Wendy's Week of TV: Part 9

What I discovered this week was that although I didn't have to go out to any rehearsals there is actually very little on the television that I want to watch.

Sunday: Doctor Who
Well for creepy, freak me out, all round scariness this deceptively simple episode took the cake. I genuinely had trouble sticking it through to the conclusion and truly felt the fear of the characters and the Doctor all the way through. Even the loungeroom started to feel really claustrophobic by episode's end. What a sigh of relief when it was over!



Wednesday: The Hollowmen
The Prime Minister is enamoured with the arts. He receives an invitation to Bell Shakespeare's latest production.

"What's the play"

"Henry the Fifth"

" Hmmm...sounds long"



Thursday: Pie in the Sky
Eating lunch at home I caught up with this old favourite. The food in the restaurant looks so yummy. I think this is the best type of cooking show because you have food and a little light drama to hold the cooking together, rather than the increasingly ubiquitous chef duos doing light hearted banter with each other over sticks of lemongrass or balsamic vinegar. This was the final episode in the series. Poor Henry Crabbe had lost his sense of taste and smell...disaster. He got it back though when he gave his annoying police job (and quasi-evil boss Freddie Fisher) the flick. Gentle and comforting TV.

Other highlights this week included Top Gear on Monday. I see the new Australian version of this program is coming soon. I'm pretty sure it won't be anywhere near as enjoyable but am happy to be proved wrong. Also, Spicks and Specks as usual (not great guests this week sad to say), and the Paralympics where I was amazed in watching a Chinese swimmer with no arms swimming butterfly, breastroke, backstroke and freestyle in a medley....and doing it very well. Instead of touching the wall at lap's end he has to just hit his head and then turn and keep swimming. Surely, that's got to hurt. Impressive commitment to one's sport though. Also that wheelchair rugby is frighteningly intense.