Animal Games (BBC1); My Breasts Are Too Big (C4); Nip/Tuck (h4): YOU may have thought you were dreaming if you turned onto BBC1 last night to see giant maggots and fleas competing in the high jump and caterpillars taking on fish at shooting, but it was all true.

Some ingenious mind came up with the idea of this programme to yet again showcase the brilliance of the BBC's wildlife department, this time with a nifty Olympic Games tie-in.

The premise of the show is 'what would happen if the animal kingdom took part in some of the most popular Olympic disciplines?'.

To make it fair, all the animals have been scaled to human size using impressive computer graphics and their abilities have been scaled-up in ratio to their new size.

An hilarious commentary by John Motson made this one of the most bizarre viewing experiences of the year - enjoyable but very weird.

There was more sober viewing on C4. Despite the title, My Breasts Are Too Big wasn't a blue movie but a serious look at the trials of having a really large chest.

The women in this documentary must tear their hair out when they see the likes of Jordan pumped up like Barbie dolls. Rather than fighting to increase their assets these girls are begging and borrowing to lose a bit up front.

They bravely let the cameras follow them into changing rooms in specialist lingerie shops (where bras go up to double J) and into the doctor's surgery as they spoke about backache, humiliating stares and an inability to sleep.

When they were given the go-ahead for surgery they then had to tell their friends and loved ones. One boyfriend was less than supportive, claiming he didn't notice how large his girl's breasts were until they were 'unleashed' and the poor girl then had to attend a Goodbye Boobs party held by her male workmates.

With that reaction is it any wonder she was heading for the operating table?

At least the women featured could be thankful they were not being operated on by the Nip/Tuck team. This dark US comedy wowed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic when it was aired on cable.

Thankfully C4 bought the drama so even more people can revel in the sick humour and watch through their fingers as some very beautiful surgeons perform some drastic operations on their very disturbed clientele.

Published: 08/12/2004