The conversation: Have TV talent shows had it?

As the BBC launches The Voice, host Reggie Yates insists it's different to other TV singing contests, while veteran DJ Paul Gambaccini argues that the format is deadTonight the BBC's new singing contest The Voice goes head to head with Simon Cowell's Britain's Got Talent on ITV. Veteran DJ Paul Gambaccini – aka The Professor of Pop – believes the format has run its course, while The Voice presenter Reggie Yates insists his show is doing something new. Interview by Susanna Rustin.Paul Gambac...

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The conversation: Have TV talent shows had it?

Guardian Music — As the BBC launches The Voice, host Reggie Yates insists it's different to other TV singing contests, while veteran DJ Paul Gambaccini argues that the format is deadTonig... more info