Chart Throb, by Ben Elton
15th Nov 2006, 13:09 GMT
This is Ben Elton's 11th novel and, this time, he has picked on marathon TV talent shows, specifically The X Factor, which his "Chart Throb" has apparently usurped. The formula is the same: three judges, interminable auditions, phone-ins, vote-offs, acres of red-top coverage. One judge, Calvin Simms, is known for being nasty, and bosses the operation. Another, Rodney Root, a has-been boy-band songwriter, is patronised by Simms.
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