British TV station Channel 4 is being strongly criticized after it authorized the purchase of a lock...

1. Channel 4 Buys Hitler's Hair for Three Thousand Pounds
British TV station Channel 4 is being strongly criticized after it authorized the purchase of a lock of
hair that apparently once , for £3000.
The hair, which was acquired for DNA testing as part of the upcoming show Dead Famous DNA, was
allegedly collected by the Dictator's barber.
Channel 4 bought the hair from Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust denier David Irving. The
controversial historian also attempted to sell other Nazi memorabilia online in 2009.
Yahoo! News quoted Labour MP Ian Austin as saying that the sale represented a particularly
uncouth publicity stunt. Austin said, “This sounds sick. It's appalling that Channel 4 would get
involved with a Holocaust denier in some bizarre and tawdry show purporting to be entertainment
(…) It's disgusting, and raises questions about Channel 4's public broadcasting remit.”

2. However, Channel 4 defended the
move, with a spokesperson saying that
“We believe the potential importance
of the scientific and historical insight
justified the purchase,”
Initially considered to be a respected
academic, British author David Irving's
career as a historian gradually fell into
decline as his works became more and
more biased towards Hitler's Third
Reich. He has since spoken at various
Neo Nazi rallies and has gone on
record, a great many times, as both a
Holocaust denier and a virulent anti-
Semite. He has stated that he believes
in a Jewish conspiracy to rule the world
and has openly accused concentration
camp survivors of lying about their
experiences.
At the time of writing, Irving is banned
from entering Germany, Austria, Italy,
Australia and Canada.
According to The Jewish Chronicle
Online, Mark Gardner, director of
communications at the Community
Security Trust, said, “It is distasteful to see Hitler being sensationalized in this way, but even
worse that David Irving – of all people – ought to profit from it in this way.”
Dead Famous DNA is to be fronted by Mark Evans and will see the DNA testing of the remains of
other famous figures from history. People like Charles Darwin, Marilyn Monroe and Napoleon
Bonaparte. The programme will be broadcast later this week.
SOURCES
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/channel-4-slammed-for-buying-lock-of-hitler-s-hair-–-daily-tv-round-up-1117
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http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/116827/channel-4-buys-hitlers