BBC Canada

We have a channel called BBC Canada, it's one we have to pay for separately, so I suppose you'd call it a premium channel. And on the whole it's worth the premium. There is a lot of Britcom on it and some old BBC dramas, which rarely fail to please. There are two things however that I find odd. One is that it also shows some Canadian programmes such as Holmes on Holmes. This is a very good home improvement type of show. A very enjoyable watch and yet not what you'd expect to find among your Beeb regulars. It is usually shown on one of the smaller cable channels both in Canada and Britain. Any British friends who feel it would be useful to be able to tell the difference between a Canadian and a US American accent - tune in to Mike Holmes.
The other thing is that although there is a time slot on Beeb Canada for Little Britain, it seems to show far more often on the Kids' channel which is next to it on the imaginary dial. Little Britain, a kids show? Don't make me laugh. Or rather it does, but I'm not sure I'd want small kids asking questions about rimming for example. Just a thought.

One of the BBC dramas that we have been watching on a Sunday evening is a 1999 serial called 'The Lakes'. Set in Ullswater in Cumbria, it follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a small community. Many of these people work at a hotel, appropriately called 'The Ullswater' and many of the same people go and hassle, or in one case even sleep with, the Catholic Priest. The rest of the population have sex in one form or another with the hotel owner's daughter, Lucy Archer.
Yes well. Last week, one of the characters asked the question,
'Whatever happened to white dog poo?' Or maybe he didn't say poo, but you hear what I'm saying.
'Good Question!' I thought, 'whatever did happen to it?'
'Whatever did happen to it?' Asked another character. No answer was forthcoming and I for one continue to wonder. I think there could have been a whole Seinfeld episode about that one, what a missed opportunity for Jerry.

Last night we watched 'the Kumars at No.42'. How I love this show. The cast are just brilliant, and it's nice to be able to step outside the straitjacket of utterly anal PC - although I'm a big fan of sensible PC - and watch a group of Indian-British actors making gentle fun of the vagaries and excesses of their own culture. Spot on Sanjeev, nice work Grandma. On last night's episode, Gabby Roslin who is mostly famous for being sidelined after her stint on 'The Big Breakfast' was a lot of fun, Charles Dance, whose most celebrated performance was in 'The Jewel in the Crown' about British Imperialism in India, seemed a bit overwhelmed by the Kumars. Horses for Courses my friend, Horses for Courses. At this point he had just finished directing 'Ladies in Lavender' so you can see how old these episodes are.

Meanwhile, back in Richmond BC, the season is still trying to make up its mind. It is sunny, but clouds are threatening us. We have a daily supply of tomatoes from our patio forest, a little early perhaps.
We have casualties, Kevin has a bad turn of the season cold, so bad that he actually slept well last night.
Perhaps a jumper is called for today..but then again, perhaps not. That's late summer for you.