[Juicy Joe]

Health & Safety ruins everything.  There was no health and safety back in the 80's & 90's. I'm not sure why they invented it.

To stop people dying and have life changing injuries I imagine.

Yes, I am not disputing certain activities are dangerous and there should be obvious rules to prevent accidents, I was on about the more mundane ridiculous health and safety guidelines/rules that are abound these days that spoil the enjoyment of day to day life and how they are overly enforced, not just specifically in TV. 

H&S was around in the 80's but it was watered down. Possibly 1st about in 1833 but properly in 1974. I would have thought you would get away with dangling out of a helicopter on TV now - Gordon Ramsay by himself jumped out of a helicopter into water from height last year on Future Food Stars on the opening show which I thought was a bit risky but it was done. I'm sure there would be an easy way around it, like closing the helicopter door - I'm sure H&S hasn't changed that much since the noughties when Suzy Perry was the skyrunner and they managed to knock out 2 series. By comparison, I wouldn't expect to see anything like Michael Crawford rollerskating down steps and grabbing onto the back of a bus or driving a car into the sea at speed by himself risking his life, these days. I'd be interested to see what the TV specific Health and Safety rules would be for outdoor television events nowadays.

Anyway, this is a Programme Presentation thread so back to the discussion :-