Librarian (n): One who organises and manages a collection of books or other information materials, and who usually has a post-graduate qualification in a library or information science discipline.

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Science fiction (n): A genre of writing, film and television that imagines the impact of scientific or technological developments, or even changes to the laws of physics, upon living beings.

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Rover (proper noun): A sinister object that guarded the borders of The Village in cult 1960s TV series The Prisoner.

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I wouldn’t blame you if you were put off by the title of this post. After all, it’s a pretty moot point which people will continue to argue over, disagree about and use as a subject for television documentaries probably for decades to come. And whenever these discussions kick off, Orson Welles’ masterpiece Citizen Kane always gets mentioned, much to the annoyance of those people who don’t rate it very highly.

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What I’m reading online today – if you like what you see, add me to your Delicious network…

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Oh dear – it’s as inevitable as your pets dying, even Joss Whedon and Chris Carter couldn’t work out how to avoid it. But when you suddenly realise that TV shows that you’ve been watching and enjoying are swirling around the toilet bowl on their way down the drain, it’s still a terribly depressing moment. No matter how many times you experience it.

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Great news from this morning’s Media Guardian. This year’s British Comedy Awards will feature a tribute to the late comedy producer, writer and performer Geoffrey Perkins.

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Calling all Alias fans. Think of this as Lolcats: Jack and Sydney Bristow edition.

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Adrian Lester, of Hustle fame, has set out his stall for taking over the Doctor Who role should David Tennant decide he doesn’t want to do series five.

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“As we journey through life, discarding baggage along the way, we should keep an iron grip, to the very end, on the capacity for silliness. It preserves the soul from desiccation” – Humphrey Lyttleton

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