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“And so all the engagement with Channel 4 made the show unquestionably twice as good, because it was exacted and all the questions and notes were not generic, they were all really getting to the nub of things, they spotted things that didn’t quite work, they have seen it and they’ve flagged it.”

He continued: “So it was great, because it made the show better. When people want to get involved, you only want smart, clever people.

“Well, I’m happy to say that was the case here, it was exacting in the right way.