Here's the picture. You can see the headline. I wonder what this combo will be like? They're both so young that Doctor Who is more of a kid's show than ever, but they do look quite good together. Like Sue Perkins and Giles Coren it's all in the chemistry.
Talking of which, I've been watching the new Magpie DVD that came out recently. Why do people insist with this myth that Blue Peter was middle class and Magpie wasn't? Because from what I can see, there's nothing more commuter belt than this.
It's incredibly London-centric for a start, and the presenters are what these days would have the chip on shoulder brigade frothing at the mouth for being far too posh. The first episode sees the introduction of poor man's David Essex and former object of desire for a young Mrs F-C, Mick Robertson. He's described as looking like Marc Bolan, except he's about five feet taller and looks nothing like him whatsoever. It's the corkscrew hair and that's where it ends. He's clearly horrified to have to introduce himself over a bunch of old family photos and dries up slightly, but whereas I was always under the illusion that he was the boy from nowhere, there's no one more middle class than Mick and chums.
And as for the magazine items they feature, they make Blue Peter look like Network 7. Trips up the waterways of Britain - actually west London (a whole show on this), shire horse shows and the like. God it's dull, I can barely get through it.
I think the whole Magpie was trendier thing came from the fact that it has a shouty theme tune and animated credits and it was on ITV. Admittedly there wasn't a John Noakes type in sight, everyone was in flares and Jason King scarves, but because it was on ITV which at the time was still considered a bit common in some households (not ours, amazingly), it was therefore a programme for the people.
What tosh. It's dull as ditchwater. That's why I preferred Blue Peter and why BP lives on.
