In the wake of People of the Year Awards, three bodies earn praise

IF I TELL the truth about being a judge for this weekend’s People of the Year Awards, they’ll never invite me again.

But then, I’m not sure I’d be able for another outing.

It’s great television. Human stories of courage and community response. This year, AJ McCullough won for rescuing the entire Attah family when he encountered their car half into an icy canal, like the bus at the end of the movie The Italian Job. In that movie, Michael Caine pauses, looks at the wavering bus, which contains a stolen fortune, and does his Cockney mutter: “I’ve got an idea...”