Thanks for BBC ... Diary of a Corona Kid (week 13)

I mean that I have found a nice little pal in the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC to its close friends.

Caitlin Moran wrote about this a while ago, and until now I hadn’t fully understood it.

I watch the news at 1pm and 6pm, which is a purely factual report without scaremongering or added drama.

I have got to know the various correspondents and presenters, who I sometimes say ‘hello’ to when they appear on screen.

The weather is also very good, not the actual physical weather, but the reports on the telly.

It is generally quite accurate, and I like to look at the names of the weatherwatchers who send in photos of the rain outside their houses, because they often include some sort of pun.

I can’t think of a good example right now, so you’ll just have to believe me.

This is just the day-to-day stuff.

The true legend of the BBC is the iPlayer, with its various box-sets from ‘back in the day’, a phrase which makes little grammatical sense, but I’ll stick with it. I know that people think the BBC is not very ‘cool’, and prefer to spend hours bingeing on the more expensive home of Tiger King, but I happen to enjoy the hug-like feel of the Beeb, with its familiar shows.

I’ve found gems in the likes of French and Saunders, W1A and Peter Kay’s Car Share (pictured), which are all very funny.

But there are other things too, educational shows, music programmes, and, for those who enjoy it, sport.

All in all, it’s a celebration of all the good things about this country; the creativity, the self-deprecation and the kindness.

If only they had a channel where you could watch people queue for 24 hours a day.

During lockdown, the BBC has definitely stood for Bringing Britain Closer.