Professor Branestawm Returns

Not as bad as some reviews have made it out to be. I loved PB as a child. I loved the drawings and the characters. It's the only book that I can actually remember being read to me in bed. I had no idea that this had been turned into a TV thing until tonight. I watched it on BBC iPlayer and I was pleasantly surprised. Very quaintly English and gentle in it's treatment of a much loved classic I found it entertaining and very charming. There are bits of adult humour added in for good measure, but these would slide easily above the heads of youngsters. One reviewer used the words 'vile' and 'tripe' - total nonsense in my opinion, this programme couldn't have been made any differently. Disney doesn't rule the world and neither do Pixar or Dreamworks, there's room for Aardman and and other takes on humour and charm. I'd rather spend an hour watching this lovely little bit of harmless nonsense than the truckloads of so-called comedy that occupies most of television... endless 'teen' situations, poorly written stuff about groups of goofy people who live or work together... this is different, it harks back to more simple times and does it with warmth and affection. Besides, anything with Matt Berry in it has to be good.