James Delingpole James Delingpole

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When future historians sift through the wreckage of Western Civilisation to try to find out where it all went wrong, I do hope they chance upon at least one episode of <em>The World’s Strictest Parents</em> (BBC3) and one of <em>Deal or No Deal</em> (Channel 4).

issue 10 September 2011

When future historians sift through the wreckage of Western Civilisation to try to find out where it all went wrong, I do hope they chance upon at least one episode of The World’s Strictest Parents (BBC3) and one of Deal or No Deal (Channel 4).

The World’s Strictest Parents is another TV variant on the Lad’s Army/Wife Swap theme.

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