Singer Katie Melua on first impressions in the media

Singer Katie Melua spoke about "first impressions" in the media world, as talent show hopefuls are tested on air in The Voice and Britain's Got Talent.

But she said it did not really matter in the long-term, as the success of Adele had proved.

Alan Johnson and Michael Portillo then debated how impressions matter to the public when rating their politicians as they looked at the images of David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

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