Springwatch renamed Vole Love Island

THE BBC is changing the name of flagship nature show Springwatch to Vole Love Island to appeal to a younger, sexier demographic. 

The move is an attempt to fill the gap in the market left by the suspension of Love Island with a similar collection of rutting beasts, but unwaxed.

A spokesman said: “Chris Packham will be replaced by breathless commentary from Maya Jama and all the voles will be given names like Brigg, Finn and Tilly-Lea.

“We’ll follow them in their burrows and out in the hedgerows as they couple up, fight and mate. They’ll be given little thimbles of prosecco to keep them frenzied.

“Will September have a litter with Maxim, or is she tempted by Tony? What will Max’s ex Diamond, a former nightclub dancer for shrews, have to say about that? Sparks are going to fly!”

The strategy is part of a larger initiative across the corporation to steal competitors’ market share by rebranding, with other shows including Naked Bargain Hunt and The Masked Antiques Roadshow on Ice. 

But former presenter Chris Packham said: “They’ve f**ked this right up. Voles mate for life. Should have gone for deer mice. They shag anything.”

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The Oscars for films you've actually seen

ARE you unlikely to ever watch Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom or Mank, no matter how many Oscars they win? How about Oscars for fims you’ve definitely seen instead?

Best picture: Carry On Camping

Everyone’s seen this, slumped on the sofa one afternoon with a hangover, too apathetic to change channels. Barbara Windsor’s bra flying into Kenneth Williams’s face with a ‘boing!’ is an iconic moment to rival anything in Citizen Kane, probably. You’ve not seen Citizen Kane. It sounds boring.

Best cinematography: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Everyone’s seen this, even though nobody cares about Kevin Costner, Robin Hood, or Kevin Costner as Robin Hood. The key thing is that you’ve watched it, and that ain’t going to happen with this year’s worthy Oscar-nominated drama Nomadland about unemployment in the American West.

Best actor: Gregory Peck for The Guns of Navarone

It’s odd to give a 2021 Oscar to an actor who’s been dead since 2003 in a film from 1961, but this war film’s got you through a lot of sickies so what better? Why should Oscars only go to new films that are good? What about old crap?

Best actress: Linda Hamilton for Terminator 2

Running the full gamut of emotions from badass to scared to clutching a fence shouting ‘NO!’, there’s never been a better performance in an action film regularly shown late at night on digital channels when your partner’s gone to bed and you should too but just want to see this next bit which is a good bit.

Best screenplay: National Lampoon’s European Vacation

From the opening when the Griswolds win Pig in a Poke to whatever happens at the end, you’ve usually nodded off by then, this script is a witty romp through offensive national stereotypes and endlessly quotable. Because you’ve seen it 40,000 times. Because it’s always on.

Best original score: Grease

Name another film where everyone knows all the songs. Exactly.