Friday, October 06, 2006

News Show Gimmicks

Oh dear. To illustrate the debate over Muslim women's veils, Newsnight put a "veil" on their camera so that most of the screen was black with a small gap in the middle. Ridiculous, especially given that anyone wearing a full veil would be able to see perfectly well.

Also on tonight was a celebrity talent show, but unfortunately I can't get Channel 5. Stephen Gately doing magic tricks, Oona King playing piano and Toby Anstis performing ballet: what a line up. Unfortunately the line up on Strictly Come Dancing (which starts tomorrow) is not nearly as good as last year, so I doubt I'll be watching (if I'll be watching at all) with the same eagerness.

(Disclaimer: Colin Jackson is one of my childhood heroes so I had to watch.)

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