In American politics they (rather harshly) use the term flyover states to describe that big bit in the middle that falls between the powerhouses of what they call the Eastern and Western seaboards.
I have come to regard ITV as my televisual flyover state. I skip past it on the way to something much more worthy of my attention. This is because it mostly produces the sort of drivel that I just can't bear to watch but I have to give credit where it is due.
Last night I watched a documentary by John Pilger called The War You Don't See on ITV1 and it was truly excellent. I first stumbled across one of Pilger's books in a bookshop in York a decade ago and I've read quite a few of his books and even been to the cinema to see a few of his documentaries with like minded folk. On those occasions I've felt that while I loved them they were always preaching to the choir so I'm very pleased that this show went out on terrestrial television. If it gets even a small audience above what it would usually have found then it's a real forward step.
If anyone is interested it can be found for the next 30 days on the ITV website (this link should last that long as well)
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