In a message dated 2/26/01 2:55:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, padme@bantha.org writes:

<< I find it more plausible that the episode would be edited, but I haven't actually heard of that either.

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Nor have I. I think that's something (banning *or* editing) that would have been heavily discussed in the fandom at the time, especially since the fandom in America got very hot and heavy once the show was on PBS in major markets.

Which begs the question: why does Gareth Thomas think that it *was* banned in America????

Annie