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A dubious career move: how The Claudia Winkleman Show ended the presenter’s winning streak

A dubious career move: how The Claudia Winkleman Show ended the presenter’s winning streak

Published by Sam Flores

Six weeks ago, before Claudia Winkleman launched her BBC One Friday night chatshow, media profiles regularly referenced her “Midas touch” with TV formats. She had left one golden programme, sashaying away from Strictly Come Dancing, but her portfolio still included three other winners: the mega hit The Traitors, its celebrity spin-off for the BBC, and Channel 4’s The Piano. Half a dozen sofa chats later, Winkleman hasn’t exactly suffered the fate of the mythic King Midas, but The Claudia Winkleman Show can fairly be seen as her least glittering work for several years. Ratings are reasonable. Her debut edition on 13 March drew slightly more viewers (1.5 million) than the last show of the 33rd series of The Graham Norton Show, the granddaddy of the genre. Catch-up viewing – generally considered at least as important as “overnights” in the industry – added another 700,000. Even so – and although Winkleman has visibly relaxed into a format where she understandably seemed nervous at first – there remains a sense that this series is a slightly dubious …

Strictly Come Dancing: The 11 presenters who could replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

Strictly Come Dancing: The 11 presenters who could replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter It’s been months since Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman shocked the country with news that they were leaving Strictly Come Dancing, and the rumour mill is still in overdrive speculating who will replace the presenting pair. Daly, 56, and Winkleman, 54, stepped down for the BBC Saturday night show in December, with both having been involved with the programme since 2004. Speaking for the first time about the reason they had left, Winkleman said that she and Daly had decided to leave as Strictly “deserves new” and they wanted to “leave when we were on an absolute high”. What that “new” might be, however, is clearly something BBC bosses are still undecided on. Daly and Winkleman were one of the rare female presenting duos on British television, and while some have called for this tradition to be continued, TV insider Richard …

Six Nations 2025 presenters on BBC and ITV | Pundits and commentators

Six Nations 2025 presenters on BBC and ITV | Pundits and commentators

Published by Daniella Wilson

The final weekend of the Six Nations has arrived, and a host of former rugby superstars are gearing up to guide the nation through the dramatic finale. All 15 matches have been aired on either the BBC or ITV. Matches are split between the channels, with every one live on free-to-air TV once more in 2026. ITV has both the title deciders – Ireland v Scotland and France v England – while Wales v Italy will be on BBC One. A host of familiar faces will return to walk us through every moment of drama, with Gabby Logan spearheading BBC coverage, while Mark Pougatch and Jill Douglas lead ITV’s offering. RadioTimes.com brings you a round-up of the Six Nations 2025 presenters, pundits and commentators on BBC and ITV in the weeks ahead. Read more: Six Nations TV schedule | Six Nations fixtures and results | Six Nations this weekend | Six Nations radio coverage | Six Nations presenters, pundits and commentators Who is presenting Six Nations 2025 on TV? ITV Six Nations line-up Six Nations …

Winter Paralymics 2026: Meet the Presenters

Winter Paralymics 2026: Meet the Presenters

Published by Daniella Wilson

Add the Winter Paralympics 2026 to your watchlist Ade Adepitan Ade Adepitan. Channel 4 The presenter has been part of Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage since London 2012 and is a familiar face on programmes from The One Show to Unreported World. He won a bronze medal in wheelchair basketball in the 2004 Paralympics. How are you on snow and ice? Rubbish on ice, OK on snow. I ski a bit, although I got a bit too ambitious on the snow a few years ago and injured myself. Anyone who’s had polio doesn’t like the cold. I’m the sort of person that starts wearing thermals from the Notting Hill Carnival onwards, soI’ll be wearing heated underpants, heated socks, heated gilets… I don’t know if you can broadcast with a balaclava on, but I might give it a go. Is there a different vibe to the Winter Paralympics? It feels more chilled than the summer Games, but with a lot more danger to it: visually impaired athletes coming down an icy mountain, relying on a guide to …

Fiona Phillips’ husband shares update on presenter’s health since Alzheimer’s diagnosis: ‘She’s still with us’

Fiona Phillips’ husband shares update on presenter’s health since Alzheimer’s diagnosis: ‘She’s still with us’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Fiona Phillips’ husband Martin Frizell has shared an update on the TV presenter’s health following her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease, revealing that she’s “still very much with us”. The 65-year-old broadcaster, who hosted GMTV for 15 years, shared in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s after suffering with symptoms of brain fog and anxiety. Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday (24 February), Phillips’ husband Frizell – who produced This Morning for a decade until last year – gave viewers an update on his wife’s condition. “To this day, Fiona is still very much with us,” he said. “She still looks the same. She was the world’s most stubborn woman and she’s still the world’s most stubborn woman, which is difficult when you try to get her medicine.” While Phillips wrote about her experience with the …

Baftas 2026: Awards Nominations, Presenters And Performers

Baftas 2026: Awards Nominations, Presenters And Performers

Published by Sam Flores

Awards season is slowly reaching its pinnacle for 2026, with less than a month to go until the Oscars. Before that, though, the best and brightest in the movie industry have all touched down in London ahead of this year’s Bafta Awards, recognising achievement in cinema over the last 12 months with a particular emphasis in British filmmaking. While the Baftas does have something of a reputation for being a little less on the eventful side compared to its awards show counterparts, millions will still be following the action on Sunday night – and we’re happy to report that this year’s ceremony looks to be an especially star-studded one. Here’s a quick guide to what you should expect from this year’s Baftas ceremony… What time are the 2026 Baftas on? The Baftas broadcast will air on BBC One on Sunday 22 February from 7pm until 9pm. It’s worth pointing out, though, that the ceremony isn’t actually shown live, and not every award presentation will make it into the live broadcast, so we’d advise keeping an …

Bryan Cranston, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson: BAFTAs Presenters

Bryan Cranston, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson: BAFTAs Presenters

Published by Daniella Wilson

The 2026 BAFTA Film Awards have unveiled a raft of celebrity talent set to take to the stage and present on Sunday, Feb. 22. KPop Demon Hunters singing trio EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami were previously unveiled as performers at the London ceremony, their first live show outside of the U.S., and British singer-songwriter Jessie Ware will cover Barbra Streisand during the In Memoriam segment. On Tuesday, the British Academy also confirmed Aimee Lou Wood, Bryan Cranston, Cillian Murphy, David Jonsson, Delroy Lindo, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Olivia Cooke, Patrick Dempsey will present awards, alongside BAFTA nominees Ethan Hawke, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Hudson, Miles Caton, Kate Hudson, Emily Watson, and Stellan Skargård. Aaron Pierre, Alicia Vikander, Alia Bhatt, Erin Doherty, Hannah Waddingham, Kathryn Hahn, Kerry Washington, Little Simz, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Milly Alcock, Minnie Driver, Noah Jupe, Regé-Jean Page, Riz Ahmed, Sadie Sink, Stormzy and Warwick Davis will also be presenting, according to BAFTA. Among the list of nominees attending are Jacob Elordi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet, Chloé Zhao, Teyana Taylor, Yorgos …

Winter Olympics 2026 presenters on BBC and TNT Sports | Meet the pundits and commentators

Winter Olympics 2026 presenters on BBC and TNT Sports | Meet the pundits and commentators

Published by Daniella Wilson

Despite laying it all on the line across snow and ice, Day 7 of the Winter Olympics came and went with no medal for Team GB. Then Matt Weston changed everything at Milano Cortina 2026. The skeleton racer stormed to gold with a sensational performance, setting track records on all four runs and sealing victory with a combined time of 3:43.33. “It means everything. It means a hell of a lot to me personally – I’ve worked so hard for this,” Weston told BBC Sport, having missed out on the Olympic podium four years ago. “But everyone back home – my fiancée, my family, my friends – everyone who has sacrificed everything for this. I’ve missed funerals, birthdays, everything for this moment. It feels amazing. Hopefully I made you proud.” Watching from the BBC studio was Lizzy Yarnold, a two-time Olympic skeleton champion, who was full of praise for Weston’s flawless display. “Every single one of the four runs were absolute perfection,” she said. “Incredibly impressive from Matt Weston. What stands out for me is …

Grammys 2026: When is the ceremony, who’s performing, presenters, red carpet time and how to watch

Grammys 2026: When is the ceremony, who’s performing, presenters, red carpet time and how to watch

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The biggest night in music returns this weekend, with the annual Grammy Awards set to welcome stars including Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Olivia Dean. This is the first year since 2018 where a British artist hasn’t been nominated for three of the biggest categories – Album, Record and Song of the Year – but two UK stars, Olivia Dean and Lola Young, are vying for Best New Artist. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2026 Grammys. When is it? The 2026 Grammy Awards take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday 1 February and will kick off at 8pm ET (1am GMT). “I think we will see some history-making moments,” CEO Harvey Mason Jr told The Associated Press last month. “With artists being nominated in categories they haven’t been previously …

Australian Open 2025 presenters | Meet pundits and commentators

Australian Open 2025 presenters | Meet pundits and commentators

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Australian Open 2026 kicks off with a star-studded array of experts ready to guide fans through all the action. TNT Sports has confirmed its line-up of presenters, pundits, experts and commentators ahead of the tournament. Familiar faces including John McEnroe, Laura Robson and Tim Henman will feature across the coverage on TNT Sports and discovery+ – and we have all the details. RadioTimes.com brings you the full round-up of Australian Open presenters, commentators and experts. Rachel Stringer (Studio presenter) Rachel Stringer Getty Images A familiar face across multiple sports, Stringer made a name for herself on BT Sport (now TNT Sports) across football, rugby and motorsport events. She will lead the studio coverage from London. John McEnroe Getty Images Former world No.1 McEnroe won seven Grand Slams in his career, but the Australian Open is the only major final he didn’t reach. Barbara Schett Getty Images The former Austrian player reached the fourth round of the Australian Open on four occasions between 1996 and 2000. Laura Robson Getty Images The former British star was actually born in Melbourne …