reality TV

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Isn’t it time that fad diets went out of fashion?

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ February 13, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Channel 4’s Supersize vs Superskinny is back on the telly. The long-running health show, which challenges two ‘extreme eaters’ to swap diets for a week, used to be my TV-watching guilty pleasure. Previous series’ were known for the infamous ‘feeding tube’ – a huge Perspex cylinder into which a week’s worth of food is emptied. … Continue reading →

Bemused by The Great British Bake Off

Posted by Stuart Farrimond ⋅ October 17, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

I couldn’t help but laugh. “James’ choux pastry isn’t rising – it’s a real disaster” the commentator said in tones as if poor James’ house had just fallen down. I peered over my wife’s shoulder to see the unfolding catastrophe: anxious looking cooks whisked, poured and prayed (whilst gazing into ovens). An elderly woman wandered … Continue reading →