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Kingdom v Doc Martin
- Posted at 12:45pm
- 04 September 2008
- by DavidBrown-RT
- 4 comments
It can't have escaped anyone's attention that for every How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? on BBC1, there's a Grease Is the Word on ITV1. Michael Kitchen successfully furrows his brow on the commercial network in Foyle's War, so Martin Shaw gets to look pensive on the BBC with George Gently. Taking successful television formats and then spinning them for your own station is common practice. But recently, there's been a case of ITV1 copying itself in the form of Doc Martin and now Kingdom.
These two programmes are the television equivalent of a fitness instructor bringing to a close a vigorous aerobics session with...
Big Brother: week 13
- Posted at 11:13am
- 03 September 2008
- by PaulJones-RT
- 3 comments
Following last night's shock double eviction - who could have predicted Kat's exit? - we're now voting for a winner. I thought a quick recap of the remaining contestants might be in order…
Darnell
Says: "It's so hard for me, man" and "That's bulls**t, dude!"
In brief: Sort of the opposite of Michael Jackson, Darnell is an outspoken albino musician who wishes he had darker skin. When not enjoying a three-hour-long jamming session in the bath, antihero Darnell can be found tackling injustice and the inherent phoniness of his fellow housemates.
Why he should win: Unhappy in his own skin, Darnell seeks...
Why I Love...Antiques Roadshow
- Posted at 3:47pm
- 01 September 2008
- by PaulJones-RT
- 14 comments
Nice cup of tea? Hot buttered crumpet? Antiques Roadshow? Mmmm…don't mind if I do.
Yes, Antiques Roadshow is the epitome of Sunday-night cosiness. A toasty duvet of a television programme to wrap round yourself as the evenings draw in.
So why is the latest series being heralded by a TV trailer featuring sports cars and explosions, along with the implication that slinky new presenter Fiona Bruce is here to "sex up" the programme? What next, a breakbeat version of the theme tune?
I don't want Antiques Roadshow sexed up! I can't think of anything more inappropriate (well, not that I can mention here). Antiques Roadshow is about...
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