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Tag Archives: X Factor
Couch Potato column – Saturday, 15 December
For the three finalists it’s been a journey.Jahmene flew by helicopter back to Swindon, the spiritual home of gospel choirs, to perform in front of 28,000 screaming fans.James Arthur rode pillion on a Harley-Davidson to a hero’s welcome in his … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 1 December
It was immediately after the first Dingo Dollar Challenge, back on November 12, that Eric Bristow MBE reassuringly hinted we’d be in safe hands for the next three weeks. Having just lost out to Brian Conley in a head-to-head battle … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 27 October
In the present climate, after last Saturday’s hour-long, hit-and-miss The Thick Of It inquiry special on BBC2, is anyone else now expecting a rival BBC1 programme to launch an inquiry into how the inquiry was conducted? ================= There’s a big … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Great British Bake Off, Reality TV, Strictly Come Dancing, Surprise Surprise, Television, TV, X Factor
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 20 October
Without wanting to turn this week’s column into a ranty list of personal hates about The X Factor, let me begin with a disclaimer. There’s a slight chance that this week’s column could turn into a ranty list of personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Comedy, Emmerdale, football, Reality TV, Television, TV, X Factor
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 6 October
Sky Movies launched a channel yesterday devoted entirely to James Bond films on a constant loop. The biggest surprise is that it’s called “Sky 007”. And not “ITV1”. ============== It’s the question nobody was asking. What would happen if “Britain’s … Continue reading
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The X Factor: An obituary (and other stuff). Couch Potato column – Saturday, 22 September
X Factor, the ITV1 reality television talent show, has died. It was nine years old. The programme had been battling a long illness, chronic fatigue since 2010, and drew its last breath at the end of the series’ auditions last … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 1 September – Paralympics, Celebrity Big Brother and X Factor’s chimney sweep
You can imagine the brainstorming session ahead of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony. “Good news, folks. We’ve got Sir Ian McKellen!” “Wow, he’ll be fabulous. I can almost hear him now saying that line, ‘Shine your light on the diversity of … Continue reading
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Couch Potato column – Saturday, 25 August – X Factor, Celebrity Big Brother and other beasts
Throw a bunch of famous people together for any longer than an hour and there are two certainties. Egos spiral rapidly out of control. And there’ll be an unofficial contest for best anecdote. It’s a title currently held by Julie … Continue reading
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Adam Postans’ Couch Potato column – Friday, 16 December
A young Canadian singer I’ve vaguely heard of was at Stamford Bridge for a kick-around with Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and £50 million flop Fernando Torres on ITV1’s This Is Justin Bieber. Lampard told the pop star: “Oh, you’re left-footed.” Much … Continue reading
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Adam Postans’ Couch Potato column – Friday, 9 December
Lorraine Kelly to tough-as-a-nut I’m A Celebrity third-place finisher Fatima Whitbread on her ITV1 morning show on Wednesday: “What more can you do to prove that you’re an iron woman?” Prove that she’s a woman, presumably. ============================================================ Did I laugh … Continue reading
