Life was so much simpler in pre-video days when everyone refused invitations because the 'Forsyte Saga' was on. … - Simon Hoggart

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When someone says 'I'm so disillusioned', I say 'Congratulations! You've lost another illusion. '

Simon Hoggart

Life was so much simpler in pre-video days when everyone refused invitations because the 'Forsyte Saga' was on. Now we all just have a long list of unwatched shows, all of which, it seems, our friends are raving about. I feel as outdated as if I wore a Fair Isle sweater, ate Pot Noodle and had a two-bar electric fire in the sitting room.

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