OoOh matron! They’re as British as bowler hats, moaning about the weather and losing at international sports.

They’re also the most successful series of British films ever made.

Yes, I’ve always got time for a cheeky Carry On… film, such as Carry On Up the Jungle (Sunday, Gold, 7.10pm). These bawdy comedies hold a special place in my heart and hark back to a time when men were only after one thing… A time when you could innocently exclaim “Oh, what a lovely looking pear” followed by a hearty chuckle.

This one is the 19th in the film series and sees a Victorian ornithology expedition to the darkest regions of the African wilds.

Of course the film-set looks more like a garden centre with the clever rotation of the same pot plants.

Featuring all the usual Carry On suspects such as the relentlessly lecherous Bill Boosey (Sid James), camp ornithologist Professor Inigo Tinkle (Frankie Howerd) and Ugh the Jungle Boy played by Terry Scott.

The wafer-thin plot sees the team in search of the rare Oozlum bird, which is said to fly in ever decreasing circles until it disappears up its own rear end.

Thankfully before you start to question the science, the screen is filled with bikinied lovelies bouncing around.

And for the ladies, there’s eye-candy in the shapely form of Terry Scott in his Tarzan-style loincloth.

Carry On Up the Jungle is about as politically incorrect as you can get, but it’s done with a saucy charm that makes it acceptable.

Talking of charm, or the lack of, how about presenters Jason Manford and Alex Jones on The One Show (Weekdays, BBC1, 6.30pm). What’s up with the Christine Bleakley replacement?

It’s like the BBC raided the Dr Who department and tried to build a robotic clone.

They’ve nailed the visual similarity, but messed up with the Welsh accent there.

Believe me, I’ve tried to warm to Alex Jones, but her automaton efficiency and habit of cutting guests off in mid-sentence is very annoying.

Jason Manford seems likeable enough but he’s too easily swayed by the voices in his ear-piece.

At least with predecessor Adrian Chiles you could tell he was glibly aware of the trivial format of the programme.

Thank the Lord, then, for Chris Evans on Friday, and I never thought I’d say that.

The former presenter of the Big Breakfast and TFI Friday is not everyone’s cup of tea, but at least he’s got a personality.

Old copper top was running amok last Friday and outshone the tedious Manford and Jones.

With the BBC losing many of its big-name presenters, they would do well to give Evans another crack at prime-time television.

Another blast from the past is Jason Donovan who was looking all craggy and thoughtful on Who Do You Think You Are? (Monday, BBC1, 9pm). The programme featured the Aussie former-popstar tracing his family history on his mother’s side.

Unsurprisingly, he’s related to a convict.

Something I could have told him and saved the taxpayer hundreds of pounds in airfares.

But it didn’t matter how exciting the revelations were about his ancestry [ed's note - they're from Dorset you know], as Donovan gave the same comatose reply – “that’s [yawn] fascinating”.

You get the feeling that the poor lad has got quite a few personal issues.

To make up for his lacklustre performance, here are a few startling facts you may not know about him: Jason once dated neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue; in 1995 he had a drug overdose in the notorious nightclub The Viper Room in Los Angeles; and going into I’m a Celebrity... Jason was the bookies’ favourite to win the competition.

He finished third.