Strictly Come Reading

Book publishing is going to get its own reality show in March, when six celebrities will be in a 'Apprentice' style reality show, where they will be attempting to write a crime novel for the Quick Reads series

'Murder Most Famous' will be hosted by Minette Walters, writer of The Ice House, amongst other books, and I don't quite know what to make of it.

It could be fabulous. It's certainly an interesting proposition, and good bring up any number of interesting ideas. Of course it's going to get the normal accusations of the BBC dumbing down, and I do in part agree. Yet on the whole, I think any programme that attempts to engage readers of books is a good thing. And i'm dying to read what Kelvin Mackenzie produces. Really I am.