Matthew Horton's Blog

A single gimmick, a po-faced premise, charisma-free contestants and Jessie J – BBC One's The Voice has all the ingredients to send you scrambling for the off switch, but somehow it's as addictive as Pringles.

Doctor Who showrunner - and professional big tease - Steven Moffat has taken a while to reveal the title of the final episode of the current series, but at last we know it's The Name Of The Doctor. What could it be?

The BBC confirmed yesterday (23 January) that Doctor Who will be returning this spring for the second half of its seventh – or 33^rd, if you're old school – series. So, what does 2013 promise? Here's what we know.

Four months of toil, sweat, frustration and desperation – and that was just the viewers – but it's all over now. James Arthur has won! It's the dawn of a brave new X Factor. A real, authentic, serious X Factor. How's that supposed to work?

They could've been the next big boyband, but right now they're heading nowhere but the bin. Union J – Jaymi, Josh, Jehoshaphat and Jeru the Damaja – have fallen at the last hurdle and The X Factor says a tearful goodbye to a boyband so uncharismatic they make One True Voice look like The Rolling Stones.

Borelow's revenge is complete. Rylan Clark – the man who couldn't hold a tune in a Velcro glove but still vanquished Gary's favourite Kye and also some decent singers along the way – has fallen. The King is dead! But doesn't his beard look neat?