Victoria Wood: Seen on TV – Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings – Russell Howard Live – Russell Howard’s Good News Xmas Special – Games Britannia – 21 Dec 2009

Christmas is fast approaching so we’re getting some special programmes. The first recording today is Victoria Wood: Seen on TV. It’s hard to imagine anything made about Victoria Wood being anything but brilliant. This is entirely wonderful. Even an interview piece talking about being recognised in public, she keeps having to warn the camera crew about signposts they are backing into, but it’s just natural. There’s a lovely shot of her meeting fans backstage, and they’re wearing the yellow berets of one of her characters. The programme also has a huge number of talking heads, and they seem like a strange mix, but they all obviously love her work. Clive James. Dawn French Bobby Crush, presumably there as an expert in winning TV talent shows on the piano. Celia Imrie. Julie Walters. Director David Leland encouraged her to write a play. Duncan Preston. Geoff Posner directed As Seen On TV. Michael Ball. Reece Shearsmith. Alan Titchmarsh. Susie Blake. To this day I still think of many of…