I bet they fuck it up.

After close to 30 years of home consoles and computers, the modern media has always struggled to bring to televison a show which covers gaming and isn't plain shit. From being a young lad in the 80s watching spotty gimps play Paperboy and Hyper Sports on First Class, Gamesmaster and Bad Infuence in the early 90s, the absolute bag of shit which was Games-World (only good for featuring a leather clad Jet from Gladiators), through to Bits, Thumb Bandits, Bravo's Gamer TV there has always been something missing for the people who a) aren't kids, b) have some intelligence, c) manage to fit in gaming around a social life and beer. Even in this day and age of a thousand channels transmitted directly into the idiot box in the corner of your room, the only "dedicated" channel is Xleague.tv, which is another graduate from the Why Don't You school of TV.

So this brings me to Attempt #5631 by UK broadcasters to try and create a half decent adult based gaming show which doesn't make you want to claw your eyes out and stick the squashed up remains into your ears. The BBC, specifically BBC Scotland, have managed to make it to series 3 of VideoGaiden, which is actually half decent, and you don't even have to be in Scotland to watch it. You can watch Episode One below but you can watch the entire third series at the show's website. Be aware that it features some potty mouthed languague. Of course that's only a good thing but try not to have it on if the in-laws are round for tea though...

Mondays are generally nothing to write home about. Judaeo-Christians say Sunday is the first day of the week but that's nothing to celebrate either. Sunday is shit too as it's just a build up Monday.

Once in a while though you have a Monday which is actually pretty decent. Work is a laugh, you manage to get off your arse and do some excercise to rid the Christmas pounds, you make yourself a really decent bit of scran for tea, and you find out that Jaime Lidell is back in the studio. A new video has surfaced on YouTube of him and his and his cohorts performing an untitled track.

If you've not heard Jamie's stuff before I urge you to pick up his 2005 album Multiply. Hopefully with the promise of a new album comes the promise of live dates. I managed to see him at Glastonbury 2005 and he blew my wellies off and it would be great to see him again.

Another thing that has perked up my normally mundane Monday are Bag Raiders. Coming across like a less Gallic, (they're Aussies after all) Daft Punk Justice Ratatat crossbreed, I hope they make an album as good as their Fun Punch EP.

Available to download at Juno. Just buy it alright. Go on, it's cheaper than a pint FFS.

This saturday calls for an absolute rare groove classic. Miracles by the Jackson Sisters from 1976. No relation to that scary Micheal bloke though. Available on the self titled album Jackson Sisters also released in 1976.

I make no apologies for the video, as there isn't really one but who needs a video when the track is so good?

If you like this you should listen to Norman Jay's Giant 45 show every Sunday 18:00 - 20:00 on BBC London. Don't worry if you don't live in London. As is the case with the majority of BBC shows there is an Listen Again option.