Iran has launched English language TV channels, that’s right, Iran….Reagan’s ”Axis of Evil” and Bush’s ”Hotbed of Muslim extremism” are broadcasting English/American TV shows.
After a storm nudged the satellite dish last week I was flicking through my 999 channels, (996 being either Arabic, Turkish, Farsi or Mongolian) looking for my three English channels, BBC World, Al Jazeera English and Bloomberg Europe.
We used to have four English channels before, but CNN got banned, anyway as I was flicking through the 999 channels an episode of LOST suddenly came on the TV, in English!!
Both Linda and I starred loose jawed at the TV, we watched a whole episode of LOST before speaking, could it be true….English programmes….YES, Iran has launched two English channels, one news and current affairs, the other films and TV shows etc.
I think the new Iranian English channels are a counter to the BBC launching new Arabic and Farsi channels in this part of the World, so if it’s a battle to win hearts and minds, well the Iranians have won mine, if they keep showing me English TV programmes!!















