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[[Hunted]] series 5: Channel 4, 13 February<br>
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[[The Chase|The Family Chase]] series 2: ITV, 22 March<br>
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[[Fight Dirty]]: BBC3, 15 February<br>
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[[Celebrity Murder Mystery]]: Channel 5, 27 March<br>
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[[Corner Shop Cook-Off]]: BBC Scotland, 19 February<br>
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[[In for a Penny]] series 2: ITV, 28 March<br>
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[[Very Hard Questions|Jon Snow's Very Hard Questions]]: More4, 19 February<br>
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[[Pointless]] new episodes: BBC2, 30 March<br>
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[[Breaking the News]]: Radio Scotland, 21 February<br>
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[[Caru Siopa]]: S4C, 30 March<br>
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[[Saturday Night Takeaway]]: ITV, 22 February<br>
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[[Have I Got News for You]] series 59: BBC1, 3 April<br>
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[[Masterchef Goes Large|Masterchef]] 2020: BBC1, 24 February<br>
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[[Brain of Britain]] 2020: Radio 4, 6 April<br>
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[[Can i Gymru]] 2020: S4C, 29 February<br>
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[[Celebrity Juice]] series 23: ITV2, 9 April
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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Square eurovision logo.jpg|75px|Caroline Flack]]</div>27 February '''Nul Puff'''<br/>The United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced as My Last Breath, performed by James Newman, who co-wrote Ireland's 2017 entry. It is the first entry co-selected by BMG, who teamed up with the BBC following four years of [[A Song for Europe|selection by public vote]].<br/><br/>
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<div class="square" style="float:left">[[File:Square eurovision logo.jpg|75px|Eurovision Song Contest]]</div>18 March '''No Song Contest'''<br/>The European Broadcasting Union has announced that there will be no [[Eurovision Song Contest]] this year as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. It would have taken place on 12, 14 and 16 May and been hosted in Rotterdam.<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">[[File:Great british bake off title 2010.jpg|75px|The Great British Bake Off]]</div>11 March '''What are the s'mores, George Dawes?'''<br/>Matt Lucas has been announced as the replacement for [[Sandi Toksvig]] as co-presenter of [[The Great British Bake Off]]. He will take over when filming resumes for the eleventh series in the spring.<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:Square Dave Rainford.jpg|75px|Dave Rainford]]</div>7 March '''Dave Rainford'''<br/>The death has been announced of Dave Rainford, aged 51. He joined the [[Eggheads]] in 2012. Prior to this, he appeared as a contestant on [[Remote Control]] and [[Who Wants to be a Millionaire]].<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:Square eurovision logo.jpg|75px|Eurovision Song Contest]]</div>27 February '''BMG has decided'''<br/>The United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced as My Last Breath, performed by James Newman, who co-wrote Ireland's 2017 entry. It is the first entry co-selected by BMG, who teamed up with the BBC following four years of [[A Song for Europe|selection by public vote]].<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/>
''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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Eurovision Song Contest
18 March No Song Contest
The European Broadcasting Union has announced that there will be no Eurovision Song Contest this year as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. It would have taken place on 12, 14 and 16 May and been hosted in Rotterdam.

The Great British Bake Off
11 March What are the s'mores, George Dawes?
Matt Lucas has been announced as the replacement for Sandi Toksvig as co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off. He will take over when filming resumes for the eleventh series in the spring.

Dave Rainford
7 March Dave Rainford
The death has been announced of Dave Rainford, aged 51. He joined the Eggheads in 2012. Prior to this, he appeared as a contestant on Remote Control and Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Eurovision Song Contest
27 February BMG has decided
The United Kingdom's entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been announced as My Last Breath, performed by James Newman, who co-wrote Ireland's 2017 entry. It is the first entry co-selected by BMG, who teamed up with the BBC following four years of selection by public vote.

Caroline Flack
15 February Caroline Flack
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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