Craig Charles - Public Opinion
Every now and then, a programme idea comes along that makes you want to vomit up your intestines, spread it onto your TV License and post it to Television Centre attached to a bomb. Public Opinion is one of those shows. As soon as the delightful Joey Cannon pointed me towards this "Question Time meets Heat", my heart sank.
The premise is simple: ask some celebrities questions. Whoop-de-shit. The celebrities featurred, including David Soul, Kate Lawler, Max Clifford and, of course, Craig Charles, are apparantly "the UK's most talked about celebrities". Quite right; not a day goes by in my house where we don't discuss Kate Lawler's impressive media career, from winning Big Brother to presented RI:SE to... erm... hmm. Obviously, the Craig Charles questions could be interesting. As long as they're not "what's your favourite house robot?" or something. I'll pay ten English pounds to whoever asks him why he acts like such a prick whenever he mentions Red Dwarf fans.
Six shows are being recorded in Glasgow, between this Wednesday (12th May) and 2nd June. As the website says, "why not join us for a night which promises to be lively, revealing and just a little bit outrageous!" I can see no reason why that wouldn't appeal to me. No, hang on. I'm getting something. Ah, yes - I have a brain larger than a grape. That rules me out, I'm afraid.
No broadcast dates are scheduled yet. Shame. It's apparantly going to be on BBC ONE, though. CBBC, hopefully.
Comments
One question who the fuck are David Soul and Max Clifford?
Posted by Stephen Fletcher at May 10, 2004 02:19 PM
Max Clifford is a PR man for a variety of celebrities : it's his job to get people into the papers. Just recently, he seems to be on TV more than the people he represents.
David Soul was either Starksy or Hutch. I'm not sure which. He was also in an episode of Little Britain recently.
Hope this helps.
Posted by Pete Martin at May 10, 2004 02:25 PM
Max Clifford was excellently parodied in Knowing Me Knowing You (the TV series).
"I like to think of myself as the man they hate to love."
"No, you're the man they love to hate"
Posted by Darrell Jones at May 10, 2004 03:02 PM
Oh yeah, go me.
Posted by Joey at May 10, 2004 04:03 PM
Just noticed that the blog linked to in the article isn't actually Joey's. Oh well.
Posted by Ian Symes at May 10, 2004 08:56 PM
I notice that ages ago, I thought it was a joke :D
Posted by Drzymala at May 10, 2004 09:08 PM
Max Clifford was in a certain number of Laurel & Hardy films I think. Dead now though.
Posted by jesley carrion at May 11, 2004 09:16 AM
I don't remember beinf Swedish.
Today, anyway.
Posted by Joey at May 11, 2004 02:32 PM
Laurel & Hardy were popular in Sweden though.
Posted by jesley carrion at May 11, 2004 05:09 PM
Never mind about Craig Charles, this link was so good I couldn't resist: http://www.judgmentofparis.com/kati.htm
Posted by Tanya Jones at May 11, 2004 05:30 PM
He was Hutch, damn it.
Posted by Chris the Dolochimp at May 12, 2004 10:47 PM
Well that's cleared that up.
Posted by Pete Martin at May 13, 2004 02:48 PM
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