FIREMAN SAM I love the TV show Fireman Sam. I'm very lucky to have a wide range of children which has meant Fireman Sam has blessed my life many times over. I'm also blessed to have a younger brother who was just the right age when the first series came out – when everyone was fuzzy and there was an Italian lady called Bella Lasagne. All in all, I think Fireman Sam has been in my life for almost all of it. In fact, I reckon I have seen every episode at least ten times and I could probably write a PhD on the subject. I do however, have quite a few problems with Fireman Sam. I don't know if you've noticed but there are actually only about five or six people who live in Pont-y-Pandy and yet there is a fire or other emergency, almost every day. It must be impossible to get home insurance. Has there ever been a flood in the village where you live? Yes. Has there ever been a forest fire? Yes. Out of control go-cart? Yes. All of the above? Yes. And of cours...