BBC bosses axe big budget talent show after just one series
thesun.co.ukIT was mooted as the old person’s version of The X Factor and now the BBC show Rock Till We Drop has gone the same as the ITV talent show.
The programme aired last year and went in search of veteran singers and musicians over the age of 64 to form a group that would play the main stage at the Isle of Wight festival.
But after one series on BBC Two, which was fronted by Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemp and Lady Leshurr, bosses have decided not to bring it back.
A TV insider said: “This was a talent show with a difference, because it gave people who had a gift a second chance to let it shine. “Whether it was down to illness, family, tragedy or just bad luck, many of those taking part hadn’t had their dreams of becoming a performer realised. “The only criteria they had to meet was that they were at least 64 years old — and in many cases they had applicants on the show who were far older.” READ MORE TV NEWSSUN-SATIONAL Love Island full cast revealed - from 'blind' star to Michelle Keegan's doubleHOLMES' HEARTACHE Eamonn Holmes scammed out of thousands by fraudster Martin and Lady Leshurr were hosts and mentors, who spent almost two months forming a group each made up of six or seven singers and musicians.
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