![]() The BBC disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring is calm as she elicits painful testimony, from survivors of the Manchester and London Bridge terrorist attacks, on the effect of social-media character slurs. ![]() Panorama: Disaster Deniers: Hunting the trolls (BBC1, Monday of last week), an exploration of individuals who discredit disaster survivors on social media, is a tasting-plate for Radio 4’s ten-part series Disaster Trolls (reviewed opposite). But pretending that the answer to poverty is “clever swaps” and expending effort on swampy dishes never destined to grace the Oliver table leaves a bad taste. A wistful look came over the chef as he foreswore “proper custard”, parading the omission of vanilla pods to balance the books. The finale was a speedy sponge pudding made from white flour and jam. ![]() Consisting of one leek, shared between six people, and sauce made from a litre of milk thickened with flour and mustard, the lasagne was clearly not just scruffy, but too sloppy to plate up. While Jamie’s lips extolled microwaved chick-pea curry and veg lasagne, his expression telegraphed repulsion. With a retro-style fridge in the background, and pricey pans on the hob, the chef exclaimed that dishes were “an event”, and “happy days”. ![]() Not diminishing Mr Oliver’s achievements in banishing turkey Twizzlers, the budget cookery show was economically tone-deaf. STEAM sufficient to batch-cook a freezerful of treacle puddings came from my ears during Jamie’s £1 Wonders (Channel 4, Monday of last week). ![]()
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