TV REVIEW: Strictly Come Dancing, BBC1
Is there anyone left in the world who still finds Bruce Forsyth funny? Clearly, the commissioning editors of Strictly must roar with laughter at his creaky bon mots, or else why would they insist on wheeling him out, year after year, and presenting him to the viewing public, like...
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TV Review: RED OR BLACK? ITV, Saturday
Some time ago, I used to go to the Grosvenor Casino on Whitworth Street, to play roulette. But unlike the hardcore gamblers who made random little piles of chips across the board, I always played it boringly safe, and stuck with red or black. I found that was...
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TV review: Celebrity Big Brother, Channel 5
Criticising Big Brother is like shooting fish in a barrel. It’s easy to pour scorn, complain that it glorifies stupidity, and wail about the fact that it’s still clogging up the schedules, over a decade after its celebrated inception. So bear with me a moment while I cock...
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THE X FACTOR, ITV
This week, it became clear that Britain is a nation divided. Never mind the public school Tory cabinet and the lost-generation rioters, this is a far deeper schism in society. Because every August, the country splits dramatically into pro and anti-X Factor camps.
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TV review: The Hour, BBC 1
I meant to review The Hour after the first episode a few weeks ago. But I watched half of it, and was so bored and irritated, I gave up. I decided it was the BBC’s misguided attempt at replicating the brilliance of Mad Men, without the flair or daring.
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