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Programmes on TV or radio -
A specific programme

We understand that people may have concerns about programmes on TV or radio. It is important that we know audiences’ opinions. Our Broadcasting Code has rules which broadcasters must follow.

We do not watch or listen to programmes before they are broadcast. If you would like to complain about a programme that has yet to be broadcast, you should contact the broadcaster directly.

If the programme has been broadcast and you have concerns about it then you may make a complaint.

Big Brother 10

The new series of Big Brother (Big Brother 10) started on Channel 4 on Thursday 4 June 2009. As always, Ofcom considers all complaints it receives and will assess any complaint about Big Brother against the Broadcasting Code. The Code contains the rules all UK broadcasters (including the BBC in certain areas) must comply with and it can be found on our website at http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/codes/bcode/. Background information relating to how Ofcom investigated previous complaints about Big Brother can be found on our website. For information, Ofcom recently published the following Findings in relation to Big Brother 9 and Celebrity Big Brother 2009:

• on 27 April 2009, Ofcom published two findings on Big Brother 9, which was broadcast on Channel 4 and E4 in 2008. The findings, in relation to complaints about the content of the programme and about viewer voting, are available at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb132/issue132.pdf; and
• on 26 May 2009, Ofcom published its finding on Celebrity Big Brother, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in January 2009. The finding is available at: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb134/issue134.pdf.