FRANKIE BOYLE’S NEW WORLD ORDER, BBC2, 10.30pm
NORMALLY I wouldn’t pay the slightest bit of attention to any non-political TV after the polls close on election night.
No, I’m too busy knocking back espressos, telling the dog that if he wants out he’d better say so NOW, lining up my fun-sized Maltesers, and checking the Domino’s website to see if they do any kind of election deals.
The non-political TV on election night is usually fluff – but not this time, because the good news is that Boyle is back on TV. The bad news is that he’s saddled with Sara Pascoe and Katherine Ryan. They popped up on his previous series and it was embarrassingly obvious they were there as “token females”, and also to water down their controversial host.
The show looks at the week’s news through a mix of jokes, audience interaction and panel discussion.
ELECTION COVERAGE, BBC, ITV, SKY, C4
AFTER the latest terrorist attack, the politicians, excepting Ukip, announced a pause in their campaigns. This was a mark of respect, but others demanded they actually cancel the election.
This would have been a foolish move. Democracy must not be derailed.
The BBC, Sky and ITV do sensible coverage and Channel 4, despite having Jeremy Paxman on their team, offer something “alternative” and wacky.
Paxman will be joined by David Mitchell and Richard Osman with insight from the Gogglebox families. I shudder. Paxman should be in the top chair at the BBC but David Dimbleby refuses to move aside. But you can move Dimbles aside by tuning into BBC Scotland where Glenn Campbell is the anchor, and with STV you can hop between Peston and Ponsonby.
Viewers will surely channel hop, going wherever the best guests, and the treasured John Curtice, may be.
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