BBC1 again: Natasha's back! At the BBC Party with Jon Culshaw this time as George Bush. The party itself looks dire - a wake in an aircraft hangar - all guests completely bored, looking over their own shoulders to see if anyone more interesting is there. There isn't. Sky's coverage is cerebral by comparison.
Jeremy Paxman's first real contretemp of the night with a very huffy David Blunkett. Cut to Blunkett immediately after an interview with Kenneth Clarke, former Conservative chancellor, predicting a stronger Conservative performance. Blunkett : 'He's very good value, Ken. You should have him on all night. Now what was it you wanted to ask me?' Paxman: 'Yes he is good value - I was thinking of going back to him', Blunkett: 'Go on then off you go'.
Jeremy Paxman's panel discussion is going tremendously well - there is a real tussle for the Alpha Anchor with David Dimbleby - Fiona Bruce is confined to the gallery, presumably because if she were to venture out of the studio canopy she would be poisoned by testosterone. Anna Ford is in Putney playing David Attenborough :'Anthony Colman (Labour) is looking depressed, lots of people are kissing Justine Greening (Conservative)'. And so it came to pass - first change of the night. A swing of 6 per centand the Conservatives take back Putney. They are welcome to it - terrible one-way system.
Interesting phenomenon - Sky is putting adbreaks in its coverage - who is buying media in the midst of psephology and swings? 'Lexus - takes you miles away'.
Are you participating in the Election blog drinking game? Take a swig now on the Putney result.
I've just received an email from a finalist in Miss Pole Dance UK - 'no nudity allowed' -wondering if we would like to follow it up. Not at this very moment.
