Introduction
On the 29th of March 2002, BBC One implemented its Rhythm and Movement idents. Designed to replace the old balloon ones, they were notable for its use of people and diversity – one involved three basketball players dancing in their wheelchairs, another involved two performers performing the Brazilian martial art of the Capoeira, and another involved the performance of the traditional Maori Haka. I bring this up because All About Me, first broadcast on the 8th of March 2002, feels like these idents in sitcom form – a grand attempt at showing off the lives of people in the UK in a quite diverse manner. Was it successful, however? Let us find out.
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