rosiet2008:

Hard to believe there was a time when people won talent shows for reasons other than that they appealed to the young and/or were considered "cool". In today's youth obsessed, "cool" obsessed climate people like Pam Ayres, Max Boyce, Michael Barrymore, Dave Allen, Frank Carson, Mary Hopkin, Su Pollard, Les Dennis and Victoria Wood wouldn't stand a chance.

blinko:

rosiet2008:

Hard to believe there was a time when people won talent shows for reasons other than that they appealed to the young and/or were considered "cool". In today's youth obsessed, "cool" obsessed climate people like Pam Ayres, Max Boyce, Michael Barrymore, Dave Allen, Frank Carson, Mary Hopkin, Su Pollard, Les Dennis and Victoria Wood wouldn't stand a chance.

Well thank goodness for that , there is only one person on that list that is at all worth listening to, the others were absolutely awful , and one of them is best forgotten.

In your opinion.  In mine they are marvellous as is a certain Tom O'Connor who also appeared on a talent show.  I expect Diversity will be a here today gone tommorrow act - pity the same can't be said for Lenny Henry who won New Faces and who, for some reason, as he's devoid of talent, is still in the spotlight. 

I can't believe that first post.  Shameful.