Christmas on the BBC

It’s that time of year again, when the TV companies start to tell us what treats they’ll be serving up over the Yuletide period. If I were writing this for a tabloid, I’d be contractually obliged to say something about some of the offerings being turkeys and others being crackers, but instead I’ll get right to it and pick through today’s announcements from the Beeb.

Rock and Chips

Last night, John Sullivan’s long-awaited prequel to Only Fools and Horses was shown on BBC One. Originally titled “Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Chips”, this 90-minute special takes us back to the early 1960s, when Del Boy and friends were teenagers.