DR MUMBO: And now a word from Big Momma, and the other ABC/ SBS commentators

Tim Burrowes

January 23, 2009 3:27

Dr Mumbo is particularly taken with the eqalitarian way that submissions on the future of the ABC and SBS are arranged in alphabetical order. So high falutin’ organisations like ASTRA or AIMIA find themselves equally weighted with individuals. In that spirit, Dr Mumbo shares the views of Big Momma as they’re officially designated:

“I submit that you get rid of the corporate mentality and ratings-driven crap that is currently broadcast and revive subtitled programs that, in the long-run are much more cost effective than the drivel we are being shown, including the Australian version of Top Gear which is an absolute embarrasment!”

And who could argue with that?

Then there’s “Monarchists for the eradication of the ABC charter“:

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.