My Family Christmas Special — at a TV set near you. Tonight!
[The latest in our ongoing series of posts about Britain’s never-ending Christmas. For the story so far, go here and here. And may Santa have mercy on your soul…]
I don’t want to make too big an issue of this, but today’s date is 7th April.
The 7th of bleedin’ April, for folk’s sake!
And what was dear old UKTV Gold showing earlier this evening?
Yes, you guessed it (or maybe you didn’t): the 2004 Christmas episode of “My Family”. And here’s the listings screenshot to prove it:
Dang! Why didn’t somebody tell me it was Christmas already? We haven’t even got a single pack of Eat Me dates in the house!