It's a full life, if a trifle banal

There is a lot of stuff Mitch mentions that I don't particularly like - like Ab Fab - but that is not the point. I think I've seen or heard most of the stuff he mentions, and BBC4 is often a joy, particularly its science documentaries, but all that he mentions, whether I like it or not, is widely watched and loved. Of course, speaking as someone who thinks the licence fee is worth it for In Our Time alone...