I started watching this with some scepticism that it was indeed going to be funny. The premise was a walk down televisual memory lane looking at talent shows of yore – as well as those of modern day – and all done apparently with humour. But I’ve found that of late, when the BBC tells me something’s funny, it’s turned out to be really not, so I approached this show with caution, expecting it to be seriously unfunny and probably rather boring.

What it actually delivered was something that was amusing for about fifteen minutes but then just became Dullsville Arizona because of repetition. Let’s face it, when you’ve watched one juggling act, you’ve pretty much watched them all, irrespective of whether the footage is black and white or glorious Technicolor. The only redeeming features in this hour long show were the witty comments made by Clive Anderson, the host of the show, and a couple of the guest commentators. Read more & comment »