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The final outcome of the General Election was still very much in doubt when the result of the big TV battle
was clearly shown as an overwhelming win for Big Brother.
Not the claustrophobic hit C4 game show that is, but a victory for David Dimbleby and the BBC over his
younger brother Jonathan at ITV.
In fact in the battle of the political Dimblebys, the cool experience of David comfortably crushed younger and smaller Jonathan in the contest.
David Dimbleby presided over the BBC's lavish studio set that looked like the flightdeck of the Starship Enterprise with a commanding air of authority.
And he was quick to call on the talents of his faithful Spock-style assistant Peter Snow, who flamboyantly leapt into action in a dazzling shirt with his bewildering array of graphics.
In opposition, the increasingly beleaguered Jonathan had the relatively sane Dermot Murnaghan, who delivered a pale imitation of Snow.
Jonathan Dimbleby made the first major mistake of the night when he got the Torbay result completely wrong and cheerfully admitted: 'I'm sorry I have
completely screwed that up.'
Dimbleby minor appeared to be about to burst into tears and it was worse when he tried to blame John Prescott for the low turnout and was sharply told:
'Don't be silly.'
But Jonathan wasn't the only one. The great Jeremy Paxman described Tony Blair as Neil Kinnock!
ITN's witty and urbane John Sergeant was one of the stars of the night. He ridiculed the hapless Tory chairman Michael Ancram's view that the party
had fought a good campaign.
'It's rather like a surgeon saying 'the operation has been highly successful. It's a pity that the patient died',' John said.
The losing party certainly came in for some flak from the pundits. David Dimbleby took one look at Boris Johnson
and made a derogatory remark. The result might have been desperately predictable and millions of voters
might have stayed at home, but this was a fabulous fun night of live TV.
Mark Austin told rattled Jonathan to stop the Survivor jokes. Andrew Marr looked more like Martin Clunes than
ever, even though he wasn't funny.
It was left to Coronation Street's Conservative fan Bill Roache to reveal a long-hidden talent for comedy. He
said: 'It's not a disaster. William Hague is a very good leader.'
Cheers, Asa
was clearly shown as an overwhelming win for Big Brother.
Not the claustrophobic hit C4 game show that is, but a victory for David Dimbleby and the BBC over his
younger brother Jonathan at ITV.
In fact in the battle of the political Dimblebys, the cool experience of David comfortably crushed younger and smaller Jonathan in the contest.
David Dimbleby presided over the BBC's lavish studio set that looked like the flightdeck of the Starship Enterprise with a commanding air of authority.
And he was quick to call on the talents of his faithful Spock-style assistant Peter Snow, who flamboyantly leapt into action in a dazzling shirt with his bewildering array of graphics.
In opposition, the increasingly beleaguered Jonathan had the relatively sane Dermot Murnaghan, who delivered a pale imitation of Snow.
Jonathan Dimbleby made the first major mistake of the night when he got the Torbay result completely wrong and cheerfully admitted: 'I'm sorry I have
completely screwed that up.'
Dimbleby minor appeared to be about to burst into tears and it was worse when he tried to blame John Prescott for the low turnout and was sharply told:
'Don't be silly.'
But Jonathan wasn't the only one. The great Jeremy Paxman described Tony Blair as Neil Kinnock!
ITN's witty and urbane John Sergeant was one of the stars of the night. He ridiculed the hapless Tory chairman Michael Ancram's view that the party
had fought a good campaign.
'It's rather like a surgeon saying 'the operation has been highly successful. It's a pity that the patient died',' John said.
The losing party certainly came in for some flak from the pundits. David Dimbleby took one look at Boris Johnson
and made a derogatory remark. The result might have been desperately predictable and millions of voters
might have stayed at home, but this was a fabulous fun night of live TV.
Mark Austin told rattled Jonathan to stop the Survivor jokes. Andrew Marr looked more like Martin Clunes than
ever, even though he wasn't funny.
It was left to Coronation Street's Conservative fan Bill Roache to reveal a long-hidden talent for comedy. He
said: 'It's not a disaster. William Hague is a very good leader.'
Cheers, Asa