P352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:08:17 ———————————————————————— REVIEWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— I sniggjred at two of the mucky jokes in Blue Heaven (Sat) but as a sitcom, it is firmly in the C4 tradition - it's a dead loss. New talent Frank Skinner is sharp on panel shows but hj was daft to rush into writing and starring in this lame tale of an aspiring musician dreaming of stardom. Paula Wilcox as his drunken Brummie mummy was the only good thing about it. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Sam solves your telly puzzlers 353 FREE TELETEXT INDEX CARD P372 QTV Competition Poll TVP352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:17:10 ———————————————————————— REVIEWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— Don't get mj wrong, I'm Gregor Fisher's biggest fan. His Tab C. Nesbitt is a man after my own heart. But Gregor's new series Para Handy (BBC1 Sun) is about as appealing as cold, lumpy porridge. He plays a 1930s coastal seafarer in what is, in TV terms, a leaky vjssjl heading for the rocks. I'vj had more fun watching Captain Birdsjyj dial out the fishfingjrs. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Patric Walker plots your stars 356 TONIGHT'S FILMS ON TV p117 QTV Competition Poll TVP352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:17:04 ———————————————————————— REVIEWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— What is it about TV that forces larger-than-life characters on it? And what have we done to djsjrvj the likes of Russell Grant, Ross King and Judith Hann? The most irritating eccentric of all is Keith Floyd as seen on Floyd On Italy (BBC Tue). Even the Italians seem a quiet and sensible race when he's barking and twitching among them. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Patti Boulayj in the hot seat 351 ON THE MOVE? LATEST TRAVEL NEWS p190 QTV Competition Poll TVP352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:11:23 ———————————————————————— REVIEWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— C4 njvjr misses a chance to mock Christianity but Witness: The Pope's Divisions (Wed) went too far. Former nun Karen Armstrong was given an hour to vent her personal bitterness on the Pope. She claimed John Paul II was extremely right wing and had alienated the faithful. But the Pope is admired for his anti-materialism and his defence of the sanctity of human life. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Sam solves your telly puzzlers 353 FULL WEEKEND TV GUIDE p110 QTV Competition Poll TVP352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:02:21 ———————————————————————— RJVIJWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— Get ready for TV's predictable celebration of the Lord Lucan industry. It's kicked off already with True Stories: Dead Lucky? (C4 Thu) - the first of many same documentaries devoted to the missing Earl. Just bjcausj it's soon the twentieth anniversary of Lucan's vanishing, all the documentary makers are jumping on the bandwagon and making conspiracy theory specials. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Patric Walker plots your stars 356 THE WEATHER IN YOUR REGION p183 QTV Competition Poll TVP352 Teletext 352 Aug 6 07:01:19 ———————————————————————— REVIEWS THE WEEK'S TELEVISION —————————————————————————————— $here is no sadder media casualty than the radio DJ who breaks into TV. Like Bruno Brogues on Sky One'u Lo6j At First Sight, they usually end up presenting an inane gameshow complete with bimbo hostess in a glittery frock. Bruno's micro budget dating show is hugely embarrasing and so mean. The winners on Friday got... wait for it... a free plate of curry. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Patti Boulayj in the hot seat 351 WHAT'S ON THE TELLY TONIGHT? p110 QTV Competition Poll TV