Harry's Blog

After fixing last week's semi-final to ensure housewives' favourite Tom stayed in the competition it was obvious who was going to win the final.

There was no need for another two hours of nonsense last night. The die was already cast and it wouldn't have mattered how well any of the participants danced.

The popularity show masquerading as a dance competition Strictly Come Dancing fixed the voting system so there could be only one possible winner. Ladies of a certain age could celebrate, meanwhile the BBC loses more respect in yet another vote rigging disaster.

Update: Seems the BBC has had to fiddle the voting for the Strictly Christmas Special too.

If sitting through endless versions of "you don't look fat in that" via Trinny, Suzannah and that ladyboy weren't enough the ad-breaks during these shows are getting even worse.

You can't move these days for adverts for price comparison websites, with the occasional Direct Line ad saying "you won't find our prices on comparison websites".

Yes these comparison sites are handy, but good lord how may of them do we need? Each advert featuring a gormless looking couple who seemingly can't find their collective arse with both hands and instead need to be walked through life by some grinning idiot with a catchy jingle.

Sean said "ladygarden" on Eastenders the other night. I'd have posted about it sooner but I was still in shock. Can't believe they let that in the show.

Ladygarden.

Great word isn't it?

Say it with me...

Ladygarden.

Mmmmm.

I see quite a bit of the output of Cbeebies and on the whole most of it is very good. But Bob the Builder is just nonsense.

The talking construction vehicles I can live with. But why the bleeding heck is there an annoyingly-voiced talking scarecrow in the show?

Bob the Farmer would be bound to have a talking scarecrow. But in a show about a construction worker the annoying carrot-faced git is so incongruous and more than a little annoying.

And while I'm at it what the hell's wrong with the sense of scale among Cbeebies producers. None of the construction vehicles in Bob the Builder are large enough to admit Bob or Wendy, instead they have to hang dangerously on the side like New York Firecrew¹. Is this a good example of vehicle safety to teach our children?

Heinz has bowed the pressure of 200 sad busybodies who were offended enough by the following advert to complain about it. The reason? A man kisses another man. That's it.

So it's a gay advert then? No not even that. The joke is that the family mother is replaced by a New York Deli chef. Watch the video for yourself.