CLOUD Cuckoo Land? Picture the scene in thousands of houses up and down the country.

It's a Saturday evening in December and two weeks to Christmas Day.

Three generations sit down for an evening's television.

"What shall we watch' asks Mum. "Strictly Come Dancing or The X Factor?"

"Put on our nativity video" beg the children!

"I've got it here in my hand," said grandad, raising his right arm.

"Dad," shouted mum, frantically.

"You're spilling your drink, your pudding's going cold and we're all waiting to leave the table."

Ah, well, we can all dream.

M R CRAGG, via email.