(Slightly controversial) recommendation of the day

It's a commonly held belief that Frank Skinner and David Baddiel have never really been any good ever since they did a 'Morecambe & Wise' and left the comforting bosom of the BBC for ITV ten years ago. With their TV partnership now apparently behind them, they've instead been commissioned by The Times to do a series of (hnngh) podcasts on the World Cup, and in my humble opinion, it's a welcome return to form.

As Skinner himself notes in Tuesday's edition, the audio-only format means less of a reliance on tired visual gags such as lookalikes and comedy hairstyles that bogged down the latter series of Fantasy Football; and there's remarkably little filler material considering they're producing a 40 minute show three times a week. There is a nagging thought that Baker and Kelly should have been given this gig instead, but this is so much better than ITV4's excruciating World Cuppa show that I heartily recommend it.

http://www.baddielandskinner.com/