Grumpy Old Men [1] is a conversational-style television programme on BBC2 which has run for several series since the late 1990s.
The format shows a number of well-known middle-aged men talk about any issues of modern life which irritate them, from the proliferation of excessive road signs to uneccessary and overly-loud mobile phone conversations.
The appeal of the show probably stems largely from the fact that the indignant rants shown are directed against things that many people neither grumpy nor old find absurd or infuriating themselves.