They should have taken the 'have I got news for you route', when a tub of lard replaced an absent Roy Hattersley, they could have had a chocolate teapot standing in for May.
Corbyn done way, way better. May is a dreadful speaker yet manages to retain the trademark Tory characteristics of a soulless, selfish, arrogant performance, based around four buzz words, 'negotiate, stable, strong, important'.
Nick Ferrari of LBC asked the same thing of Corbyn this morning, the only leader to refuse him an interview . I was tempted to ring in and tell him it was likely because you're a top class, irrelevant, muppet.
I think both leaders have decided that they won't play to the media's tune. Of course you could argue that a stronger leader would turn up and play their own music, but I do wonder if this is heralding the end of the media circus.