The 2008 series of Britain's Got Talent was the second series of the show. Notable differences from the 2007 series the included the fact that the auditions visited Scotland and that there were 40 in the live semi-finals. The series also ran for longer, this time airing seven weeks instead of one.
Ant and Dec returned as hosts with Stephen Mulhern coming back to present Britain's Got More Talent. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan retur...
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The 2008 series of Britain's Got Talent was the second series of the show. Notable differences from the 2007 series the included the fact that the auditions visited Scotland and that there were 40 in the live semi-finals. The series also ran for longer, this time airing seven weeks instead of one.
Ant and Dec returned as hosts with Stephen Mulhern coming back to present Britain's Got More Talent. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan returned as judges.
The first 7 shows were auditions that went to London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and for the first time Blackpool and Glasgow . They were shown from the 12 April to the 24 May. The next 7 Shows were the live semi-finals, the live final and the live final results show. They were shown from the 26 May to the 31 May
The series was ultimately won by street dancer George Sampson, with dance group Signature coming in second and singer Andrew Johnston in third.
On 24 May 2008, the judges announced the 40 acts that have made it...
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