I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumen… — Andrew Morton

I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene.

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The Wilmington, Delaware, television station that bills itself as The Family Minded Station is Channel 69. — Jonathan Carroll
The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the family 'gets together' alone. — Ashley Montagu
All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning. — Henry David Thoreau
They defined what was private and what was public and they would move it whenever they wished. — Andrew Morton
Stories about Diana's fashions, about possible rows between Charles and Diana, these were meat and drink. — Andrew Morton
He's a TV producer, a theatrical impresario, and he wants to be treated as Mr. Windsor but when the going gets rough he wants to be treated like a member of the Royal Family. — Andrew Morton