It’s not really been a golden year for television. A few good programmes, but nothing actually spectacular.

I don’t write about television on this blog as much as I might. I guess that’s because I’m not really a big television fanatic in general. But as with most people, a number of programmes do come to my attention throughout the year. So here’s where I’m going to write about them.

Check ‘below the fold’, as they say, for views on:

• Freeview compression
• +1 channels on Freeview
• Quiz channels
• Little Britain
• Extras
• Nathan Barley
• Look Around You
• The Mighty Boosh
• Man Stroke Woman
• Spoons
• Space Cadets
• The Comic Side of 7 Days
• Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
• The Thick of It
• Don’t Watch That, Watch This
• The Late Edition
• Broken News

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