Hear an inevitable, omnipresent chink of the cash register now as the BBC’s talent make their Saturday night bow. Welcome to Strictly Come Dancing, with Claudia. Chink. And Tess. Chink. Who introduce the judges. Chink. Chink. Chink. Chink. Which may be almost £1.8m a year gone before we get to the ritual introduction of “our Strictly stars”.
Meanwhile, there’s something deeply symbolic for the BBC and its faithful, ageing audiences about the news that Antiques Roadshow may hit the ditch after 40 golden-oldie years because Britain has run out of forgotten antiques worth discovering. How much am I bid for this creaking old format?
