Why do the BBC insist on doing more and more of these type of shows? We have Comic Relief, Children in Need and now Sports Relief too.

For those who are not aware, it's an evening of "entertainment" presented by "celebrities" (such as Nick Knowles from DIY SOS) trying to persuade pensioners to send in their last few pounds.

Does anyone actually find these kind of shows entertaining?

Wouldn't it be better if Victoria Beckham ("look at me, I'm talking to poor people in South America") and the rest of them donated a couple of million each? Most of the celebrities wouldn't notice a few million anyway, then we could just have our normal programmes back.

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Lol don't get me started. I started a thread on another board I post on about the Victoria Beckham bit of it. Bearing in mind everything she does in life is so cleverly staged as a PR stunt, I don't think many people are going to believe that this wasn't just the same sort of thing. Now she may of course be doing it out of the goodness of her own heart, trouble is when you play the media in order to swell your already huge fortune and basically earn as much money and attention as you can, a lot of people aren't going to believe her. I also liked her quote 'it's uncomprehendable'. Surely someone could've told her what the right word was and she could've done an over-dub!? The most telling quote was 'at least I can go home to my David and the boys'. Somehow, with her, you feel that this was the most important thing, not those kids she had gone to visit. IMO it was a bit of self-righteous PR, but who knows. She could've stayed at home which would've been easier, but on the other hand we all know what an attention-seeker she is, so it's hard to say.

I thought most of the 'entertainment' was painful. Does anyone find that Ron manager character funny? I felt sorry for him, it ws the most painful thing I have ever seen. And music wise, Rachel 'I mime because I can't actually sing' Stevens and Badly Drawn Boy? What an inspiration to phone in and give money! I only really enjoyed the Car competition, the pressure involved to propel a volvo that far must be immense!