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Chart Throb | Ben Elton

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Chart Throb.The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three judges. Just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits smugly in judgement upon the mingers, clingers and blingers whom he has pre-selected in his carefully scripted 'search' for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing. The 'real' is about to be put back into 'reality' television and Calvin and his fellow judges (the nation's favourite mum and the other bloke) are about to become ex-factors themselves. Ben Elton, author of Popcorn and Dead Famous returns to blistering comic satire with a savagely hilarious deconstruction of the world of modern television talent shows. Chart Throb. One winner. A whole bunch of losers.

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Chart Throb | Ben Elton

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We've all watched X Factory, The Voice, Pop Stars along with many other 'reality' shows like Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity get me out of here etc etc, so you know Chart Throb. You're familiar with the setup, you know the judges, so let's go behind the scenes.

Alongside my love of reality TV, there's something that sits in my peripheral vision that's uncomfortable, and Elton zeroed in on that.

This will change the way I watch a reality show.

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