Nick Knowles who is currently presenting ‘Last Choir Standing’ on Saturday nights, revealed that when he was first approached to host the show he thought it would flop.

Knowles told the Daily Mail: “When they first approached me, I said, ‘You’re mad. Who’s going to watch a Saturday night entertainment show with the word ‘choir’ in the title?’ It conjures up images of Songs Of Praise.

“But they convinced me to have a look at some of the early footage – the back stories about some of the entrants. I was blown away. One of the first things I saw was this group of WI women singing ‘I Predict A Riot’ by the Kaiser Chiefs. I thought, ‘This is brilliant; funny and inspiring. Superb telly.’

“Now I’m a total convert. It’s exactly the sort of programme the BBC should be making. And, let’s face it, no one but the BBC would do a show like it.”