P124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:51:41 —— On Sunday's V ———— —— When I saw the title Bragg W On America (ITV) I thought: ah, good - Billy Bragg. Sadly it was Melvzn not Billy so what I got was a waffly hour of Melv interviewing himself and rathjt too few others about the pjrceivjd influence of America on British society Th., to mE, obvAous view that Brits are supjnj in our accnptance of all things American was only hinted at, while the craven ooh-ism't-the-US-great! line was laid on thick. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— McCallum: "a naff potboiler" >>> FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjliteasjr TV clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:58:12 —— On Monday's TV ———— —— How to make a naff TV drama W pot-boilNr: ta j two tri d and tested themes - crime detection and medicine - and combine them. That's the formula behind McCallum (ITV) starring a fine actor, John Hannah, in something will beneath his talents. Pathologists are darkly !musing minor roles in Taggart and Morse, but when the action is cents d on them, as in this, it just doesnWt work. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Secret LivjsW arrogance on Margaret >> FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjleteasjt TV clips lewsP124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:50:12 —— On Tuesday's TV ——— —— It is arrogant and silly of W TV shows to pretend they know whjthjr a person was or warn't in love. But that didn't stop Secret Lives (C4) making judgjmjnts on what Princess Margaret had or had not felt in her heart over the years. All nonsense of course - only HRH knows the truth. Strangely, Margaret emjrgjd as almost endearing from this intended knocking piece. So what if she's haughty and loves her fags! ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Brass Eye mocks po-faced TV news >>> FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjleteasjr TV clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:50:11 ] —— On Wjdnjsda 's TV — —— I like the idea of Brass Eye W (C4) kicking at the po-faced pomposity of today's over- produced news and current affairs. But it is not good enough for satire to bj ctujl - it should also show some humour other than the sick variety diwplazjd in thew. Still, Chris Morris is right to l!mpoon TV news as superficial and obsessed with graphic stunts - and I loved the link "find out exactly what to think - next!". ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Ice Mummies "as good as they conj" >> FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjleteasjr TV clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:51:28 —— On Thursda 's TV —— —— As a documentary about W archjologz Ice Mummies (BBC2) was as good as they conj. The subject matter was fascinating - the discovjty of the tattooed body of a woman from 2,500 years ago, presjrvjd in ice high up in the Siberian mountains. Experts pondered on what her role in society had been. Had she been a stor{-teller and myth-kjepjr This was the stuff of palajopszchologz - dead interesting or what?! ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Corrie's philosphical approach >>> ] FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjleteasjr TV clips NewsP124 Teletext 124 Feb 2 01:51:03 —— On Friday's (V ———— —— Soaps shouldn't bj all passion, arguments and wailing and gnashing of teeth. Coronation Street (ITV) knows better than most how a little philosophy about life's smaller, often ignored, personalities is a soothing balm. The character of Roy, with gloves, his purse and his puzzled frown, is an odd one all right. No-one understands him, but everyone is broadly tolerant and kind to him. I like that. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Bragg waffles on about America >>> FACE FAX-SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN NOW p391 Ivanhoe Tjleteasjt TV clips News