When I was little I used to believe that our region had won some kind of lottery and the local news was broadcast nationally; and everyone else across the country had to patiently watch our news, hoping that their region would be selected next. It never occured to me that you could split the signal into different regions. My brother only pointed this out when I was explaining it to a Swedish visitor who was staying at our house, aged about 7. Quite worringly, I now work for the same broadcaster in the department responsible for regional broadcasting!
A childhood belief about tv
others believed things like this
- I used to think the Black Country region in the UK was called that because everyone lived in darkness there.— K
- I always believed that we lived in Manchester (we didn't) but it was always the main place on the local news!— Richard M
- I believed Walter Cronkite knew everything, that's why they let him do the news.— Dixon
- From a TV news program about freedom fighters, I though that `Gorrillas` could use guns.— adrian
- I used to think that the Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want a New Drug" went "I Want a New Truck".— Chloe
- i used to believe the news readers on TV could see us and i'd make funny faces to try to "distract" themAnon