Loosely based around facts (From This is Hampshire)

Loosely based around facts

10:11am Friday 22nd January 2010

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LOOSE Women is Britain’s best factual programme.

Really? Is this tosh seriously the best TV this country can offer?

I beg to differ.

Last time I had the misfortune to tune in to the show many years ago, the women were in deep discussion over what sort of knickers they would be, should they be a pair of knickers.

In other classic episodes, Robbie Williams was grilled on – his favourite holiday destination and the presenters cackled for at least half an hour because Coleen Nolan accidentally said a rude word.

Broadcasting at its best then.

I can’t quite believe the British public voted for this show, which they describe as a laughter filled lunchtime but I would describe as 60 minutes of inane shrieking, to scoop a prize at this week’s National Television Awards, which was otherwise an excellent showcase for British success.

Loose Women beat The Apprentice, Come Dine With Me and even Top Gear, voted the best TV show of the decade in another poll.

OK so daytime TV is not known for its innovation. But giving the Loose Women an award of this kind is really scraping the barrel.

The makers of all the wealth of factual programming on British television, like the quite spectacular Life nature series on our screens recently, must have their head in their hands wondering what the hell went wrong.

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