The egos that prevail on TV these days are numerous and annoying. No longer can a TV programme have a title that simply gives an indication or hint of the content. No - instead, it seems that the convention has changed to one where the cunt presenting the shite is entitled to have his or her name in the title. This reinforces the desperation of 'personalities' (NOT 'celebrities') and their clamour for kudos and recognition. I have avoided noting all the chat shows because the interviewer is of course the basis for the show, but in most other other circumstances, the inclusion of the person's name is either unnecessary or a farce. Let's have a look at some programmes in the TV Guide. All of these could be listed as per the orange part, with the person presenting simply being the one doing the job.
Rick Stein's Cornwall
Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr
James Martin's American Adventure
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover
Jane McDonald: Cruising Scandinavia
Jane McDonald: Cruising Scotland
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland
Darcy Bussell's Wild Coasts of Scotland
Himalaya With Michael Palin
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Weird Or What? With William Shatner
Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild
Britain By Bike With Larry And George Lamb
Susan Calman's Grand Day Out In ...
Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins
Darcey Bussell: Looking For Margot
Love Your Weekend With Alan Titchmarsh
Cornwall And Devon Walks With Julia Bradbury
Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad
Harry Redknapp's Sandbanks Summer
Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home: Travels In My Home Land
George Clarke's Old House, New Home
George Clarke's Build A New Life In The Country
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
Ugly House To Lovely House With George Clarke
Richard Osman's House Of Games
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Coastal Railways With Julie Walters
Kate Humble's Coastal Britain
Gregg Wallace's Fun Weekend
Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance
Brian Johnson's A Life On The Road
Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley
Richard Hammond's BIG
Kirstie And Phil's Love It Or List It: Brilliant Builds
Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig
Kevin McCloud's Escape To The Wild
Rachel Khoo's Simple Pleasures
John Torode's Australia
Jon Snow's Very Hard Questions
Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies In 2020
Kirstie's Fill Your House For Free
Expedition With Steve Backshall
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Rick Stein's French Odyssey
Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Iain Stirling's CelebAbility
Inside Culture With Mary Beard
The Martin Lewis Money Show Live
How To Keep A Healthy Weight With Michael Mosley
Raiders Of The Lost Past With Janina Ramirez
These are just some of the almost limitless supply of programmes where well-known and not-so-well-known people go walkabout. Paul Merton, Michael Portillo, Chris Tarrant and so many more are annoying us.
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