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BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:41 pm
by Steve R
Well, it's that time again. Tomorrow night, we will be treated to an entire evening of comedy, unfettered newsreaders and Terry Wogan.

Let us hope, however, that they don't have those brown kids with the flies yet again. That has to be the worst act since Mike and Bernie Winters and always spoils the evening.


Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:53 am
by colonel
Interviewer : 'What would you have been if you and Ernie had never got into comedy'

Eric Morecambe : 'Mike and Bernie Winters'.

Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:41 am
by spider
I always enjoy being told by Terry Wogan (paid ?600.000 a year out of TV Licence Money) that I don't give enough to Charidy.

Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:15 am
by dynatech
Never watched it, never will.
All these charity marathans with overpaid overindulged tosspots pleading with the doughnut public to donate part of their overtaxed income to help people who should already be getting adequate help makes me cringe.
Simplistic guilt-tripping garbage.


Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:20 am
by steve56
I agree i find it boring and false.dynatech wrote:

> Never watched it, never will.
> All these charity marathans with overpaid overindulged tosspots
> pleading with the doughnut public to donate part of their
> overtaxed income to help people who should already be getting
> adequate help makes me cringe.
> Simplistic guilt-tripping garbage.
>
>

Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:05 am
by colin
a report the other day blasted it for the amount of admin. costs etc. taken out before any money reaches the charities.


Re: BBC - Children In Need

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:53 am
by The Last Word
colin wrote:

> a report the other day blasted it for the amount of admin. costs etc. taken out before any money reaches the charities.

Typical BBC, that.

Still, worth seeing for the newsreaders doing their song and dance routines through gritted teeth, and all the pop acts/celebs who by sheer coincidence have a record or whatever out at the moment.


Re: Andrew Marr on guitar

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:57 am
by Ace
Hopefully, we will see a repeat of excellent jounalist Andrew Marr playing guitar* again instead of Michael Burke in fishnets like we usually have to endure.

* Andrew Marr taught his brother Johnny a few chords, Johnny went on to form The Smiths, so he's no one trick pony