Yes of course he is. Thats how all the best comedians get their material - they just log on and trawl the entire internet for hope of finding the funniest thing some loser will ever write in their entire life.
Not that I'm calling any of you losers, you understand. But just imagine the exciting material for next weeks show... 'What about the skoda fabia ad then - i don't get it' or 'Doesn't Simon McCoy (bear with me) Look like PC Tony Stamp from the bill?' Cue laughter..
BBC ONE gets criticism for getting ratings which are too high (programmes too populist) and criticism for ratings which are too low (not popular enough) so really can't win.
Agreed completely
I'm not so sure thats right. Obviously it can be said in some cases - but the primetime programming this week looked awful. Wednesday particularly.
'The Perfect Holiday' - Terrible, chronic programme.
'The Food Police' - Fiona Bruce's v/o was way ott. Cream crackers being stored near poultry? NO! Telly doesn't get more dull or achieve less than this did.
'Animal Camera' - Strangely watered down wildlife programme.
Then an hour of 'Family Business' - Starring nobody you've ever heard of and being of approximately no interest to anyone.
You can't claim that low figures are justified for these programmes, because they aren't worthy or fulfilling a public service in any way. They are just the result of bad commisioning.
Plus is Open all Hours really the best they can manage on a monday night before Eastenders? I thinkits probably time they pulled out the stops and took a risk or two on something special, like they did with Wogan all those years ago.
Back on the subject of emergency procedures - The Ken Bruce show was interrupted by a fire alarm a couple of weeks ago. An emergency tape was patched to air which was like a 'generic' ken bruce show, which to the untrained ear would be barely discernable. Except maybe due to the fact that there was no news at 11. It was alot like what he does on those new Virgin trains.
I wonder whether each presenter has such a backup?
Indeed. About two months ago, Karl and Susan found some old documents to do with the original occupants
of their house (original owners of the Coffee Shop) Des and Daphne Clarke. After being involved in a serious
car acccident, Daphne Clarke died from her injuries in hospital. She used to call Des, "Clarkie", and her last
words on her deathbed were (IIRC) "I love you Clarkie!", just moments before she breathed her last breath.
Daphne had given birth to their only son, Jamie just a few short months before her fatal car acccident.
Jamie Clarke was the young lad that Stuart met a the caravan park in today's episode. He said his
name was "Clarkie". Apparently, Stuart will realise this is the lad that Karl and Susan have been
looking for with regards to the old documents they found gathering dust under the floorboards.
Yes Stuart finds this kid on a random campsite somewhere, and he happens to have libby's dog with him (the dog having made its way down from Brisbane). The same dog that Susan & Karl are so worried about - whilst also trying to find this lad who's mother used to live in their house.
Sorry I didn't mean for that to sound so rude.
