Things ain't what they used to be.

I've been watching re-runs of "Steptoe and Son" on one of those channels which specialise in nostalgia, and the though occurred to me the other day - if somebody came up with the idea for Steptoe and Son today, would anybody dare make it? After all, it breaches just about every aspect of the code of conduct to which modern TV programmes are suppose to adhere. And what about "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" or "Faulty Towers" not to mention "Till Death Us Do Part"? Indeed, could you get away with "Round the Horne" on the radio today? So what's changed? Have we all become more sensitive to others' feelings, or is it simply that those "others" have become more strident in asserting what they consider to be their "rights"? Whatever, they certainly don't make sit-coms like they used to - and I for one think that's a shame.