Telly bosses are all set to bring taps aff to the Four
SO Channel 4 have named Glasgow in the shortlist to be the site of their new HQ. Ya dancer.
Glasgow’s pitch involved it being viewed as a natural home of Embarrassing Bodies.
Having seen the nick of my fellow Weegies going taps aff this week, I reckon we might have a chance. Other shows could do with the Glesga treatment.
The 100k Drop would be much better if it was just Davina McCall sorting out a drug deal in Possil.
The Island with Bear Grylls becomes a day trip to Millport with a bus full of angry pensioners.
And Come Dine With Me is just a guy turning up at your house with a Greggs sausage roll and bag of Monster Munch.
Seriously though, us Scots know how to do entertainment.
Look at Ed Sheeran, in the middle of his sell-out concert run. Though not everyone’s happy.
Wee ginger guy, playing on the international stage with all of Hampden behind him. I half expect Gordon Strachan to turn up tonight shouting, “Haw Ed. It should have been me!”
Ed’s also cracked down on ticket touts shafting punters. Probably not a good time to tell him I bought a full copy of last night’s gig at the Barras this morning.
To be fair, the guy that sold me it was a bit of a wideo tribute act. The bold yin’s name? Ned Sheeran.
Complaints about payday loans have soared by 60 per cent in the last year. A shocking stat as 60 per cent is very high percentage.
Unless you’ve ever tried to pay interest on a payday loan, in which case it’s “very reasonable”.