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/^t/Television as a powerful force of undeniable influence should keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards. Instead of that, television appears to be jettisoning them. Nicola Tyrer is one who supports that argument. In her article entitled "The downhill slide of our children's TV", she expresed her criticism about the quality of children's TV. She pointed out that the average British child watched well over 21 hours a week. Some research put it as high as 30 hours. Nikola spent a week watching children's television with her son and daughter and found it, with few exceptions, a depressing experience. What most disturbed her was what she didn't see. She said <*>. It also struck her that much had been said, in the debate on equality, about the need for women to be inspired by successful role models. Nikola thought this was surely even more crucial for developing human beings. However, she did not see any role models on children's television, any uplifting heroes or heroines - young people having adventures or making something of their lives. Instead of them, she noticed a wealth of talentless young presenters. Many not only affected the dropped aitches and glottal stops of the yob, but behaved like yobs.