The Spectator

A grim reality

 
Nothing better sums up everything that is wrong with this country and our culture than Big Brother. Yet, the public is still fascinated by it and the idea of having an all-female house has won the show acres of space in the red tops. This morning on the tube the majority of people in my carriage were all studying Metro’s form guide intently.

After the whole Big Brother racism row, there was much hopeful talk about how we’d finally turn our backs on this vile concept. But 6 million people tuned in last night, only a million down on last year’s launch. Indeed, I suspect that if we had our own win a kidney reality show it would get record viewing figure. Anyway, expect the twins Sam and Amanda to be F-list celebs by the end of the series.

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