Boss Radio

Quite a while back now I read about a proposed TV show in which the star of a new Andrew Lloyd Webber production would be picked 'Pop idol' style by the TV audience. I promptly wrote a letter to one of the TV magazines pointing out that this would not get him the best person for the job because TV audiences just love an underdog, I gave a couple of examples of previous reality shows in which the result had been completely farcial. It won me a portable radio (Which doesn't actually work properly, but what the hey, it was free).

Flash forward a while and Andrew Lloyd Webber finds himself in the Sunday papers for losing his rag live on TV over two of his favourites being up for the chop that week. He was particularly miffed as it was his task to pick which one of them had to go.

He should have listened to me.

This week the favourite to win X-Factor (Just another identikit female vocalist with a pitch correction warble IMHO) went out. Such were the bellows of outrage that Ofcom, the overseers of TV, have launched an investigation into possible corruption.

I will predict here and now that they will find nothing whatsoever wrong with the voting. Everyone assumed that as the favourite she would automatically get through so they voted for their favourite underdog instead.

Maybe I should send a copy of this blog to the Radio Times, I might win a radio that works next time