Quite a bit here about shows not being as good as they used to be.

I don't watch much telly, never have. Although my addiction to Top Gear, Wheeler Dealers etc belies my acceptance that I too watch some telly, and to be fair, yes, its trashy ish..

However, on the very odd occasion I see something from say, the '70s being rerun and think "I used to enjoy that," I often find that it is more a case of me accepting less trash rather than today's programmes being worse. I used to watch some cheesy shit, judging by some of the re runs..

Television has cleaned up its act over here. There is far less TV that is boorish or inflammatory. Back in the '70s we had sit coms such as Love Thy neighbour, all about a bigot hating a black neighbour and call it comedy. We had disgraceful stains on light entertainment such as the "comic" Bernard Maning, rattling on about "Pakis" and "nig nogs" and jokes about how to hate them. Television has cleaned up its act in many ways.

is it better? Well, in the '60s, it was all Dr Who, talent shows and err....

Oh bollocks.