Response from the BBC

Regarding the 'Show Dae Jang Geum on BBC' Campaign

Members of my 'Show Dae Jang Geum on BBC' Email Group and the Dae Jang Geum Comic Relief Forum will already know that recently I have been in contact with Sue Deeks, Head of Series Acquisitions at the BBC.

The last time I contacted 'Deeks nim' about Dae Jang Geum was back in November 2005, months before this website was launched.

Today, I received a written response from the BBC:

"Dear Alice Bennell,
Thank you for email, letter and the DVD of your 'Show DJG on BBC' campaign.
Having now had the opportunity to view the DVD I can see why you are such a fan of the drama but unfortunately, as I explained in my previous email, BBC Four simply does not have the capacity to air such a long running foreign language series. If you look at BBC Four's schedules you will see that other than weekly foreign language films, there are very few slots for acquired foreign language programming - on average we play one drama series a year, usually of no more than 8 or 10 episodes. As with any BBC Channel, most of BBC Four's output is made or commissioned by the BBC and the acquisition slots are limited by the BBC Charter.
I'm very sorry not to have better news.
Kind regards,
Sue"

Please be assured that this will not be the end of the 'Show Dae Jang Geum on BBC' Campaign. Although for now, it seems unlikely the BBC will acquire Dae Jang Geum until it becomes wider known in the Western world.

The BBC Charter, for anyone who is interested, can be found here.