DAYTIME TV

With the Euro2016 on a day off yesterday and the successful EU OUT campaign affecting the £ today, what better way of calming the nerves than watching CBBC. Yes, I'm on to day time television but it's not "Homes under the Hammer" (Dion Dublin) or "Four in a Bed" (what is that all about?), I am watching "Jamie Johnson", a children's story about a young lad who has to go to a new school at 11 years old (about). His dad has "disappeared", his mum is a nurse and is starting a new relationship and his grandad used to play for the local "league" team's youth side.  Get it on Catch Up.

Jamie (played by Louis Dunn) supports the local team and if his tricks on screen are any thing to go by, he is quite a good little footballer. He might end up playing for them.

Anyway, it involves issues like starting at a new school, being befriended by the class "geek" Foggie and a girl! Girls's football. What could be worse. Does his stick with their loyalty or go with the footballing bullies?

PE teacher Brian Bovell is a typical Kes like character and there are cameos from Gary Lineker, Rudd Gullit and Roy Carroll. Roy is still knocking about at Notts County. How old is he? The series was filmed in Nottingham, so Roy was "on hand".

Us retired folk need to watch this short series based on a book written by FA editor Dan Freedman, for no particular reason other than it must be better than the EU debate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbbc/group/b07gyw5v

Go on, make the most of your licence fee.