12th March And the answer was...


Well you can't blame the BBC for not trying to find a novel solution to fill the gap left by its entire presentation, puditry and commentary teams walking out yesterday in solidary with the moral and ethical voice of the world, St Gary of the Crisp. But Grace Under Pressur really does wonder if using Ceefax to follow the cut and thrust of yesterday's Premier League action was really the right option.

Current director of the BBC (but for how much longer) Tim Davie was the man charged with taking the BBC into the mid 21st century, but now it seems he has taken us all back to the glory days of the 1970's. Still at least the supporters of Everton were not disadvantaged by this reduction in technology as the speed of update of the Ceefax captions was still much quicker than their teams attacking play.

Viewers watching the days highlights on Match of the Day were left equally disappointed as the commentary was provided via Rose Ayling Ellis using British Sign Language. One viewer remarked, "I am sure she threw in a couple of 'V' signs just to see if anyone was paying attention and as for her facial expressions, well she made Cristiano Ronaldo's repetoire of grimaces and gurns look as if he possessed a poker face. She didn't even have that fit bloke Giovanni dancing with her so it was a real let down."



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