North Korean TV blurs British broadcaster's 'imperialist underpants' North Korean state television partially censored an old episode of "Garden Secrets" by blurring presenter Alan Titchmarsh's pants. The newspaper justified the matter by saying that wearing jeans is considered a sign of “Western imperialism” in the communist country.
Western programs are extremely rare on North Korean screens, as the ruling regime prohibits the introduction of foreign culture into the country, and owning or trading in foreign media is considered illegal.