Raised by dingos

It is kind of reassuring, for those of us with an entirely negative view of human nature, to note that the crappy docu-drama on the so-called MMR controversy received about a quarter as many viewers as a programme on one of the other channels about children supposedly raised by animals.

Given a choice between sensationalist issue-led drama and sensationalist documantaries about fantastic (as in hard to believe) events, people go for the fantasy every time. What's the difference between an autistic child and one raised by dogs? Don't answer.