Davina McCall, life at the extreme

[Codner's Wallop]

Almost seems a natural regression from that abhorrent new category - the celebrity travelogue. You know the one, where a TV parasite is whisked off to a Third World country to tell us (usually over four or five episodes) that said Third World country is poor but full of 'life and lovely people' Ooooh the culture, oh for sleeping under a blanket and living off pigs' intestines. Caroline Quentin's Passage Through India is still my candidate for the worst TV programme in living memory. The most patronising, plodding, lazy fodder for thickos who probably hadn't heard of India before our beloved Caroline unveiled its 'hidden beauty'. Horrible programme, horrible presenter.

 

[glasfryn]

better than some of the shite on the tv, only just though


Oh and the chance to see a deep sea shark hardly ever seen before

 

[John Bumlick]

Hows does pretending to be a horse harness help?

well, quite. that's what i was trying to ascertain. i thought adding a (sic) to my post would be a little too pretentious even for me...

 

[dazzer6666]

I normally like those sort of programmes but I would not piss on her if she was on fire.....Cant stand the woman...

Why do they always send " celebs" to make these programmes?

Did anyone see Walking the Amazon and Walking the Himalayas? Well made without a "celeb" also a programme on Sunday about Pompeii fantastic expert to introduce, never heard of her before but she knew her subject.

Fed up of Griff 'IM not funny' Rees Jones. Northern **** who was in Soldier Soldier .....Your crap ( No one cares your from Cumberland or wherever).
Great Train Journeys of the world with another Has been "celeb" Millionare ****.

Get the experts on the programmes NOT celeb wankers...

And Breath.......

Robson Green..........manages to relate everything from catching a marlin in the Maldives to a Sturgeon in wildest Russia back to ****** Tyneside, and amusing the locals with his HILARIOUS wit and songs.

 

[willyfantastic]

ITV = change channel.

agreed - awful channel

 

[Doc Lynam]

Davina McCall = People's Princess.

 

[AmexRuislip]

F*** off trying to be David Attenborough you boring bit*h!

Not a fan then

 

[hart's shirt]

It all went downhill for Davina after God's Gift that came with the bonus of Stuart Hall...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5rThwS3yo

 

[Reagulls]

Are you rein-acting the dumbing down for us?

That depends who "us" is?... I can dumb it down for those who obviously require it...

 

[The Clamp]

Davina and Claudia Winkleman are probably the worst female presenters in a long while.

 

[Stat Brother]

As Stat Club Juniors are big fans of, not fit to lace Ray Mears' boots, and Steve Backshall, I videoed Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge and have just watched it with them.

Granted there's a fair amount of 'jeopardy' within the commentary, but at least that has more than an element of truth.
Interesting and impressive, nonetheless.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b073h9h8/steve-backshalls-extreme-mountain-challenge-episode-1

 

[dazzer6666]

Davina and Claudia Winkleman are probably the worst female presenters in a long while.

Well someone had to replace Cilla Black

 

[happypig]

Attenborough has set the bar impossibly high and it will take more than a gawking micro-celebrity to top him.

The same can be said for Jacques Cousteau's underwater stuff in the 70's

 

[Doc Lynam]

Dean Gaffney swimming with sharks!?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Davina and Claudia Winkleman are probably the worst female presenters in a long while.

That's as maybe, but I'd happily smash both their back doors in - in a 3-some if necessary .....