Complex sentence: In 2007 he was one of the judges in the BBC2 classical music talent show Classical Star, and in August 2008 he appeared in the BBC reality TV show Maestro where he was a conducting mentor to Sue Perkins.
Split into simpler sentences: In 2007 he was one of the judges in the BBC2 classical talent show "Classical Star". In August 2008 Lai appeared in the BBC reality TV show Maestro where he was a conducting mentor to Sue Perkins.