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Is it just that I don't get out much, or is CBeebies putting some serious housewives' choices on the bedtime story?

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motherinferior · 02/05/2006 21:07

I mean, it used to be Penelope Keith telling one of those appalling Bebe rabbit stories. Now it's John Sims, and Philip Glenister (is that how you spell it) and today, Captain Jack from Dr Who reading Winnie the Witch. Has the Beeb got wise to the, you know, needs of the more motherly watcher?

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Dior · 02/05/2006 21:08

Yes, Philip Glenister does it for me! I even put the tv back on when dh had taken ds up for his bath!

Carmenere · 02/05/2006 21:09

Well they are very progressive if that's the case as it was Graham Norton the other day

motherinferior · 02/05/2006 21:10

They've had the bloke who is Lily Savage too, come to think of it.

But Captain Jack...we're talking seriously polymorphous perversity here, innit.

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morningpaper · 02/05/2006 21:11

I saw Graham Norton

Kept expecting him to saw something inappropriate

Twiglett · 02/05/2006 21:13

oooeeeooo get 'er and 'er 'abit

Squarer · 02/05/2006 21:19

Ooooh, was glued to John Sims. DS not interested in the slightest, but no way was he going to bed until that bedtime story was over....

snafu · 02/05/2006 21:27

And the slightly fey (but still cute) one from Casualty a while ago...hem hem

motherinferior · 02/05/2006 21:28

So it's not just me, then.

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Squarer · 02/05/2006 21:30

Oh, no. Far from just you, and now us I suspect

marthamoo · 02/05/2006 21:30

I'm just glad they're doing proper stories by Real Authors and not all that made up Beebee and Bracken nonsense that I think they got some YTS trainee to write (oooh, showing my age now, they don't have YTS trainees anymore do they?)

snafu · 02/05/2006 21:33

What are the chances of Julian Rhind-Tutt making an appearance, perhaps reading Odd Job Dog?

Squarer · 02/05/2006 21:36

Oooh stop. I can see (with slight inspiration) Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow stepping up to read Dog's Colourful Day.
The more I think of it, the more it becomes my dream scenario.

millie99 · 02/05/2006 21:36

liked the blond bloke from Hustle who was on a couple of weeks ago - Marc something?

snafu · 02/05/2006 21:38

Oh god - Marc Warren - I once had the filthiest dream about him, millie.

Not after watching CBeebies, I hasten to add...

WelshBoris · 02/05/2006 21:41

Is it only those contracted to the beeb?

Might write in and ask for Bradley Walsh

Cappucino · 03/05/2006 09:42

they had christopher eccleston reading some space story

can we thus have the new doctor who reading a story, with his actual scottish accent

mmmm

and pierce brosnan

with as many buttons undone as Philip Glenister had

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