Variety shows just why Britain’s got talent

IT seems that the whole nation watched the television presentation of Britain’s Got Talent.

We had eccentric acts and wonderful performers. Auditions had been held throughout the land. But very little is new on television today.

Many readers, I’m sure, will remember the great Carroll Levis and his “Discoveries” and the excitable Hughie Green and his Opportunity Knocks show. They toured the country’s theatres searching for talent.

The last time I saw Carroll Levis was at the Parade Theatre, Skegness, in August 1956, and Hughie Green at a Birmingham theatre. He still used his catchline to performers: “We wanna hear ya.”

There seems to be a lack of variety shows on television, only if you want to live in the country or abroad. There are also more cookery programmes than cookery books on offer.

Variety is the spice of life – that is why the talent show was such a success.

From: George Appleby, Leighton Croft, Clifton Moor, York.

BRITAIN really has some amazing talent, and six of the 10 contestants could have won this final – and deserved to.

Before the winner was announced, I thought how wonderful it would have been to have 12-year-old Ronan Parke singing a duet with the young girl who sang her way to win the American version of the show, and performed here on this show.

If they had sung something suitable, they could have had young James Hobley dancing alongside them.

How inspiring for young generations and family audiences around the world and, I am sure, pleasing for the Queen.