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Will Self vs Richard Littlejohn on the Nicky Campbell show.

Transcript be here.

Yes, it's me again. I've been out and planted a greengage and some anemones but I'm back now.

I'm watching Museum of Life on BBC2. Fascinating subject and I was actually hoping for a proper documentary but alas, it's just the usual bollocks with the usual over-excited Blue Peter-type presenters giggling and squeeing all over the place and everything dumbed down and over-produced and explained and...

::pauses to sigh::

Maybe it's just me, maybe I'm just getting terribly old but I ache for an adult documentary that respects my intelligence, where a proper presenter like Ken Clark or Michael Wood or James Burke, someone who has a personality rather than is a 'Personality', can take us on a journey without needing to involve us quite so much in the whole wretched process, presenters who don't act like clowns making balloon animals at a children's party.

And here's David Attenborough! But don't worry, he's only being interviewed. He clearly can't be trusted to present the damn thing; too old, probably, too crusty and tweedy and prone to use Big Words that might frighten some viewers.

::sigh:: I fear I may have lived too long.

but Jarvis Cocker is rather wonderful. National Treasure indeed.

And isn't David Tennant doing a lot of radio lately? (Classic Serial: Of Mice and Men, Radio 4, now. Have to say I'm finding  the American accent a tad disturbing).

You'll already have heard the genius of Tim Key. If not, I recomend you trot along to Listen Again and have a delicious gander (Michael Palin and Mitchell and Webb are on too, if that helps).

Clearly, this is the sort of quality viewing we should all be watching instead.

SHOOTING STARS is coming back

I adore Vic and Bob beyond the bounds of reason and some runs of SS were inspired brilliance.But...

( A mild comedic rant )
*According to Bob; "We're also working on a sitcom. It’s about super heroes who get skills through a telegraph pole that malfunctions and they go around helping people in their local community."
I shall keep all digits crossed.

Tanned, muscular men, liberally soaked in olive oil, groping each other.

Nope, not enjoying this one bit.