Sports Relief - 14/3/2008

[lymaze]

Being repeated tonight on BBC2 at 10 p.m.

[teegeethree]

Yay! I've got me a date with the TV and a bottle of wine again tonight then!

[lymaze]

Richard did a nice little introduction reading badly from a script from what looked like the balcony of his chelsea flat. How nice. ;D

[xjsarah]

I meant to post this sooner, but better late than never! The following letter appeared in this week's edition of the Radio Times - as Letter of the Week!!

Grotesque gear change

'Isn't it about time an Asbo was issued against Jeremy Clarkson's Top Gear tearaways? Top Ground Gear Force was a display of irresponsible behaviour and mindless vandalism. I was expecting a bit of fun as they did a motoring-themed makeover, using car parts and roping in chums. Instead, three adolescents drove two TV formats straight to the scrapheap.

Jeremy Clarkson's arrogance was at its height as he indiscriminately brandished a gun. He then went on to gleefully explain how easy it is to make explosives to blow up a rockery, for no reason other than laziness.

It was painful to watch. Sport Relief's purpose is to entertain and encourage people to donate money. All I thought about was the insensitivity of showing someone owning enough land for this rampant recklessness to take place, the expense of hiring the machinery and buying the plants, concrete, shed etc, and the amount required to rectify this appalling display of destruction.

Please issue these three with a restraining order so they aren't allowed near a camera again. If you consider community service, make sure they are carefully supervised.'

Hmm. Clearly, someone wasn't very happy...

[Liz]

"Hmm. Clearly, someone wasn't very happy..."

Someone had clearly had a sense of humour bypass?!... It was the best thing on the show that night (as was last year's TOTP mickey take!) ;D

[lew]

As I was on my hols I missed this xj......well you've got an off button....stupid sod.....ta xj and I agree liz.....a bypass of humour

[mayniac]

or as jeremy would say "an irony deficiency"

[lew]

very good mayniac .....I had a chuckle at that

[ulstermayniac]

Does anyone have those images from the old TG site, I clicked on the link and it didn't work.

[maureen]

I have to say, when I saw this special for the first time, I hadn't laughed so hard in so long. Thankfully, I have it on tape, so I can watch it when the mood strikes. As long as the tape doesn't get messed up. I sure hope not, because Inside Killer Sharks is on that same tape.

[Deleted]

This goes beyond being anal or pedantic

[ulstermayniac]

Thank you so much! I am sorry for all the trouble I have been causing.