Other than during Mark Lawrenson's attempts at humour on "Football Focus", I'm most likely to be seen shouting profanities at the TV when the news is on at Xmas or Easter.
There's always a little intro along the lines of, "Britain's airports were reportedly extremely busy today, as many decided to head for the sun over the holiday period".
We then get a series of hugely uninteresting interviews with people at the airport.
"We just thought we'd have a wee change!", "...well, it's nice to get a bit of sunshine...!" These are examples of some of the more perceptive quotes.
Is this "News"? It's about as newsworthy as hearing that my upstairs neighbour reportedly scratched her arse during a game of cribbage.
As a TV reporter, you must realise that your career is on a steep downward trajectory when you find yourself being assigned to the pre-Easter/Xmas Airport "vox pops" job. They must reflect on their shattered dreams. How watching "All The President's Men" as a kid got them interesting in journalism and getting to "break" a world shattering story, or their hopes of becoming an all-action War correspondent, admired for their dedication and courageous search for the truth....
