ITV or BBC? Sorry, is that a question?

Okay, I'll admit it. I have spent the past week on study leave, and spent precious little of that time studying. But really, who has? I've been making token efforts pretty much daily, but unfortunately study leave has coincided with a sudden rush of good programmes on telly. Funny, that.

But the other day I read an article that was basically saying the BBC was old news. Apparently every good programme thesedays is shown on ITV, and the Beeb doesn't have much to show for itself. I'm sorry, but what?! The BBC has EVERYTHING!! Off the top of my head, the BBC has Merlin, Doctor Who, Ashes to Ashes, Outnumbered, Qi, Mock the Week, Russell Howard's Good News, Junior Apprentice and The Graham Norton Show! In the past, they've had Robin Hood (I'm discrediting the third series for taste reasons) and Life on Mars, and that's not even including the miniseries such as Cranford, North and South, Wives and Daughters, Pride and Prejudice and god only knows how many other period dramas (the bread and butter of TV to us bored and deluded teenage girls). So at a quick tally, that's the BBC standing firm at a healthy fifteen brilliant programmes.

Now how about ITV. After several long minutes contemplation, this is what I've come up with: Midsomer Murders. And frankly, I'm abandoning that once Barnaby's left and Jones finally gets round to snogging Gail. I suppose on a slow day you could include Britain's Got Talent, but I only watch that for Ant and Dec, and then only if I'm in the house.

Even E4 beats ITV -- Desperate Housewives, Friends reruns (though apparently they're canning those...gits) and Glee (shameful, I know).

So, to summarise, stupid reporter that dared slag off the Beeb, you clearly have horrendous taste in programmes, or simply didn't do your research. BBC kicks ITV's arse any day of the week, and I'm not just saying that because they pay my mother's wages.