Graeme Swann faces the clips
Former England cricketer Graeme Swann arrives for Innuendo Bingo while touring theatres with commentator Henry Blofeld. Their contrasting personalities supply stories from cricket, audience participation and life on overseas tours, where an Indian hotel could mean endless computer games while the West Indies offered considerably more freedom.
Chris recalls bidding at a cricket awards auction merely to look involved, only for nobody to outbid him. Graeme understands the sinking feeling but concentrates on the wet game ahead, handling cricket, cooking and broadcasting clips with the commitment of a genuine fan of the feature.
Filling the Bake Off gap
News that The Great British Bake Off will leave the BBC inspires Chris to develop replacements for its Wednesday-night slot. Rather than waste them on Scott, he calls influential producer Amanda Ross, whose company makes Saturday Kitchen and other major programmes.
His leading proposal is Britain’s Best Bush, with Scott and Alan Titchmarsh inspecting shrubs from bonsai to the particularly bushy. Further titles include Fit on the Phone, Add Ten Stone, Zoe Ball’s in Your Court, A Penny for Your Thoughts with Piers Morgan and Sue Barker Up the Wrong Tree. Amanda says television programmes require more than a pun and suggests combining them into The Worst Ideas Ever Pitched.
Charlie Sloth considers reality television
Charlie Sloth plays Real or No Real, confirming that Drake really did buy his neighbour’s house after complaints about noise. Charlie admits that he has named his own large home but refuses to reveal the title.
He also argues that repeated appearances on reality programmes do not automatically create worthwhile celebrities. When asked about I’m a Celebrity, Charlie says he has been approached but would not surrender the time or comfort required for the jungle.
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