Last Night's Telly: 28/05/08 - Ten Years Younger/Imagine: Doris Lessing

Ten Years Younger, Channel 4
Imagine, BBC1

It's the sheer unapologetic affront of Ten Years Younger which gets my blood boiling. "We're the original and best show that says 'YES' to the knife!" it boasted on returning last night, giving no quarter to the complaints against the first three series. While Trinny & Susannah and Gok Wan may be shallow feelgood merchants for a dumbed-down age, at least they pay a certain lip service to the idea that looks aren't everything and that all the insecure may need is a little confidence boost.

But Younger, ruthlessly, has no such qualms: "This is the show that nips, tucks and tightens to get those years off!" And I find Nicky Hambleton-Jones one of the scariest, most unlikeable presenters on TV. Perhaps in real life she's a lovely warm woman, a great laugh on a girls' night out, in which case I commend her acting skills at playing such a bitch on TV.


To read the full review, click here:
The Scotsman. And scroll down for a review of last night's episode of The Apprentice.