Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Universally challenged?

The BBC just don't seem to be able to handle problems, do they? Ross/Brand, Carole Thatcher, Strictly Come Dancing, the Gaza appeal, and now it's University Challenge. They either dilly around for far too long before deciding what to do, or they come up with what looks suspiciously like a knee-jerk reaction. And in the case of University Challenge they've ended up with the worst possible result - Manchester win the final despite having lost. There were other options open to them - they could have let the result stand (everybody - even the losing side - seem to agree that Oxford were worthy winners on the day), they could have had a rematch or they could have penalised Oxford the points scored by their ineligible team member. This way, nobody can be satisfied. I have been very impressed with the way the Manchester team have handled the situation, and singularly unimpressed with the way the BBC have.

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