The publicity photos for Jamie Cooks Christmas (Channel 4) have Jamie Oliver clad in a ghastly green Christmas jumper. But in episode one there was no sign of said jumper, merely Oliver in his usual checked shirt and, later, a garish number decorated with cacti, which if I were his wife I’d “accidentally” put in the charity bag.
Good. I don’t know anyone who wears festive sweaters featuring reindeer and penguins around the house, do you? It is a myth perpetuated by makers of TV programmes and Bridget Jones’s Diary. And Gyles Brandreth. Besides, once-a-year garments are an eco insult and Oliver seems to be an anti-waste kind of chap. At least judging by the way he refused to throw away the top, dark