Do you believe in coincidences?
No, neither do I.
Which, when you think about it, is a bit of a coincidence.
I asked because yesterday my phone rang (I’ll explain about the call later) just as I finished reading a very interesting newspaper article that suggested many TV blockbuster series that the streaming services put out 24/7 – which cost millions to produce and market –  can be watched quite easily while we’re engaged in other activities, from painting a door to reading a book to texting and making a pizza.
It’s television as moving wallpaper.
The article’s not-so-subtle suggestion was that these shows are actually designed to appeal to audiences unable to concentrate 100% for an hour to watch a TV show.
Could that be true? You cannot help but wonder.
The phone call was from an old friend who’d just moved into an even older house, found a November 1977 edition of the Radio Times in a cupboard and wondered if I’d like it?
I was ringing his doorbell even before he put the phone down!
Reading BBC One’s Saturday evening line-up was like looking through a window into the past. After The Basil Brush Show at 5.35, came Dr Who with Tom Baker at 6.05, followed by The Generation Game hosted by Mister Saturday Night – Bruce Forsyth.
The Duchess Of Duke Street followed Brucie at 7.25 and then came the evening’s highlight – the first of a new series of The Two Ronnies!
It was a good night for them and a good night for viewers, too.
It wasn’t a typical Saturday night’s viewing because ‘The Rons’ were followed by a 90-minute Festival Of Remembrancefrom the Royal Albert Hall.
After Match Of The Day, the evening was rounded off by Parkinson at 11.45 before Close Down at 12.45 a.m.
Quality!
And the programmes over on BBC2 required even more concentration!