Reviews: Agatha Christie's Poirot: Five Little Pigs, Lawrence of Arabia: the Battle for the Arab World, Driving Mum Crazy

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From: The Scotsman
Date: 20031215
Author:Tom Adair

Agatha Christie's Poirot: Five Little Pigs, ITV1 Sunday

Lawrence of Arabia: the Battle for the Arab World, BBC2 Saturday

Driving Mum Crazy, Five, Sunday

When asked to name five famous Belgians, most people hesitate. A full FIVE! It couldn't be simpler - noisette truffle, almond parfait, marzipan crme, cherry whirl! and, Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian who doesn't actually melt in the mouth or rot your teeth. Brain rot, however, cannot be ruled out. Two hours of Agatha Christie's Poirot and surely, if tooth decay was spared, then senile decay was guaranteed. Poirot is boring, unctuous, so ...

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