million 16 November 2008
I like to tune in to Antiques Roadshow on a Sunday evening and Richard has finally given into that too. These last 3 weeks I’ve watched BREMNER, BIRD AND FORTUNE first, so there’s only 15 minutes left of AR but it’s always great. (Next week there’s a Dinner PArty in the BB&F show, which is the final of the series – enjoy). This week we were in a fever in the house cos Himself had seen something on the news about the Roadshow uncovering its first million pound gem. I was expecting an old dear with a newspaper-wrapped trinklet or ceramic pot or a tiny oil painting, perhaps, so I felt ENTIRELY cheated when a Gateshead counsellor turned up with a small steel version of the Angel of the North which they have on public display anyhow and which is lovely but totally unexciting (so much so that I hardly paid attention to that item and was half reading the paper at the same time) – I wanted something utterly anicent that hadn’t seen the light of day for hundreds or thousands of years and I bet everyone else in these isles felt the same way.
Speaking of which, I love STRICTLY COME DANCING too and I wish people would stop going on about John Sargent getting through each week as if it was a total travesty. Here’s the thing – the man IS dancing at the top of his capacity/game AND he is entertaining the public and THAT is surely what it’s all about. I can’t see him winning, mind you…though you never know…
