Duncan Gray, the Sky1 entertainment commissioning editor, was in a feisty mood at today's press launch of Davina McCall talent show Got To Dance, accusing the BBC of having "jumped on the bandwagon" by announcing rival show So You Think You Can Dance a month later. "Neither Diversity nor George Sampson nor 80% of the dance acts who make up our final 18 would be allowed to enter So You Think You Can Dance, as it's a competition for solo contemporary dancers aged 18-35," Dunc continued. OK, fair enough. "I've also had quite a lot of difficulty explaining to my kids and their friends quite who the old man with blonde hair is who keeps popping up on BBC promos declaring 'I'm Back'." Mi-aow! What has "nasty" Nigel Lythgoe ever done to you, Duncan? The BBC is holding a So You Think You Can Dance press launch tomorrow. Over to you, Nigel...
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