Everhelpful - //Have a look at a programme on tonight called "Retreat",Nick Knowles being de-toxed on a Thai Island,what could possibly be interesting in that? //
That depends on whether the BBC's belief that Nick Knowles is an interesting and attractive personality, and masses of viewers will be interested in seeing him 'de-tox' is borne out in reality.
This has been the BBC's problem for a long time - they decide that 'A.N. Individual' is wonderful and the public can't get enough of them.
Sometimes this works - Terry Wogan, until even he got sick of himself and back-pedalled on his TV appearances.
More often it doesn't - Patrick Kielty, whom even the BBC had to admit was largely unlikeable, and despite its saturation of his appearances, the public refused to be force-fed and he had to be taken off.
This is the attitude that prevails - in tandem with the stubborn notion that 'formats' are what win viewers, when it is actually a combination of formats and presenters.
They are heading for another massive lesson when they try and replicate Bake-Off, which will fail for the reasons above.
If I know this free of charge, why are they using licence-payers' money to pay seven-figure salaries to people who can't seem to see what is going on?