Paul McCartney set to appear on X Factor

The X Factor, love it or hate it, you can't really ignore it. Unless of course, you turn over for Strictly Come Dancing on a Saturday. But you'll not be doing that on December 13th if you're a Beatles fan.

Yes, that's the date of the X Factor final and if reports are to be believed, the final trip will be murdering shortened Beatles classics to get your votes, with Paul McCartney in attendance. You can stick your life savings on any three from Yesterday, Let It Be, Hey Jude and Twist and Shout. Well, you didn't expect Helter Skelter did you?

Obviously this could all be a load of tosh. The reports come from the Daily Mirror, who quote that old favourite, the 'industry insider', which is probably the programme's PR department drumming up trade: 'The big plan by Simon Cowell is to get Sir Paul for the final, which would be just fantastic. Everybody knows The Beatles wrote some of the best songs in history, so it would be a sensational end for the series.'

Good move or bad, it'll certainly gets bums on seats.