UK organised a screening of Sherlock in North Korea to 'encourage change'
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[quote]The UK government organised a screening of BBC TV drama Sherlock in North Korea in the hope of "encouraging change" in the country, it has been revealed.
The programme was shown in 2012 at a film festival in the capital Pyongyang.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said it was "one of the things we have done to encourage North Korea to be more open to the outside world".
The screening was revealed in a document detailing the FCO's activities in the normally insular country.
The document, which was published in response to a Freedom of Information request, showed that the FCO paid £287.33 for "rights to BBC Sherlock Holmes Series".
The reason given was: "Encouraging change."
'Different perspective'
It was listed among 34 educational, diplomatic and humanitarian initiatives.
An FCO spokesperson said: "Most North Koreans have never seen anything other than domestic, Soviet or Chinese films.
"Participating in the film festival in 2012 was a small part of a cultural exchange programme we have with North Korea to show a different perspective of the outside world than they are normally shown."[/quote]
Encourage them to change the channel maybe :wink: jk it's a great show
"Hey guys you're not gonna believe this, but there's an entire fucking planet behind those 50-foot-tall concrete walls guarded by armed soldiers."
Kim Jong Un's head will be superimposed on Sherlock's body.
Then the UK gov enlists Benedict Cumberbatch to record a secret message mid scene and they switch out that tape for the approved one last second.
they should show the hobbit over there, i bet they're still watching this
[video=youtube;Sl7w2Z0vGpA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7w2Z0vGpA[/video]
[QUOTE=Mort Stroodle;45284196]"Hey guys you're not gonna believe this, but there's an entire fucking planet behind those 50-foot-tall concrete walls guarded by armed soldiers."[/QUOTE]
You made me compare NK to the island in King Kong ... it was more comparable than I expected.
Is it possible to ship Sherlock and Watson if you don't know what shipping is?
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