What Jan Moir has written about Chiles and Bleakley on ‘Daybreak’ applies throughout much of television. She says, “At the moment, [Daybreak] is just too glutinously self-reverential for its own good. It might improve when Adrian and Christine realise that Daybreak is not about them, it's about us.” I hope that Jason and Alex are able to heed her words. To me it appears that they already have. TOS is a great improvement.
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Adrian Chiles claims that he did not leave the BBC to get more money, but rather that he left because the BBC was beastly to him. The wag claims she left because she wanted to stay with Adrian. I saw a pig flying over my garden this morning. Whatever the truth may be I shall not miss either of them. The licence payer can struggle by without this vacuous pair.
I have not been able to watch TOS over the last few nights. But judging on what I have seen so far Alex Jones is doing a good job. I find her increasingly watchable. I hope the BBC is able to offer her the training that the silly, greedy wag turned down.
Jason Manford has pitched his performance perfectly. He does not hog the limelight; and he injects some fun into the proceedings.
The features have improved in their presentation and content.
All in all I for one am enjoying TOS.
(From the Daily Mail)
This is good news. The BBC is saving us money. It would appear that Bleakley and Chiles have slithered onto the gravy train just as it is about to hit the buffers, for I imagine that ITV will be looking for similar savings.
I am copying from Jane Rackham in the Radio Times. She says it better than me, “With around four million viewers to keep happy each night, new presenters Jason Manford and Alex Jones certainly have some very big shoes (and stilettos) to fill as they settle down on the sofa to present their first ever edition of The One Show together.
So it will be interesting to see if the attraction of the show is its content (celebrity interviews, quirky human interest stories and consumer reports) or its presenters. Or if it was just the sort of lightweight, dip-in/dip-out magazine show that millions want to watch at this time of the evening.”
Maybe Pauline Prescott is the quirky human interest story.
Here is the link to the RT article.
I have been enjoying TOS. It has improved enormously in the hands of Gaby and Mathew. I shall miss them. I hope the new pair do not ruin it.
Jason Manford’s comments are encouraging. But I’m not so sure about Miss Jones. Like her predecessor and unlike Jason Manford she has no discernible talent to support her. She appears to have been chosen for no other reason than she has a strong resemblance to the Bleak One.
Sorry Sandy Smith, I fail to see in what way Pauline Prescott is typical of the TOS audience.
It seems to me that there is a rancid cabal at the BBC that is determined to take political control of TOS. Presumably because of its high viewing figures and the opportunity to sneak propaganda into the features.
We’ve had this before with Kaye what’s her name. Presumably Pauline Prescott is to be her replacement.
I suppose we can expect regular visits from Lord Mandy and Campbell.
Sandy Smith will wreck the show. Which is a pity because I was just starting to enjoy it.
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