I’m just going to say it: Basil Brush is brilliant. Funny, fast-paced, clever and cheeky. The canned laughter is weirdly appropriate, the funny sound and video effects make the thing seem really contemporary, and the super-ironic scripts respect the parents watching. Basil, a very small fox as I’m sure you’ll remember, has been integrated into [...]

The Slammer, Episode 1

Britains Got Talent meets Pheonix Nights. Second series of BAFTA winning CBBC variety/comedy programme set inside a “mock” prison starring John Thompson and Ted Robbins. Ventriloquists, acrobats, illusionists with ridiculous names that make the kids gasp and a lot of jokes about Peter Andre and Shayne Ward. Should be in prime time.