Talk:Cathy Come Home

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[edit] A question about Shelter

Was Shelter really set up by coincidence around the time that Cathy Come Home was broadcast, or was it set up as a result of the programme?

As far as I'm aware it was a coincidence. I used to think it was set up as a direct result — indeed I believe this article originally said that when I first wrote it — but as far as I can ascertain this is actually something of a popular myth. Angmering 23:28, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

I believe that the impact of the programme led to ealry support for Shelter as a fledgling charity, giving it prominence that it otherwise would not have had. ScMeGr 23:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Anon edit to main article, October 25, 2006

The entry says Cathy Come Home was first shown on the 16th of December 1966, and later states it helped raised the profile of the Charity Shelter, which was lanuched on Dec 1st 1966. In actual fact Cathy Come home first aired on the 16th of November and was shown a second time a few weeks later (after public outcry). The BBC website contains two references on for December and one for November, the Shelter site indicates CCH was a November transmission.