“I see… well I see something”

Last night was perhaps the best line-up of programmes we’ve ever had on BBC4 (stuff about old telly notwithstanding). Read more

“Bending over… it’s not the end of the world”

Re: Dragon’s Den. I thought last night’s edition was, the thrill of nobody getting any cash aside, the weakest of the series so far (albeit still one with some entertaining moments). I also felt last night’s showed up a bit of a weakness in the format, in that it’s impossible to have any sort of spark between Dragons and Den-ee without the pitch ending in failure. Read more

Please, please don’t make this a red number

Deal or no Deal has indeed been recommissioned, but for what sounds like an entire year’s worth of episodes. Read more

“It would look good with Action-Man in the middle”

The element of surprise returned to Dragon’s Den last night, as the final pitcher didn’t actually clinch the deal. Read more

“Good evening, friends, and thanks for tuning in…”

That’s the best bit about OFI Sunday, and only because it’s nicked from Danny Baker. Read more

Huw and cry

BBC1′s live coverage of the result of the Tory leadership contest earlier today was helmed by Huw Edwards in his usual sublime fashion, seated behind a customised pod flanked by “special guests” William Hague and a woman from the Daily Telegraph. Read more

It’s a God-awful small affair…

Chris’ mention of Life on Mars prompts me to brag about the fact I’ve seen episode one, and on the basis of that, it looks great. Okay, I never find John Simm believable in anything other than a voiceover (he looks about 12!) but that aside, the show rarely hits a dud note. Read more

The new season… on BBC1!

So, BBC1 have announced their winter and spring offerings for 2006, and while it’s a mixed affair, what sounds good sounds very good. I’m really looking forward to Life On Mars, which sounds great, and given that it’s from Kudos (Spooks and Hustle) it has a pretty decent pedigree (I say that never having actually seen an episode of Hustle). Read more

Refreshing TV

Nobody else would have seen it, because nobody ever had, but BBC3 News ended on Friday with a demented final instalment. Read more

“I know I’m a sinner…”

I’ve got to put on record how dull Millionaire Manor was on Saturday. Read more

Who better, who ever better?

I knew Bill Turnbull was becoming a star when my mum (her again) said, during the edition of Strictly Come Dancing where he’d knackered his ankle and was looking ill, “oh, time to go home to your bees, Bill”. Read more

Is it genius? Is it Suffolk

Surely the biggest problem with Space Cadets is not the fact that it is a hoax, but rather that it will be Johnny Vaughan’s smug chops revealing the truth to the bogus astronauts (should any of them remain untwigged)? Read more

Who the hell is Timothy Busfield?

Interesting postscript on international DOND mania here. Richard Branson? Hmm, apart from the one-time media ubiquity, hugely overpowering obsession with air transport and the beard, I can’t see it … Read more

“The amazing success of this programme”

Deal or no Deal again.

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Ratings revisited

Here are the 10 most watched programmes on Christmas Day 20 years ago: Read more

No questions, except one…

… namely, will Deal or No Deal be recommissioned for another series? During a webchat for channel4.com, Noel Edmonds advises “do look out for an announcement very soon.” Read more

Who! Who! Who! Merry Christmas

It’s the press launch for Doctor Who: “The Christmas Invasion” on Monday 12 December, which is terribly exciting, obviously. Read more

What the F?

When Gordon Ramsay was promoting the arrival of The F Word on Channel 4, he was intimating the show would feature an X Factor-style search for new talent, regular reports from Jane Moore and an eye-opening expose of the food industry. Read more

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