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[[Love Island]] series 8: ITV2, 12 January<br>
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[[Hypothetical]] series 2: Dave, 5 February<br>
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[[Round Britain Quiz]]: Radio 4, 13 January<br>
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[[The Heist]] series 2: Sky 1, 6 February<br>
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[[Celebability]] series 4: ITV2, 16 January<br>
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[[Hunted]] series 5: Channel 4, 13 February<br>
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[[Crackerjack]] revival: CBBC, 17 January<br>
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[[Fight Dirty]]: BBC3, 15 February<br>
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[[Portrait Artist of the Year]] 2020: Sky Arts, 21 January<br>
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[[Corner Shop Cook-Off]]: BBC Scotland, 19 February<br>
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[[Win the Wilderness]]: BBC2, 26 January<br>
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[[Very Hard Questions|Jon Snow's Very Hard Questions]]: More4, 19 February<br>
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[[Come Dine with Me|Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]: E4, 26 January
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[[Breaking the News]]: Radio Scotland, 21 February
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Great british bake off title 2010.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>16 January '''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:left">[[File:Caroline_flack_headshot.jpg|75px|Caroline Flack]]</div>15 February '''Caroline Flack'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Caroline Flack]], aged 40, after a trial by media following her 12 December arrest. She won the 2014 series of [[Strictly Come Dancing]] and had presented a series of [[The X Factor]] with [[Olly Murs]] but was best known for presenting the first five series of the revival of [[Love Island]].<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: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">[[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: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: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/>
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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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''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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Caroline Flack
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The death has been announced of Caroline Flack, aged 40, after a trial by media following her 12 December arrest. She won the 2014 series of Strictly Come Dancing and had presented a series of The X Factor with Olly Murs but was best known for presenting the first five series of the revival of Love Island.

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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.

The Great British Bake Off
16 January 2020 Sandi's leaving the tent
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.

Love Island
20 December Writ Ins Whitmore
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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