Rather rudely, Sky Arts’ long-running series, The Book Show, continues its brutal assault on the primetime schedules and persists at stealing viewers away from other, far more valuable shows that feature z-list celebrities being followed by a camera for some reason. With a blend of literary discussion, interviews with authors and weekly reading recommendations, The Book Show does nothing to help propagate the fame-hungry, celeb-worshipping culture we’ve come to know and love.

Not content to simply broadcast their book-hugging antics near-nightly on Sky Arts, The Book Show is now threatening to invade your very homes with more paperbound propaganda. Every week, guests of the show are invited to select one book that they wish they had written and all chosen titles will then be given away to one winner when the series ends in April.

Such an abundance of literature is dangerous. Take our advice: don’t click on this link to enter the competition and instead tune in tonight to Celebrities Stars Queue at the Bus-Stop and Try to Make Friends showing on ITV2 at 9pm*.

Or, see below for a clip from The Book Show…

The Book Show is next on tonight at 7pm on Sky Arts channel 267. This week, presenter Mariella Fostrup is joined by Mark Billingham, Melvin Burgess, Oliver James, Katie Fforde and Jacqueline Wilson. Follow the link for full listing details.

*Show may not actually exist.