Stephen Fry being seductive about the up and coming, now, thankfully past, 'Humph Sunday' was a big turn off. That particular Sunday at home was exceptionally quiet because the radio stayed firmly switched off most of the day.

If I hear another Humphrey Lyttleton 'I haven't Got a Clue' announcement or any other attempts at cheap programming on the back of the demise of a showbiz personality I shall scream!!! I didn't find the programmes particularly amusing when they were broadcast the first time round and I was glad when they ended their seasonal runs. I hoped the various series wouldn't be returned and now, they are incessantly repeated.

It is obvious that the BBC programming didn't allow for a compιre to die, at least not this one, but by heavens! They've not been slow to use the opportunity that has presented itself. Some royalties to participants' accounts is a huge saving on the contract fees that may have been paid out otherwise.

Give us a break. How long do we have to do this vicarious mourning on behalf of the BBC programming department gap-filling requirements? The whole broadcasting arrangement is a shallow charade. Stop it now!