Popery on the BBC

The BBC appear to have a religious, a catholic itch. This morning radio 4 couldn't stop talking about the impending 'thought of the day' talk by the Pope. Why do the BBC want to inflict this catholic religious mumbo jumbo on us?
Somebody at the top of the BBC must be secretly very religious to have succumbed to this catholic lobbying. Who is it? There was no mention of the thousands of people who must have 'phoned in to complain.
Priests in the catholic church have committed untold damage, and the hierarchy have consistently failed to take a firm stand against the paedophiles in their midst. The Pope is simply using the BBC to massage his and the catholic churches image.
Yuk! we don't all pay our licence fee to have our ears assaulted by religious fairy stories. We pride ourselves on living in a secular society. BBC take note!

Interview J Assange and John Humphreys, ...... awful

Radio 4 Today programme sank to a new low this morning. John Humphreys interview with Julian Assange was outrageous! It was conducted in a prurient and intrusive manner. It was aggressive and suggestive, and not in the least balanced. Why doesn't John Humphreys take on a real villain? Tony Blair for instance, who has been responsible for the deaths of thousands, and I can think of many other criminals in public life who could be given a good grilling. Good old BBC, go for the soft sensationalist target! The guy is doing us all a service by lifting up stones so we can see what's underneath. If governments had nothing to hide (that's what the powers that be are always telling us when they want to bring in more authoritarian surveillance), then why should they worry? 'They do not like it up 'em,' do they? Sarah Montague sounds more like a cackling hyaena every day, is she on drugs?

BBC and Strictly awful!

BBC Prime time television is now dominated on Saturday, Sunday, and slots throughout the week by that cheap jack, utterly crass programme Strictly Come Dancing. Millions of sequins are sewn onto bad taste costumes, and that's just the men! Many of the over decorated dresses are virtually non-existent, and the beauty of being natural is never taken into consideration. Why are these women, and men, addicted to smothering themselves in that strange orange colour? Well, I suppose it hides a multitude of sins. So, thousands and thousands of £s of our hard earned licence fee is sqaundered on this obscenity of a programme. Don't the BBC understand that we aren't all in thrall to populist programmes that pander to the lowest common denominator? Strictly Come Dancing with its costs and time schedules means programmes of a higher quality don't get a look in. The gruesome panel of judges, drunk on their own power, make inane comments pretending all the time that SCD is a serious dancing programme! It is public entertainment stupid! I'm up my own ass and oh so camp Greville -- needs a good kicking, Len Goodman - he of the high and mighty patronising remarks will be feathering his own nest, Alesha-- gets stranger and stranger with each passing week, she thinks she's so beautiful, but she's all fake. Last but not least Bruno. He doesn't bother to hide his attraction toward male contestants, and shrieks and flaps about like a demented chicken about to lay an egg. Tess Daly, boringly glamorous, and that Juliet Greco lookalike Claudia W should be carted out and dumped somewhere. Not a word against Brucie (but why does he have to have so many hangers on? Give us the cost BBC! Under the Freedom of Information Act the BBC are obliged to tell us the total cost , and the ins and outs of the voting system. At the moment votes are cast but no one knows the numbers or how the judges' scores are counted in relation to the people's vote. The BBC are obliged to come clean particularly as a lot of money is riding on the results. Widdy and Anton, a joy to watch, are out. Ann gave the judges a run for their money. Well done Ann and well done Anton!

Sunday ruined by religion, and Balls, and Gove

Leaning over to switch on BBC radio 4 at c6am, and really looking forward to the tail end of the world service followed by the Today programme I am immediately reminded that today is Sunday - Ouch! and I am plunged into a temporary depression. We live in a secular society, the BBC should be both secular and neutral. But no, the establishment insist we should be pumped with the fanciful thoughts and sad gloomy music of the country's religious face. Why? If people want to follow their religion they should be given a dedicated BBC programme then they could have religion 24 hours a day, and it wouldn't have to be forced upon the rest of us (probably the majority), who don't believe in god. In state schools the same applies. Some sort of prayer/ song/or dedication must be perpetrated before commencement of lessons. Why? Who says so? In this wondrous democratic society to ask the people would be out of the question! The Church of England has always set a good example. Give a mild religious vaccine when you are young, coat it in delightful little ancient English church with some charming hymns, and hey presto! one is free from religion's yoke for ever. Get them young is every religion's watch word. Infiltrate and brain wash early because the human mind finds it very hard to break free later.
On Andrew Marr's 9am signature tv programme we were confronted with a double delight, Ed Balls and M Gove. The aggressive Balls is still poking his index finger and exclaiming 'look'! He now thinks that the anti-terror detention law for 28 days was a step too far. Well, why didn't he say so at the time? M. Gove -no more likable, should have his lower lip reduced in size.

Simply a battle between Strictly and the X Factor?

Strictly is compulsive viewing.  If you watch for approx. half an hour you'll get sucked in. Don't. This programme as with so many others on the tele is addictive but entirely vacuous, conducted almost entirely for 'stars' to boost their flagging careers. The professional dancers are true to their title, and their short displays amidst the froth of bright and gaudy sequined dresses is artful and of high quality. The 'oldies', though not the best dancers are still strutting their stuff after several weeks of the competition.  Why should that be?  I think it's because their professional partners are the popular ones, and these are the male professionals.  They get the male and the female votes. These men are all great dancers - Brendan  Irish Mr. Nice Soft Guy, Vincent  has the Italian WOW factor, Patsy Kensit's partner (can't remember his name) is over the top camp, Anton who partners Widdy is a great dancer and such a gentleman! James makes up for his overly ambitious temperament with his tall good looks. So there you have it, people watching can be fun, but are viewers simply being manipulated in order to enhance BBC ratings, their horns locked like stags at bay in battle with the totally excruciating X Factor programme on the other side?