''Ban This Filth'' was a spoof

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aired on

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in October 2004. The show was presented as a

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against

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and

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. The three presenters are all elderly

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women, who warn viewers what programmes not to watch in the coming week. It is presented in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, with segments such as: * What not to watch, a review of programmes with nudity or pornographic scenes, the times and channels are given so viewers can avoid them * Review of pornographic DVDs, presented, as what not to buy * Interviews with

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, asking them to quit the business * Documentary segments covering adult babies, or dogging for example

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