X Factor loses its lustre

By 2013-10-24T10:53:00

BBC2's The Great British Bake Off was the best of the rest at 8pm with 5.6 million viewers.

The shortening days always come as a disappointment, even though, without fail, it happens every year. But it feels especially poignant this year, as we bid adieu to the long hot days of the Grand Summer of 2013.

Sunday edition slips to seventh on the table as Saturday show drops out of the top 10 altogether

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