6.1.14 Great Britain & A Welsh Adventure

In case anyone might lose the plot and forget where we are, programme makers have helped by ensuring maximum use of the words 'Britain' and 'British'.  It is also the case that the word 'British' is often preceded by the word 'Great', not in any way to denote a reference to 'Great Britain' of course, but to congratulate itself (in fucking advance) on whatever the subject matter is - ie. it is used in the sense of 'Good'.

This week's television schedules for the normal channels include various examples.  Even without the Great British Sewing Bee, and Great British Menu, there are still a few floating about.

Great British Railway Journeys
Rip-off Britain
Rip-off Britain: Holidays
Britain and the Sea
Britain's Empty Homes
Britain's Best Bakery
Great British Garden Revival
The Sacred Wonders of Britain
The Lying Game: Crimes That Fooled Britain
The Great British Winter
Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun
The Hidden World of Britain's Immigrants
Is Britain Back in Business?: Tonight
The Brits Are Coming

Of course there are multiple episodes involved, and repeats (usually within 48hrs) of many.  However, none of the above programmes can be worse than:

A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones

There may be many things that are shit about Britain and Britishness, but the subset that contains Guff Grease Groans is of course worse.  Mr Unfunny is smugness personified, and unfortunately his demeanour is one that hardly means he endears himself to any viewer.  Having avoided All New It'll Be Alright On The Night yesterday, I find I now have to avoid the gap between Coronation Street episodes on Mondays for eight fucking weeks.  Who keeps inviting GRJ to present programmes?  Whoever he or she is, can the warden please drag them back to the padded cell.

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