'Too many repeats,' repeats Foster

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without an intervention from the Liberal Democrat culture spokesman, Don Foster, decrying the number of yuletide repeats on the box. "As channels dish up yet more of the same old Christmas fare, it's not surprising that viewers are turned off by Christmas TV," Foster whinges in his latest press release. Not at all similar to what he said last year, then: "This Christmas Day's TV schedule will leave many people with a real sense of deja vu." And this, way back in 2003: "Unless the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five show some imagination urgently, Christmas day will soon seem like wall-to-wall UK Gold." The only surprise is that the Daily Mail didn't pile in today to give the BBC an all-too-predictable kicking, but give them a chance, there's still 11 days to go. Anyway, Don, here's a Christmas message from Monkey: we're getting a sense of deja vu - there are too many repeats in your press releases. It shouldn't surprise you if we start switching off.