Monkey goes to UKTV's Dave launch
UKTV last night held a quiz for hacks as the launch bash for its rebranded channel, Dave. Still doesn't sound quite right calling a TV channel Dave, does it? Anyway, quizmaster Sean Lock was soon riffing on TV fakery. "You're all here for a quiz. And because it's a TV quiz, obviously the winner was chosen a couple of days ago. The channel's called Dave - that was the original name of the Blue Peter cat." However, Lock was disappointed that the Daily Express hadn't entered a team for the event, held at the Classic Car Club on Old Street in east London. "It's a shame. Imagine tomorrow's headline: 'Diana wins quiz'." Read more ...