EASTER SHOCKS

How could the BBC do this? They're going to broadcast a Madchester-themed version of The Passion this Easter, including, as part of it, Jesus being crucified while he sings Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.

That's just insulting - he was a spiritual leader who gave hope to the weakest of society, who was betrayed by those closest to him but continued to deliver his message; a man who knew suffering and pain but could still speak of love. And now they're going to have this Jesus chap sing Morrissey's holy words? There's going to be outrage.

Seriously, though, it's hard to see the point of this - they've cast Bez as a disciple and everything. Presumably, the idea is to make the story (and, oddly, classical music) relevant to the young people - although, to be honest, using The Stone Roses and the Buzzcocks as the soundtrack is probably going to resonate with the not-quite-so-hard-to-reach thirty and fortysomethings more than the teens. Leaving aside the obvious anger that's probably already pouring out of the more oversensitive Christian's ears like black smoke from a Vatican chimney, the whole thing seems to be sorely lacking a point. Did we learn nothing from tha Malcolm McClaren Ghosts of Oxford Street debacle?

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