What we need isn& #39;t "more left-wing or right-wing" telly programmes. We need more working-class programmes.

Location, Location, Location, but with people renting council houses who are looking for an affordable 3 bed place so their kids can have their own room.
Flog It, but it& #39;s people selling on stolen meat for £8 down the pub.
Bargain Hunt, but it& #39;s people browsing charity shops for cheap school clothes for their kids.
Tipping Point, but any contestent that says "I would spend the £10K prize on a new watch" is banned.

(He didn& #39;t win, thank god)
Pointless, but all the questions are about sport, and the winning couple say "we& #39;d just spend the jackpot on helping pay our bills, to be honest".
DIY SOS, but it& #39;s people doing the DIY themselves, because they can& #39;t afford to bring someone in.

Also, it& #39;s DIY. That& #39;s the bloody point, mate.
Benefits Street, but instead of finding the few people who don& #39;t want a job, you focus on the majority who do, and you help a group of people find their dream job.
University of Life Challenge: all the questions are from a pub quiz, and the host isn& #39;t a condescending twat.
Genuinely, there is one moment from a gameshow that has always stayed with me:

It was on In It To Win It. A man was asked what he& #39;d do if he won some money.

"I& #39;ll probably just use it to help pay the bills, to be honest."

He had tears in his eyes upon winning £5000.
Proper emotion, proper joy. I daresay relief.

Compare that to some people on Antiques Roadshow, who upon hearing their item is worth £30k, just say "oh, that& #39;s nice". Or people who just spend their gameshow winnings on another bloody holiday.
That moment stayed with me, because it& #39;s what my family would say. I have only seen it once on a gameshow, and that must be around 15 years ago. You really notice it when it& #39;s your day-to-day.
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