inners ▁were ▁picked ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁The ▁couple ▁both ▁den y ▁being ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁sc am ▁that ▁was ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁Mail ▁on ▁Sunday ▁newspaper ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁the ▁story ▁through ▁media ▁public ist ▁Jonathan ▁Hart ley . ▁ ▁The ▁television ▁show ▁also ▁launched ▁two ▁very ▁successful ▁" cl ubs ", ▁the ▁Richard ▁& ▁Jud y ▁Book ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Richard ▁& ▁Jud y ▁W ine ▁Club , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁style ▁to ▁those ▁made ▁popular ▁by ▁US ▁TV ▁present er ▁Op rah ▁W inf rey . ▁The ▁book ▁club ▁featured ▁literature ▁by ▁new ▁and ▁unknown ▁writers . ▁One ▁book ▁was ▁review ed ▁each ▁week ▁and ▁the ▁winner , ▁named ▁" Read ▁of ▁the ▁Year ," ▁was ▁announced ▁at ▁an ▁awards ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Finn igan ▁finally ▁under w ent ▁a ▁long - await ed ▁kne e ▁operation ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁short ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁recuper ate ▁fully ▁from ▁the ▁surg ery . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Made ley ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁guest ▁present ers ▁Emma ▁Bun ton ▁and ▁M yle ene ▁K lass ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July , ▁he ▁presented ▁the ▁episode ▁on ▁by ▁himself . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁series ▁a ired ▁its ▁final ▁episode . ▁ ▁After ▁seven ▁years ▁at ▁Channel ▁ 4 , ▁Finn igan ▁and ▁Made ley ▁began