Pointless is currently on the lookout for contestants to compete in the next series, and Mancs are being encouraged to give it a go.
The hit BBC One primetime gameshow – which is hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, first aired all the way back in 2009, and is watched by millions of viewers each episode – has run for an impressive 27 series now, and has even produced a celebrity spinoff show too.
But now it’s back for another series that’s set to start filming this year, and the producers are looking for contestants to take part.
Unfamiliar with what Pointless is all about?
Most quiz shows are all about trying to get the most points, but on Pointless flips that on its head as contestants are instead tasked with trying to score as few points as possible by racking their brains to come up with answers that no one else can think of on a series of different general knowledge topics over four rounds.
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Pointless is currently on the lookout for contestants to compete in the next series / Credit: BBC
The contestants are asked the same questions that were previously asked of surveyed individuals, and the aim is to give the correct answers that were given least-frequently by the people surveyed.
If a contestant provides a correct answer that was not said by anyone in the survey, then this is known as a ‘pointless answer’, and money is added to the grand prize jackpot for the finalists to take home if they give a pointless answer in the last round.
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The news that producers are casting for a new series comes just days after Richard Osman announced that he would step down as co-presenter of the series to focus more on his writing career, and that rotating guest-presenters would take his place until a new permanent presenter is found, so it is highly likely that he will not be a part of this new series.
There has been no confirmations as to who will become guest presenters in his place at this time, however.
The hit BBC One primetime gameshow is hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman / Credit: BBC
Fancy grabbing a partner, brushing up on your general knowledge, and sticking an application in for the new series then? All you’ll need to do is fill out a couple of forms online that tell the show’s producers some information about yourself and why you’re keen to take part.
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You’ll need to be 18 years of age and a legal resident of the UK too.
The deadline for applications is 23 February 2023, so you’ve got plenty of time to find someone to take part with and get applying.
Stockport County’s Christmas dinner in a cup returns for 2025 as part of new festive food range
Danny Jones
We can’t believe it’s rolled around again already, but with the festive period well underway and the big day just a few weeks away, Stockport County have brought back their viral ‘Xmas dinner in a cup’for 2025.
Better still, the County Courtyard has seen some new Christmas specials added to its food menu, too.
The local football club are absolutely flying in League One at the moment, having spent plenty of time at the top of the table already and still well and truly contesting those promotion/play-off spots.
If you’re a Stopfordian, that’s plenty of cause for celebration right there, but with the Christmas dinner in a cup also up for grabs once more, the holiday season literally couldn’t taste any better right now.
For those who’ve never seen it before, it’s exactly what it says on the tin – well, cup: a little Sunday dinner in a County-branded takeaway coffee cup, complete with a healthy pour of gravy and pretty much all the trimmings you could hope for.
Yes, including sprouts, because all of you who still don’t touch them need to grow up already.
Currently priced at just £4.50, not only does it contain virtually all the major food groups (barring the customary matchday pints, of course), it might just be one of the healthiest and best value-for-money bits of footy scran around – certainly in Greater Manchester, anyway.
But, as mentioned, that’s not all this year; Stockport are also serving up the new festive hot dog and even a ‘leftover Christmas curry’ in a bowl, which might even be more warming on a cold night at Edgeley Park than the Xmas dinner in a cup or clinging onto a flask of Bovril.
Anyone else craving that curry with a cheeky bit of bubble and squeak now?
It’s also worth noting that you’ll only be able to get one of those on Boxing Day, by the way, when the Hatters host Lincoln City in the league.
As for the rest of it, County fans can get their hands on this seasonal scran for the first time this year at the weekend when Dave Challinor’s side take on Barnsley at 12:30pm, and two of the three specials will then be served at home every game over the holiday period.
Speaking of random Christmas food creations, there’s another limited-time-only and potentially divisive example that we’ll also be sampling this December…
Aldi has launched the world’s first lickable pigs in blankets wrapping paper… for some reason
Emily Sergeant
Aldi has launched its latest Christmas creation, and this one’s arguably wackier than anything else it’s brought out before.
There’s absolutely no denying that pigs in blankets are a staple of festive feasting, with millions of the little delicacies consumed throughout the UK each Christmas, but have you ever wished you could turn the taste of those pigs in blankets into a lickable wrapping paper to wrap all this year’s gifts in? Yeah probably not… Aldi‘s made it though.
It’s anticipated that more than 561 million pigs in blankets are going to be eaten over the festive period, new research has found, which is an average of 10 per person.
But if you just can’t bare to leave the taste of pigs in blankets behind, Aldi’s new wrapping paper is set to give shoppers a fun and tasty twist when it comes to gift-giving.
The limited-edition wrapping paper is inspired by Aldi’s very-own range of pigs in blankets, and is described as capturing the smoky, savoury flavour and smell of the festive treat, with stickers that peel back to reveal a truly unique ‘lickable’ experience.
Aldi has launched the world’s first lickable pigs in blankets wrapping paper / Credit: Simon Jacobs/PA Wire (via Aldi UK)
Not only does the novelty wrapping paper taste and smells like pigs in blankets, it also looks the part on presents too with its pastel pink design, festive holly, and snowflake patterns.
“Pigs in Blankets are a highlight of the festive season… so we wanted to create something special to celebrate the Christmas classic,” commented Julie Ashfield, who is the Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, as the new creation launches.
“This unique, lickable wrapping paper is the perfect way to spread extra joy on Christmas Day.”
Want to get your hands on it then? Unfortunately, it won’t be as simple as popping to your nearest Aldi store and picking up a roll, as with a creation as unique as this, there’s only going to be limited stock and a special shopper competition to win it.
To be in with a chance of winning, you simply need to email [email protected] with your full name before the deadline at 11:59pm on 1 December.
Emily Sergeant -
14th April 2022 
