It's a shame that when the media present programmes examining ghosts, paranormal behaviour - or as in this case - Helen Duncan, the famous psychic, the final analysis is always to imply it's all bunkum! This programme was no exception. 

Robinson got a number of facts wrong. 'I'm going to a seance.' No Tony! A visit to the local Spititualist Church to hear a medium ' On The Platform' - which you did - isn't a seance!!  Do your research!   (:@)

Secondly. He says, near the end of the programme 'Well we've managed to establish that Helen Duncan was  faking it  ' No Tony! You established a number of ways she might have been faking and a number of ways she may not have been. Bias or what?

Helen Duncan was that very rare type of psychic called a 'Materialistic Medium' She could allegedly make spirits appear in solid form. If Robinson and his crew had gone to see and experienced a Materialistic Medium at work that would have been an OBJECTIVE assessment. But - not knowing their subject? - they didn't.

Finally, that stupid parlour trick created by the expert psychologist ( God save me from experts!) did not prove anything remotely connected with what Helen Duncan could allegedly perform.

All in all a poorly researched and bias production.

Blimey!!!!!!!!!    BBC 'Points Of View' has more feedback than this site. And it's not even devoted to Ch4.  Obviously the place to go in future.

I could not agree more with this comment.  This programme left me incandescent with rage at this obvious attempt to ridicule not only Helen Duncan's work but also her memory - if she was such a fraud then why was the British Government so keen to shut her up? 

Perhaps Tony Robinson should stick to researching archeological digs in future.

 

 

Hi bleweth

I not only thought I was the only one on this thread but the only one who  thought this programme was bad in the extreme!

 

I've had loads of responses governing this programme from the BBC web site 'Points of View'

This is a copy of my final post.  ITV - PLEASE TAKE NOTE!

Hi Folks

Reading all that has been said impresses upon me that the many diverse- and in most cases well researched and intelligent views - proves that we, the viewing public, are not 'air heads' when it comes to TV productions involving what may be collectively called the paranormal.

Tony Robinson, and indeed ALL TV CHANNELS TAKE NOTE! before insulting our intelligence by inflicting upon us half baked productions riddled with bias and dodgy evidence.