Monday, 5. January 2004

Topic: TV - on January 5, 2004 at 4:01:00 PM CET

First there was Pop Idol now its Power Idol?
Now politicians audition for votes

First Pop Idol made an unlikely star of overweight singer Michelle McManus. Now the format faces its toughest challenge yet: creating the nation's first genuinely populist politician.

The producer behind the reality TV hit Big Brother is in talks with broadcasters about a political version of Pop Idol - a nationwide show designed to choose a brand-new candidate for election.

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