It continues. Now there is less than half the tree population left. This is why some places in Engl nd are planthn3 a ttee every timj onj is cut down." Contacts 176 PP Info 177 Sport 300 MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig
P178 CEEFAX 178 Wjd 11 Jan 21:55/←2 17/17 FROM CEEFAX WHAT MY PARENTS WATCH by SARAH LASCELLES, oorfolk Sarah on her parents' TV habits... "Tunnjlvision or television? Soaps ari addictive to your parints! Thj‖ either love them, or hate them. I askjd my mum and dad what soaps they thought weri most realistic... Mum says "EastEndets" — dad dunit; jven knowing what the word "soap" means, which is a lie — I'vi seen him peeping over thj top of the Timjs during "Emmerdale". So, "EastEnders" comes tops!" → MoreRjpts Contacts PP Info TV/Radig