A sporting theme seemed to dominate BBC’s TV schedule over the weekend. With virtually uninterrupted live rugby and football all day Saturday, and marathon fundraiser Sports Relief at various other times over the weekend, there were inevitable complaints from those who were not impressed by such one-sided coverage.
In fairness, I think most complaints were regarding BBC 1’s line-up on Saturday, and though a sporting man myself I was surprised by a rugby/football extravaganza! The Sports Relief programming obviously wasn’t really about sport, it was a massive event set up to raise millions of pounds for charity. I do think the whole thing droned on a bit needlessly at times, especially on Friday night, but overall it was a good event.
We at Cozibag Bean Bags made our pledges and one of the team took part in the Sports Relief Mile at Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham. We couldn’t fail to be impressed by the amount of money raised – the last I heard, the total stood at around £31m, although it may well now be higher – and it’s heartening to know that even in times of belt-tightening (which, being a retailer of high-end leather bean bag furniture is something we are very aware of), job losses and BA strikes, the British public is still willing to put their hands in their pockets to help the less fortunate.
As no doubt many people will agree, we particularly enjoyed the James Corden sketches. He’s a hell of a performer, the type of person who simply has funny (and very large) bones. He also doesn’t seem to have any shame when making fun of himself, which is an admiral attribute, especially in the world of comedy. Fair play, also, to David Beckham for a pretty impressive performance. I wasn’t expecting any sort of genuine acting ability but he was fantastic!
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