I know John Barrowman is pure cheese but I've got to say that I'm a fan, mainly because he has that kind of bouncy optimism that is utterly infectious, but also because he's (probably) the Face Of Boe, which is just a bit too cool. Thanks to his genuinely brilliant career on the stage, and more recent TV career he seems the perfect choice to host a Saturday night light entertainment show - it's just a shame it's a complete mess.

Related: Can a person have too much John Barrowman?

When I heard that Peter Kay was producing a new piece of television, I was pleased - he may have gone slightly out of fashion over the last couple of years stand-up-wise (where's his eyeliner for chrissakes?) - but there's no denying that Phoenix Nights is a really fantastic sitcom. But the topic he had chosen, reality TV shows, did worry me slightly. Everyone's been knocking reality TV for ages! He's about three years too late with this parody, and it would only work if the jokes and the satire were really top notch...

Take a look at our Britain's Got The Pop Factor gallery...

UPDATE: To read Anna's review of BGTPFAPANCSSSOI, go here.

Reality TV can be a bit of a modern freak-show, where we get a chance to point and laugh at the funny people who didn't get the breaks we did in life. At its worst it's over-the-top, exploitative, patronising and unedifying. But all that might be set to change...

No idea how this came about, but imagine my girls-aloud-loving surprise at the news that Girls Aloud are looking for a sixth member. Seriously girls, if you ain't broke, which you ain't - in any sense - what's this going to fix?

For a long time it was Nicole. Then Nicole lost the weight and she had to go, so for a while it was the marginally-heavier chihuahua Tinkerbell instead. There were brief flings with other dogs, but now Paris is alone again. And she's looking for a new best friend.