B******s to Architecture
Occasional irreverent comment on (mainly UK) architecture and architects
197 : Davina McCloud
Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 12:32 PM
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OH MY GOD - Has anyone else actually watched Grand Designs Live? With Spring having finally arrived in the UK, watching TV in the evenings is the last thing I've felt like doing but I thought, just out of curiosity, that I ought to tune-in to at least one episode of the latest attempt by Channel 4 and Kevin McCloud to take over the architectural universe.
Imagine my surprise to be confronted by KMcC in the middle of Docklands, dressed-up with a very noticeable earpiece, and with cheering (jeering?) crowds in the background. I dashed to the TV Guide - no it wasn't, as I thought, that Kevin had taken over from Davina McCall as the Big Brother host; this really was Grand Designs Live. Could you watch it for more than a couple of minutes? I couldn't, and returned to the sun lounger with a cool beer. How the mighty have fallen. Can they fall any further? Only time will tell ...
PS (Added Sunday, May 11)
It's gratifying to see that the TV critics agree ...
Posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 12:32 PM
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OH MY GOD - Has anyone else actually watched Grand Designs Live? With Spring having finally arrived in the UK, watching TV in the evenings is the last thing I've felt like doing but I thought, just out of curiosity, that I ought to tune-in to at least one episode of the latest attempt by Channel 4 and Kevin McCloud to take over the architectural universe.Imagine my surprise to be confronted by KMcC in the middle of Docklands, dressed-up with a very noticeable earpiece, and with cheering (jeering?) crowds in the background. I dashed to the TV Guide - no it wasn't, as I thought, that Kevin had taken over from Davina McCall as the Big Brother host; this really was Grand Designs Live. Could you watch it for more than a couple of minutes? I couldn't, and returned to the sun lounger with a cool beer. How the mighty have fallen. Can they fall any further? Only time will tell ...
PS (Added Sunday, May 11)
It's gratifying to see that the TV critics agree ...
