As I cast a cursory eye over the Christmas TV listings a few days ago I wondered why we bother with TV at all. To be fair I suppose there was the odd chink of light in an otherwise televisual wasteland of chaff and repeats. For me the highlight of Christmas day would have been the Birmingham Royal Ballet's production of Cindarella, but we had visitors. More in hope than expectation I suggested we switched on the TV and tried to "big up" the ballet, all I got for my efforts was one of Mrs Rackhams looks! However a few minutes later the TV was indeed switched on, yes salvation at last, alas my euphoria was short lived. The TV was switched on because the children wanted to watch that giant of festive classics, The Grinch! I consoled myself with the port and a tin of Quality Street chocs.
It's been terrible. A celebration of Ronnie Corbett and a remake of Upstairs Downstairs. It's as if the BBC has accepted that its best days are behind it. I did enjoy Katherine Jenkins on Doctor Who though. She's a beauty.
The most interesting thing for me has been the repeats of The Goodies after midnight on BBC2. This series is rarely on TV. It was interesting to see the casual racism in "Goodies and the Beanstalk". I can see why the BBC doesn't show the programme. The sequences are very short though and could easily be edited out without affecting the programme as a whole.
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