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Coronation Street: 8 Jan 2009

If ever a man should have asked for a receipt after handing over £4,000 to a loan shark, Joe was that man. Don't forget he has already given his van to him without signing any forms, and now this situation has arisen where the nasty man carries on stalking him even though he has paid up.

As sympathetic as we are to anyone with financial problems, especially in the current snowy climate, you can't help hoping Joe either sorts this out or gets sorted out for good. For the last time, enough already of the loan shark story - we now appreciate we should never borrow from such men and have learned Joe's lesson even if he hasn't.

Eastenders: 7 January 2009

The entrance of a new character in last night's show really was a show stopper. Nobody seemed to recognize her, which was strange as she was the mother of two of them (Roxie and Ronnie) and sister-in-law of the third (Peggy). For a moment, confused viewers thought they were watching Acorn Antiques in Albert Square but then the theme tune started and we were brought back to our dulled senses.

While we're on the subject, of complaining about Eastenders, I would like to make a heartfelt plea to the producers and the BBC in general. Please, please, please, never make us watch people playing strip Twister again. It went off the embarrassment scale into the 'let's blow the telly up rather than watch this' territory.

Any Weather News: Dec 2009 - Jan 2010

I think by now everyone in Britain must know why we are having a cold snap - There is a block of high pressure that is stopping or diverting the usually milder weather from the west. This is also allowing in the freezing air from Russia. This means it has been freezing cold. We get it. Please stop telling us about it now and move on to something else on the news, specially extended bulletins, This Morning and any other daytime show.

Celebrity Big Brother: Day One, 3 Jan 2010

I can't help thinking this year's show is going to end up being yet another reality show vehicle for the Jordan/Price empire. Two of her ex-partners are on this year and this is only days after we were reliably informed, by the News of the World, that they had a set-to at Jordan's New Year's Eve party. Really? They both denied it, because it wasn't true, but shame on BB producers for thinking these would be interesting housemates.