X FACTOR V STRICKLY COME DANCING..PLUS JANE MORGAN NEW RELEASE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW.

NEW RELEASE BY JANE MORGAN....THE BALLADS OF LADY JANE/THE SECOND TIME AROUND.***

This is , of course , not a new album but a re release by Sepia of this incredibly warm singer who has had a lot of her old recordings out in the market over the last two years. This album is as pleasing as her previous efforts with many choice tracks to choose from. Their are some very dated in sound recordings but the gems are there....ROMANTICA,KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE,OUR LANGUAGE OF LOVE, I AM A HEART, MY FAVOURITE THINGS and more. The warm timbre of her voice and her choice of material remind me of a somewhat deep-voiced Vera Lynn and I find any album by Jane is worth a purchase but I have only awarded this album three stars because there are some fillers on it which were certainly not her best recordings.


STRICKLY v X FACTOR.

The big guns from the BBC and ITV started last weekend, and next weekend they both have 2 hour slots on peak viewing Saturday. Last week Strickly had all their performers onscreen over two days. Everythings the same including all participents claiming its the best line-up ever; Russell Grants an interesting performer,Anton DeBeque couldn't cope with a feather boa,Lulu got lost,Craig Revel Horwood slated most of them, Brucie was laughing at his own jokes, and Bruno Toenaily was well over the top......heard it all before? Oh yes, it hasn't changed much and,naturally it's on BBC2 every weekday 6.30pm with Zoe Ball being extra enthusiastic as she lets all participents waffle on about their hard rehearsals,upsets,and THE JOURNEY. Somehow it's entertaining but I'm not sure who it's aimed at. The early rounds are the best then it all gets a little tedious as we tread the same path again,.

The X factor proved it also isn't going to change very much as last weekend all the judges eeked heart warming compassion and tears out of the singers as they could muster. Still creating back story and now story titbits to fill the media column inches. We know the results. The groups will diminish first ( except the good looking young men) The oldies will be next ( except the good looking young men) the young lady singers will hang on and then the show will be won by a good looking young man. Who's spending their money voting ? Young ladies OF COURSE ! Let's hope THE JOURNEY is good TV.