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<div class="square" style="float:right">[[File:Tim_brooke-taylor_headshot.jpg|75px|Tim Brooke-Taylor]]</div>12 April '''Tim Brooke-Taylor'''<br/>The death has been announced of [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]], aged 79. He was best known for being one of The Goodies and for being a regular panellist on [[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]].<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: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: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: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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''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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1 May Jeremy Vine puzzles celebrities
5 has announced that Puzzling is to return but in a celebrity version. The new series will run for eight episodes with Jeremy Vine replacing Lucy Worsley as host, and Carol Vorderman and Sally Lindsay as permanent team captains. It will be filmed at Cardiff's Enfys Studios with Potato and Wheelhouse as the production companies.

A League of Their Own
28 April A Relegation of Their Own
Sky has announced that their long-running comedy panel show A League of Their Own will be coming to an end. The show will be airing its twentieth and final series later this year, which will also be the show's fifteenth anniversary.

16 April ITV to launch quiz channel
ITV has announced plans to launch its own game show channel, ITV Quiz. The network says it will replace the reality-themed ITVBe this June and draw upon its dedicated FAST channels on ITVX. ITVBe's main reality shows will move to ITV2.

Bullseye
26 February IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN for a full series
Following the success of the 2024 Christmas special pilot hosted by Freddie Flintoff which drew in audiences of over 7 million, ITV have confirmed a full series of Bullseye consisting of four episodes and one Christmas special which will air later in the year.

Henry Kelly
26 February Henry Kelly
Television presenter and radio DJ Henry Kelly passed away peacefully at the age of 78. His biggest successes included the 1980s ITV light entertainment show Game for a Laugh and the BBC lunchtime Pan-European quiz Going for Gold. He was also one of the original presenters on Classic FM in 1992 and had a decade long stint on BBC Radio Berkshire from 2005.

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