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Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
Welcome to '''UKGameshows.com''',  
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<pick>built from scrap in ten hours plus tinkering time.</pick>
<pick>''still'' waiting for its transfer to BBC One.</pick>
<pick>''still'' waiting for its transfer to BBC One.</pick>
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<pick>release the hounds!</pick>
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<pick>where the team have brought along their own cuttings.</pick>
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<pick>for what it's worth.</pick>
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<pick>it's Quite Interesting.</pick>
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<pick>but who's doing the dishes? Oh, that'll be us again.</pick>
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<pick>the site they said was untenable.</pick>
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[[Image:Square Vote.jpg|Poll of the Year 2014]]</div>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2014]] - THE RESULTS ARE IN!'''<br/>
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'''[[Poll of the Year 2019]] - THE RESULTS!'''<br/>
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You've sent in your votes and it's been a record breaking year - thanks very much for that. What did you think were the best and worst new shows of the last year? It's time to find out.
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We asked, you answered, and now it's time to see what you voted for in the UKGameshows.com/Bother's Bar Poll of the Year!
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<pick>[[Image:Square 023.jpg|Who Wants to be a Millionaire]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 024.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 027.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Square 035.jpg|Jet Set]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[File:Square david walliams.jpg|Wall of Fame]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Countdown whiteley clock square.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Dusty Bin.jpg|3-2-1]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square gordon burns 2.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square loyd grossman.jpg|Loyd Grossman]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square only connect circle.jpg|Only Connect (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square Interceptor key.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square gregg wallace.jpg|Masterchef Goes Large]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square craig revel horwood 2.jpg|Craig Revel Horwood]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square dale winton.jpg|Dale Winton]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square ben shephard krypton factor.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square keith chegwin naked jungle.jpg|Naked Jungle]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square John Sergeant.jpg|John Sergeant]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Bacon richard square.jpg|75px|Richard Bacon]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Square katie boyle.jpg|Eurovision Song Contest]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Countdown vorderman 1982 square.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square Relic.jpg|Relic - Guardians of the Museum]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square Interceptor key.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square thecube1.jpg|The Cube]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Scare dontharethesquare.jpg|Don't Scare the Hare]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square paul hollywood2.jpg|The Great British Bake Off]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Square paul hollywood2.jpg|The Great British Bake Off]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Bobs_full_house_logo.jpg|75px|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Talking telephone numbers logo.jpg|75px|Talking Telephone Numbers]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Winning lines logo.jpg|75px|Winning Lines]]</pick>
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'''While UKGameshows.com is''' (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed [[:Category:Information Needed|here]] and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what [[The Crystal Maze|Mumsy]] would want.
'''While UKGameshows.com is''' (even if we say so ourselves) the most comprehensive guide to the genre anywhere on - or off - the web, with over 2100 programmes already in our database it is inevitable that even we're stumped sometimes. So we're asking for your help. A number of our "most wanted" shows are now listed [[:Category:Information Needed|here]] and a team of volunteers is standing by, waiting to add your contributions to our compendium of game show knowledge. Go on, help us out. It's what [[The Crystal Maze|Mumsy]] would want.
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[[The Cube]] celebrity specials: ITV, 1 August<br>
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[[Freeze Out]]: ITV, 3 August<br>
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[[Great British Menu]] 2015: BBC2, 3 August<br>
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[[The Great British Bake Off]] 2015: BBC1, 5 August<br>
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[[Mastermind]] 2015-16: BBC2, 7 August<br>
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[[Fifteen-to-One]] celebrity editions: C4, 7 August<br>
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[[Keep It in the Family (3)|Keep It in the Family]] series 2: ITV, 8 August<br>
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[[The Totally Senseless Game Show]]: BBC3, 11 August<br>
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[[A Question of Sport]] Ashes special: BBC1, 12 August<br>
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[[Love Island]] series 8: ITV2, 12 January<br>
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[[Round Britain Quiz]]: Radio 4, 13 January<br>
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[[Celebability]] series 4: ITV2, 16 January<br>
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[[Crackerjack]] revival: CBBC, 17 January<br>
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[[Portrait Artist of the Year]] 2020: Sky Arts, 21 January<br>
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[[Win the Wilderness]]: BBC2, 26 January<br>
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[[Come Dine with Me|Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]: E4, 26 January<br>
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[[Hypothetical]] series 2: Dave, 5 February
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==Featured Show==
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<pick>[[Image:Banner 8 Out of 10 Cats.jpg|8 Out of 10 Cats]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Accumulate.jpg|Accumulate!]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Accumulate.jpg|Accumulate!]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Adventure Game.jpg|The Adventure Game]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner All Clued Up.jpg|All Clued Up]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner All Clued Up.jpg|All Clued Up]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Apprentice.jpg|The Apprentice]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Argumental.jpg|Argumental]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Argumental.jpg|Argumental]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Ask the Family.jpg|Ask the Family]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Balls of Steel.jpg|Balls of Steel]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Balls of Steel.jpg|Balls of Steel]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Banzai.jpg|Banzai]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bargain Hunt.jpg|Bargain Hunt]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bargain Hunt.jpg|Bargain Hunt]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner_Best_of_Friends.jpg|Best of Friends]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner_Best_of_Friends.jpg|Best of Friends]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Big Brother.jpg|Big Brother]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner The Big Food Fight.jpg|The Big Food Fight]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner The Big Food Fight.jpg|The Big Food Fight]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blankety Blank.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blankety Blank.jpg|Blankety Blank]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blockbusters.jpg|Blockbusters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Blockbusters.jpg|Blockbusters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bob's Full House.jpg|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Bob's Full House.jpg|Bob's Full House]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Bullseye.jpg|Bullseye]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Call My Bluff.jpg|Call My Bluff]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Catchphrase.jpg|Catchphrase]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Catchphrase.jpg|Catchphrase]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Celebrity Squares2.jpg|Celebrity Squares]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Chain Letters.jpg|Chain Letters]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Chain Letters.jpg|Chain Letters]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Come Dine with Me.jpg|Come Dine with Me]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 4.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 4.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner countdown 5.jpg|Countdown]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Crosswits.jpg|Crosswits]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Crosswits.jpg|Crosswits]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Crystal Maze.jpg|The Crystal Maze]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Dancing on Ice.jpg|Dancing on Ice]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Dancing on Ice.jpg|Dancing on Ice]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Deal or No Deal.jpg|Deal or No Deal]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Demolition.jpg|Demolition]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Distraction.jpg|Distraction]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Don't Try This at Home.jpg|Don't Try This at Home!]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Dragons' Den.jpg|Dragons' Den]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Dragons' Den2.jpg|Dragons' Den]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Eggheads.jpg|Eggheads]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Every Second Counts.jpg|Every Second Counts]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Family Fortunes.jpg|Family Fortunes]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Fifteen-to-One.jpg|Fifteen-to-One]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Fifteen-to-One.jpg|Fifteen-to-One]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Finders Keepers (2).jpg|Finders Keepers (2)]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Fort Boyard.jpg|Fort Boyard]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Gambit.jpg|Gambit]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Generation Game.jpg|The Generation Game]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Give us a Clue.jpg|Give us a Clue]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Give us a Clue.jpg|Give us a Clue]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Gladiators.jpg|Gladiators]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Going for Gold.jpg|Going for Gold]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Going for Gold.jpg|Going for Gold]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Have I Got News For You.jpg|Have I Got News for You]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Have I Got News For You.jpg|Have I Got News for You]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner hole in the wall.jpg|Hole in the Wall]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner hole in the wall.jpg|Hole in the Wall]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.jpg|I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Interceptor.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Interceptor.jpg|Interceptor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner It's a Knockout.jpg|It's a Knockout]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Jailbreak.jpg|Jailbreak]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Kerwhizz.jpg|Kerwhizz]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner King of the Castle.jpg|King of the Castle]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Knightmare.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Knightmare.jpg|Knightmare]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner The Krypton Factor.jpg|The Krypton Factor]]</pick>
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Liar.jpg|Liar]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner Maestro.jpg|Maestro]]</pick>
<pick>[[File:Banner Maestro.jpg|Maestro]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Mastermind.jpg|Mastermind]]</pick>
<pick>[[Image:Banner Mastermind.jpg|Mastermind]]</pick>
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<pick>[[File:Banner A Question of Sport.jpg|A Question of Sport]]</pick>
 
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<pick>[[Image:Banner Stars In Their Eyes.jpg|Stars in Their Eyes]]</pick>
 
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==Game show news==
==Game show news==
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<div class="square" style="float:right"><IMG src="/atoz/programmes/b/blind_date/cillared.jpg" alt="Cilla Black" width="60" height="75"></div>2 August 2015 '''Taa-raa Chuck'''<br />[[Blind Date]] host [[Cilla Black]] suddenly died on 1 August 2015 at her holiday home near Marbella, Spain. She was 72 years of age. A post mortem examination later confirmed that her death was from a stroke.<br/><br/>
 
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square jenny ryan.jpg|The Chase]]</div>21 July 2015 '''Five For Chasing'''<br />Britain has a new [[The Chase|Chaser]]. Jenny Ryan from Bolton joins Mark, Shaun, Anne, and Paul on ITV's teatime show. Known as "The Vixen", her quiz pedigree includes the semi-finals of [[University Challenge]], a spot on [[Are You an Egghead?]], and an [[Only Connect (2)|Only Connect]] championship with the Gamblers in 2010.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Parsons nicholas justaminute era.jpg|75px|Nicholas Parsons]]</div>28 January '''Nicholas Parsons'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Nicholas Parsons]], aged 96, after a short illness. Although his showbiz career spanned three quarters of a century, Parsons was best known for chairing [[Just a Minute]] from its inception in 1967, as well as [[Sale of the Century]]. You can read Iain Weaver's two-part appreciation from 2017, starting with [[Weaver's Week 2017-08-13|part one]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Togsvig_sandi_public.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>16 January 2020 '''Sandi's leaving the tent'''<br/>[[Sandi Toksvig]] has announced that she is leaving [[The Great British Bake Off]] in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Phillip schofield 2011 headshot.jpg|75px|You're Back in the Room]]</div>21 July 2015 '''You're Back Again'''<br />ITV has announced that they have commissioned another run of [[You're Back in the Room]] with [[Phillip Schofield]] returning as host after the first series picked up an average of 4 million viewers. The second series will consist another 4 episodes.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>20 December '''Writ Ins Whitmore'''<br/>[[Laura Whitmore]] has been announced as the new host of 2020's Winter [[Love Island]] and show narrator [[Iain Stirling]] her Aftersun co-host. It is currently unknown as to whether [[Caroline Flack]] will return for subsequent series, summer series or no series.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square TV Set.jpg|Britain's Next Top Model]]</div>14 July 2015 '''Britain's Next Top Model Gives Us Another Twirl'''<br />After being dropped by Sky Living in 2013, [[Britain's Next Top Model]] is taking to the catwalk once again courtesy of TV network Lifetime. The programme, based on the American original, first aired in the UK in 2005, and racked up nine series before its cancellation. The new 10-part series will air in 2016, with the host and judges to be confirmed in due course.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[Image:Square love island.jpg|75px|Love Island]]</div>17 December '''Flack's off'''<br/>[[Caroline Flack]] has stepped down as host of [[Love Island]]. The presenter was arrested on 12 December after an altercation with her boyfriend at their shared Islington home. A replacement host will be named for the winter series, scheduled to begin on 8 January.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:The X Factor logo.jpg|75px|The X Factor]]</div>16 June 2015 '''The Ora Of Success'''<br />Appointments to [[The X Factor]] have concluded with two new mentors. Rita Ora joins the judging panel, fresh from a similar role on [[The Voice UK]] earlier in the year. The final judge is Nick Grimshaw, host of Radio 1's breakfast show. The new series will begin later in the summer.<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Gary rhodes headshot.jpg|75px|Gary Rhodes]]</div>27 November '''Gary Rhodes'''<br/>The death has been announced of TV chef [[Gary Rhodes]] at age 59 at his home in Dubai. In the game show world he was best known as a seatwarmer for the shows [[Masterchef]] and [[Hell's Kitchen]].<br/><br/>
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''
''Previous stories can be found in our [[News Archive]]. For more in-depth analysis, check out [[Weaver's Week]], usually published every Sunday.''
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The death has been announced of Nicholas Parsons, aged 96, after a short illness. Although his showbiz career spanned three quarters of a century, Parsons was best known for chairing Just a Minute from its inception in 1967, as well as Sale of the Century. You can read Iain Weaver's two-part appreciation from 2017, starting with part one.

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Sandi Toksvig has announced that she is leaving The Great British Bake Off in order to focus on other work commitments. Her final series will be the next series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer, due to air in the spring. Searches for a replacement are underway.

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Laura Whitmore has been announced as the new host of 2020's Winter Love Island and show narrator Iain Stirling her Aftersun co-host. It is currently unknown as to whether Caroline Flack will return for subsequent series, summer series or no series.

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