...but even he is more agreeable that the selfish idiots who think they know what we should be allowed to see and hear. Interesting that they don't complain about books - is it because they can't read?

“A note of dissent, however, came from Crystal Madison, representing a body called the Parents TV Council. She complained that prime-time drama series on News Corp's Fox television network showed inappropriate content at peak times, listing several shows as regular offenders - Family Guy, American Dad, Bones and Dirt.

“Ms Madison said there was regular humour about prostitution, masturbation, and infidelity, adding that Bones recently showed a maggot-infested dead body with its feet severed at prime time: ‘Is this entertainment, Mr Murdoch?’

“The News Corp chairman replied that ‘a lot of people think so’, adding: ‘People have a couple of hundred channels to choose from - they don't have to watch this.’”

The Guardian / Murdoch faces investor rebellion