TV, it's not what it used to be!

OK so I'm maybe being a little harsh, given the variety of channels now available I'm not going to be entirely on target with my "rant" - but then again it's my blog, and that's my prerogative. As Bobby Brown might say.

I remember, as a kid (cue "When I were a lad" style ramblings), when we had just three channels to choose from, the regular Sunday evening ritual of a bath followed by 'The World About Us' - a fantastic natural history series on BBC2. Others followed, including David Attenborough's magnificent 'Life on Earth'

I've just discovered that Life on Earth is 30 years old - has it realy been that long? Anyway, back to the point. I found that out watching the fantastic Attenborough documentary on Charles Darwin's theories.

Without going into too much detail (I could rant all day about this). Why is it - at least on the major terrestrial channels - that such brilliant programming seemingly comes along only a handful of times a year, yet we suffer an apparently unending stream of bilious shite like; Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing, and God only knows how many other Celebrity (or Wannabe) 'reality' shows?

The mind boggles, if only it coud be put down to evolution - rather than being a prime example of the opposite effect!