Thank the Lord! Channel 4 has scrapped Celebrity Big Brother.

Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy said: “After the race row, it was constantly in the press and part of the national conversation at a time when traditionally it was off our screens – it feels like it has never been away this year.”

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV festival, Mr Bellamy added that resting the show “will benefit the format in the longer term as it will have a bit of breathing space”.

I think that Mr Bellamy is talking through his a**e!

What really happened is that no decent celebrities would sign up after the demise of Jade Goody and Jo O’Meara. It’s not as if they could afford to go even more Z list now could they?