20th May 2006, 12:41 AM
is correct that it is only the act of lifting that requires screening, NOT the excavation, planning, photography etc etc. Also agree that it is much more to do with respect for the dead than any concern that public eyes be offended. You are much more likely to get nosy b****ers wanting to know what you are doing than people being offended. As for skeletons on tv, showing the excavation etc is fine, as that contravenes no guidelines. I don't know if I have seen the process of lifting a skeleton being shown on telly very often, if at all, as this is what contravenes the guidelines as they stand. Rightly, or wrongly, as long as lifting is screened, be that by fencing, gazebo, umbrella or digger bucket, the terms of the licence are not being broken. The whole issue of how human remains are treated and seen by the public and tv is a complicated one but not strictly relevant in terms of the initial complaint.
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++
++ i spend my days rummaging around in dead people ++