Iain Dale has been having a pop at a clutch of Labour bloggers for not covering Gordon Brown’s Sunday round of interviews. In a typical hissyfit he decrees that none of the bloggers listed, which include the mighty collaborative efforts Harry’s Place and PIckled Politics, will be deemed worthy of a link from the Dale-ster.
Well this blog has never really been into tv reviews, particularly of programmes that I’ve never seen - Paul Burgin does that stuff much better. Some of us have stuff to do, kids to play with etc etc on a long weekend. I ended up turning on the box for the first time of the day late on Sunday night when I caught Headcases for the first time. As with earlier attempts 2-D Tv and Spitting Image, it inevitably felt too short. The Amy W(h)inehouse and Al-Fayed-baiting bits were mildly diverting. The portrayal of Boris Johnson as a St Bernard in a dog-basket was probably penned before Friday night’s result. Good to see some new satire on our screens. You can never have enoughin my book. Interesting to note also that ITV is replicating the i-player with this lil’ thing.
Now Iain, toys back in the pram pleasse.

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May 6, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Tim
I caught a bit of Headcases but couldn’t really get into it - not like it’s predecessors, particularly 2DTV which I thought was great.
May 6, 2008 at 3:14 pm
MixTogether
It has been a bit quiet round here though…
Perhaps a counter post to your CiF detractors would go down well?
Have you ever seen that film High Fidelity? How about a Top 10 politically topical songs for each week?
For example- Top 10 relaunch songs- go!
1) D-Ream ‘Things can only get better’
May 6, 2008 at 3:27 pm
MixTogether
2) The Stranglers- ‘Golden Brown’
May 6, 2008 at 3:40 pm
rupahuq
I suppose you’re too young to remember Jilted John.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsyVtTHtA_Q
Apart from the famous chorus the fictional Gordon is rated as “cool and trendy”
May 6, 2008 at 6:28 pm
MixTogether
Yes I am.
May 6, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Rumbold
Evening Rupa. I agree with you that Iain Dale is being a bit petty with this post, but where does he mention Pickled Politics? Not that we covered the interview anyway.
May 7, 2008 at 10:00 am
rupahuq
Hi Rumbold. I swear that PP *was* there when I looked. Sunny has put in an answer too.
May 7, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Rumbold
Must have been a trick of the light.
May 7, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Paul Burgin
Sorry you didn’t like Headcases much, but I agree that some of the sketches are very weak
May 7, 2008 at 7:11 pm
parburypolitica
it’s the voices that don’t work for me
May 8, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Tim
It just didn’t make me laugh like 2DTV did - maybe I need to give it another go!