Smells like?

New year, new Nicky Campbell phone-in show on Radio 5 Live

Me, I'm just trying to visualise how 'The new-look BBC Radio' sounds.

Sometimes I like to tease

Troll bites sock

With some ...irony?... you will need to click to find out why.

I might be the best thing that ever happned to these two.

Had to be said...

Strictly Come Dancing

'Strictly Come Dancing is not a dancing competition. The X Factor is not a talent contest. The Queen Vic is not a real pub, and Basil Brush isn’t actually a talking fox. They are all entertainments. Dragons’ Den isn’t real venture capitalism, and I’m a Celebrity. . . Get Me Out of Here! isn’t a real jungle or, indeed, real celebrity, and everybody there has been begging their agents to get them in it. You are all suffering from a common green-room delusion: you believe your own billing. You are not on television because you’re experts or gurus. You’re there because you’re either funny, hateful or shaggable, and if you’re in any doubt which, then it’s not the latter.

The public votes for what makes the best television. If that means dismissing a dull genius for amusing crapness, they’ll do it without thinking. Hands up anyone who remembers the name of the men’s ski-jump gold medallists the year Eddie the Eagle came last? Exactly. Who knows, who cares?'

I may even invest 10p in voting for Mr. S myself, if only to see if I can force the BBC to try rigging another 'correct' result.

Gaurdian - It's time for the last dance

Telegraph - Strictly Come Dancing: can we vote John Sergeant back in?

Telegraph - John Sergeant has quit while he is ahead

Poor old Aunty.

Can't even do bread and circuses without meddling... fouling up... and making their position even more precarious.

Indy - Strictly scandalous – Beeb short-changes viewers again

'When things go off message the BBC really can't stand it,"

In one. Shame they still seem able to fly in the face of those who pay for them whose messages they seem more and more unable to 'stand' and need to 'correct'.

Poor Aunty. The can't even do bread and circuses without cocking up, meddling, making things worse, and making their position even less secure.

Thing is, as it stands, they remain essentially unaccountable and hence immune, and hence will not change. Unless persuaded in a way that funding-addicted market rate talents might appreciate.

One man's 'work' is another's award winner.

Did Gorilla Ad Work?

On this basis:

'I saw the report from TNS that showed Dairy Milk sales have been growing at less than 2%, while sales of Galaxy are growing at 12%.'

I'd say... not so much. Shame. I liked it.

But if you get just the right mood in the room, you might get away with... 'depends on what you mean by 'work'. Using the 'quotes' action with the fingers of each hand will defo help in this.

Irritation? Have we the ads for you

Nomination: Irritating ad of the year 2008

Sorry, I'm still having to err on a generic collection, namely any that have my near-teenage boys steering clear of any woman whose various orifices are either itching or set to explode.... which they then get together to discuss with others loudly in restaurants.

Oh Doctor, I'm in trouble

WHO IS YOUR CHOICE OF ACTOR TO PLAY REPLACE DAVID TENNANT AS DOCTOR WHO?

Ru Paul.

For a combination of reasons that might get me to the highest levels of BBC PCB4talent remuneration asap.