Sunday, 16 December 2018

BBC Sports Personality of the Year


I don't know what made me switch channels to BBC One's BBC Sports Personality of the Year tonight but I immediately stumbled on People's Vote advocate Paloma Faith singing, and then heard a BBC announcer ordering the audience to "give it up" for the BBC's three (ubiquitous) presenters, Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan. As Soviet-style banally-rhythmic clapping erupted, the camera briefly alighted on Morecambe's very own Gypsy King Tyson Fury not clapping but frowning, and looking unenthusiastically at his watch. (No BBC brown-noser him!). I laughed and then turned off.

P.S. Inevitable joke: