article_snippet.sent: The Top 40 show soared in popularity and at one time had a bigger audience than The Top 40 show Radio 1 rival.
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Caplan is perhaps best known as one of the judges on Pop Idol, a forerunner of X Factor, alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman.
article_snippet.sent: The series ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003 and set the format of TV talent shows based on audience voting for the next decade.
article_snippet.sent: The presenter (left) is perhaps best known as one of the judges on Pop Idol, a forerunner of X Factor, alongside Simon Cowell (second from right)