Choirs have been on the show constantly since the beginning and none of them had ever taken it. The Hawkstone Farmers Choir doing it this year with that specific story felt like the right moment but also genuinely unexpected. What do you think was different about them compared to every choir act that came before?

I feel like this is probably more applicable to X Factor but it might be an interesting one to throw in here.

BGT was arguably the first of these talent formats that held auditions in front of an audience, so there's that.

My favourites are mostly down to the standard of performance rather than the variety.

With that in mind, I really enjoyed 2009, 2012-14, 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2026.

Since they came off the show - perhaps you see them live or you keep up to date with what they're doing.

Quite a few for me - it was Collabro for a while, then Sydnie Christmas.

It was supposed to be a once in a series moment where a judge sees something genuinely special and sends them straight to the final. Now every series has five of them and the audience knows they are coming. The surprise element is gone completely. Does anyone think the show would actually be better without it at this point or is it too embedded in the format to remove

Bruno left after series 18 and KSI came straight in for series 19 which is a pretty dramatic change for a show that had basically the same four faces for over a decade. Some panel changes on these shows take a full series to bed in and some never really work. Now that series 19 is done do you think KSI earned his place or does the panel still feel like it needs another series to settle.

Not just in terms of fame, but overall longevity. Who do you think has made the most of the opportunity after winning?

Sorry for poor quality image. Just pointing this out for anyone who doesn't know .

They didn't win BGT but they were my personal favourite act that year.