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I'm A Celebrity Eviction: Lembit Opik, 26 November 2010

At least now he's been evicted Lembit can get on with campaigning to be the Lord Mayor of London and recover fully from not being a politician anymore. I thought he reminded me of Brian Paddick, former I'm a Celebrity jungle resident and mayoral wannabee, but couldn't put my finger on it till the truth of the mayor desire came out. They share an apparent naivety mixed with a desperate wish to control the lives of other people - and neither lasted that long in the jungle either.

I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here: McKeith Fainting, 21 November 2010

Poo doctor Gillian McKeith surpassed not just all the past contestants in all the shows over the years, she even out did herself last night. For the first time in (television, jungle in Australia) history, a fake faint was used to get out of a live trial and the jury is still out as to who the best actor was. She was quite good, but what about the reactions of Ant and Dec? They looked sympathetic and even called for Doctor Bob. Fortunately for Gillian, he was on hand yet again to revive her.

 

 

Separated at Birth Special: Four Degrees of Separation

 
 
 
 
Can you tell the difference? If so, well done!

 

Billy Connolly and Aly Bain: Fishing for Poetry on BBC 4

This slow-moving and elegant tribute to poet Norman MacCaig on the centenary of his birth took the form of a fishing trip in the mountains, at the Loch of the Green Corrie. Billy Connolly, Aly Bain and Andrew Greig followed MacCaig's lead and remembered him while trying and failing to catch trout. These sections were interspersed with readings of his work, which were given by friends and fellow poets, such as Seamus Heaney and Douglas Dunn, but the scenery almost stole the show. A past time was also recalled, as stories were told of the days when poets and poetry in Edinburgh and Glasgow had more significance in contemporary culture than could even be believed now. 

The Apprentice: 10 November 2010

Alex, the young Gordon Brown look-a-like, is the latest one to be fired and I demand a stewards' enquiry. Unbelievably, the advert made by his team was thought to be worse than the octupus porn creation dreamt up by the opposition. The advertising experts who judged the outcome must see the Madmen as wet liberal role models. What do we want? We want a recount. When do we want it? Now.

Coronation Street: 4 November 2010

Christening was the word on everyone's lips last night and it dominated the action. Baby Jack didn't quite enter into the spirit of the occasion, preferring to go for the casual look, but apart from him the rest of the congregation mostly made the effort. As if that wasn't enough for him to contend with, his father-to-be, Kevin, stole his dummy, to help solve the DNA mystery, and his mother, Molly, snatched him back so he could listen to more of Tyrone's tales of wonder of brakes in cars. Even Sally Morgan can see that Jack might be a rival for David Platt and Terry Duckworth in five years' time.