An email from the BBC on why they still edit Ninja Turtles

[Jason]

Last week, I sent an email to the BBC over their annoying edits to the original Ninja Turtles cartoon or Hero turtles as they would want you to believe. Today I got an amazingly arrogrant reply from them saying that basically they STILL in the year 2003 feel the nunchuka and 'Ninja' cuts are neccesary, the fact that GMTV show the new episodes uncut and movies were rereleased uncut is irrevelent and that they have no plans of ever showing anything other then the edited Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles episodes.

Anway here is a copy of the email I sent to them:

I've noticed that the BBC have been airing episodes of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon under the edited name Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles with numerous cuts made to the episodes such as the word Ninja being said and Michaelangelo's nunchukas being used.
GMTV show the new episodes of the cartoon uncut as Ninja Turtles and the new toy line has been released as Ninja Turtles in the UK and yet disappointingly the BBC still air the original show edited as Hero Turtles.
The BBFC have also removed heavy cuts made to the 2nd and 3rd Ninja Turtles films when they were reclassified last year. Meaning Ninja Turtles are being allowed uncut everywhere apart from the BBC.
Surely, 15 years later the word Ninja isn't considered too violent now and the episodes should be allowed to be broadcast uncut on the BBC as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Why do the BBC still air these edited episodes as Hero Turtles when they are now known everywhere else in the UK as Ninja Turtles ?

And this is the reply they gave:

Dear Jason

Thank you for your e-mail regarding 'Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles'.

In relation to your question about the editing that occurs in the programme, I can inform you that our policy has not changed. We do not feel it is necessary to review the whole series at cost to the licence payer and there were good reasons why we made the changes in the first place in that they met our guidelines for a children’s programme. As it will still appeal to the same age group we feel the same edits are appropriate despite the time gap.

I hope that this help to clarify matters and, once again, thank you for taking the time to contact the BBC.

Regards

Rory Egan
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