''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and

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programme. Broadcast live on

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weekdays at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by

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Roman Kemp Roman Kemp (born 28 January 1993), is an American-born British podcast host, television personality and former radio host. From 2017 to 2024, he presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp presents ''The One Show'' on B ...

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...

and

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. Various reporters also assist with subject-specific presenting, both in the studio and on location, or through filmed segments. Originally produced in Birmingham and then in the BBC Media Village in White City, London, since 2014 the studio has been based in

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, the BBC's headquarters in London. Launched with a pilot series in 2006, leading to a full series from 2007, it has had various previous permanent and temporary hosts. After initial low ratings, the partnership of

Adrian Chiles Adrian Chiles (born 21 March 1967) is a British writer and television and radio presenter. He has co-presented both '' The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–2011) with Christine Lampard. He was also the chief presenter for fo ...

and

Christine Lampard Christine Louise Lampard (''née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish television presenter. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as '' The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–2 ...

from 2007 to 2010 has been credited with boosting ratings and establishing the show as a popular staple of British viewing. The longest-serving partnership was between Jones and

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, who hosted together between 2011 and 2020. The programme is usually 30 minutes long, although it is occasionally extended to an hour. It runs all year round, apart from a two-week break at Christmas and a four-week summer holiday, with the summer slot filled with a highlights show, ''The One Show: Best of British'', presented by

Matt Allwright Matthew Allwright (born 14 April 1970) is an English television presenter, journalist, and musician. He has presented shows such as ''Watchdog'', ''Rogue Traders'', '' Food Inspectors, The Code'', '' Fake Britain'' and ''The One Show'' for BBC ...

and

Lucy Siegle Lucy Siegle (born 8 November 1974) is a British journalist and writer on environmental issues. She is a reporter on ''The One Show''. Career Writing After working for a textile company in South London, Siegle joined ''The Observer Magazine'' ( ...

. In 2020 the consumer affairs programme ''

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'' became a slot on the ''One Show'', on Wednesdays at 19:00. When River City is broadcast on BBC One Scotland, The One Show is not broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Scotland. Launching the full series represented a major financial commitment for the BBC, and was seen by it as a first test of a wide-ranging restructuring of the BBC's production arm into a more flexible and creative organisation, with the show seen as a potential platform for piloting other programme ideas.

Format

As a topical magazine programme, ''The One Show'' covers a variety of stories, ranging from light-hearted humour to serious issues or tragic current events. The broadcast features a mix of in-studio presenting, outside live broadcasting, and pre-recorded segments. Reporters and other experts are included to provide contributions on various topics, both in the studio and as part of segments. Special guests are usually introduced at the top of the show, and remain throughout, often being encouraged to interact with it in various ways, as opposed to simply answering questions. Inside the studio, videotaping is done in front of a small standing audience, and focuses on two sofas (one for the two presenters, one for guests and contributors) arranged around a coffee table, often serving a practical use, e.g. during food tasting. Use of the forecourt of Broadcasting House for outside live broadcasts is common, allowing for a larger audience and/or a bigger stage for a performance or demonstration. The show often takes an active part in events such as

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and

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. Cross-promotion of other BBC shows is common, although under BBC rules the show cannot give the BBC preferential coverage. Typically the show airs in a 7pm timeslot on BBC One; however, it is occasionally moved later in the evening or to

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to allow BBC One to broadcast extended breaking news coverage or due to overrunning sports events such as

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. Non England BBC regions such as Wales or Northern Ireland show the programme on BBC2 slightly more than English transmitters due to regional programmes being shown on BBC1 in those areas.

History

''The One Show'' was initially commissioned for a four-week trial run. It was broadcast on weeknights at 6:55 pm between 14 August and 8 September 2006. The programme was billed as a topical magazine show that was to showcase stories of interest from around the United Kingdom. The trial was hosted by

and

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, featuring reports from a variety of people across the UK. The show was intended to be an updated version of the BBC news magazine show '' Nationwide'' (1969–83). After favourable viewing figures for the pilot, the show returned for a full series after being revamped on 9 July 2007. Team members were Adrian Chiles, studio presenter,

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, head roving reporter, and 13 other reporters or contributors. A number of changes were made to the format. The show was moved from

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to London. Sawalha was replaced by

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. Klass then left in August to give birth to her first child, and was replaced by

Christine Bleakley Christine Louise Lampard (''née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish television presenter. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as '' The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–20 ...

. The line-up was completed by the addition of a new team of reporters. The show replaced '' Real Story'', and ''

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''. The show's 400th episode aired on 18 March 2009; this was an hour in length instead of the usual 30 minutes. From September 2009, ''The One Show'' included a 60-minute episode every week, after successfully trying the format in May 2009.BBC One announces The One Show extends to an hour once a week
BBC Press Office, 3 August 2009 The hour-long format continued until December 2009, and was revived in April 2011. On 13 April 2010, it was announced the show was being revamped with an hour-long Friday episode, to be hosted by Chris Evans.Chris Evans to host the Friday edition of The One Show
BBC News, 13 April 2010 He was not due to start until after the summer break, but prior to this, both Chiles and Bleakley left the show. Chiles departed first, this being announced on 19 April, his last appearance being on 30 April. His replacement was announced on 26 May as

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, to begin in July. Bleakley continued alongside stand-ins until the last show before the break, on 10 June 2010, with her departure confirmed during the break, on 8 July.BBC confirms Bleakley 'One Show' exit
Digital Spy, 8 July 2010 The BBC had also confirmed that following the break, ''The One Show'' would be broadcast in high-definition, with the set updated to HD standards. The show returned on 12 July with stand-in presenters. On 26 July,

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presenter

was announced as the new female co-host. The new lineup of Jones and Manford on Monday to Thursday, and Jones and Evans on Friday, did not debut until the week beginning 16 August, Evans' first show being Friday 20 August. On Friday 19 November, it was announced Manford was resigning due to his involvement in a "sexting" scandal; his last show had aired that Wednesday, for – owing to the Children in Need telethon being on Friday – Chris Evans had presented the end-of-week episode on Thursday. Filling in, Jones was joined by guest presenters including

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, and

on Monday to Thursday, with Evans also presenting extra episodes on occasion. BBC-One-Show-151207-DSC07002c

The show began broadcasting from New Broadcasting House on 6 January 2014 with revamped opening title sequence graphics. The opening sequence is also enhanced for the run-up to Christmas each year with extra vocals and visual sparkle. On 25 January 2011,

was announced as Manford's replacement.Matt Baker named as new One Show presenter
BBC News, 25 January 2011 On 19 June 2015 it was announced Evans would be leaving, his last show being 10 July 2015. Following the departure of Evans, the Friday show has been presented by Jones alongside various guest presenters, the first being

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on 17 July. On 26 January 2015, an

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draw was performed on the show for the first time, for the 2014–15 FA Cup fifth round proper. The BBC regained the broadcasting rights for the Cup from that season and since then, draws have been a semi-regular occurrence on the programme. On 1 February 2016, the show broadcast an extended one-hour tribute to TV and radio host Sir

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, who had died the previous day. This format was repeated (albeit for the usual 30-minute duration) on 31 March 2016 as a tribute to comedian

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who had died earlier in the day. On 17 May 2016, the show broadcast a 25-minute ''

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'' special, ''EastEnders: Last Orders'', to mark the end of the era of the character

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, who was to be leaving the soap for the final time; the show went out live from Albert Square, with cast members talking about Peggy and the show itself. On 6 January 2017,

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presented her last show before going on maternity leave; guest presenters Angela Scanlon and Michelle Ackerley began to take over for Jones effective 9 January. Jones called into the show on 26 January to announce that she had given birth to a baby boy. In April 2019, Jones went on maternity leave for a second time. Jones' maternity cover was provided by: Michelle Ackerley,

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, and Angela Scanlon, among others. On 4 December 2019,

announced he would leave the show in spring 2020 to spend more time with his family, but reassured viewers that he would continue to work with the BBC. Baker left on 31 March 2020, and the BBC confirmed that he would not be replaced, with the programme instead relying on guest hosts to present alongside Jones on a permanent basis. In February 2020, the BBC ''

'' consumer affairs series was discontinued as a standalone programme after 35 years, becoming a segment on ''The One Show'' to be presented by Matt Allwright and Nikki Fox on Wednesdays at 19:00. In July 2020, ''The One Show'' aired its 3,000th edition. It aired on 3 July, and was presented by

and Alex Scott. In April 2021, the

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announced Jermaine Jenas and

as "new permanent co-presenters." Jenas presents Mondays to Wednesdays and Keating on Thursdays and Fridays. Speaking on ''The One Show'' that evening, Jones said: "we'll still have

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, and Alex Scott, and Rylan, and the lovely

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popping in now and again, as well." In August 2021, Jones went on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her third child. In August 2023, ahead of the show's return from its summer break, it was announced

would be joining the show as an official presenter alongside Jones and Jenas. He had been guest-presenting the show for a year. Keating, it was announced, would be stepping back as a main presenter but would be "continuing to host shows". It was also announced that

had also officially joined the presenting team, having been a guest presenter since 2021. On 22 August 2024, it was announced that Jermaine Jenas who had been a ''The One Show'' co-host since 2021 alongside his work as a football pundit for the network had been sacked by the BBC following allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour', thus ending his role on ''The One Show'' and in BBC Sport's football output.

Production

The pilot show was transmitted from a temporary studio built at

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complex in

. It was produced by

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, with production input from various BBC regions. When ''The One Show'' returned for a full series, it was moved to BBC Media Village in White City, London, in 2007. It moved again to

in January 2014. On 23 February 2011, the

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at the

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studios went off, causing the programme to be taken off air and the remainder of the show was replaced with a recording of ''Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers''.

Ratings

In 2014, the show was attracting an average daily audience of 5 million viewers. It received its lowest ever audience on Friday 24 June 2011, with just 1.92 million tuning in; the reason for this unusually low figure was because the show was unexpectedly moved to

after a

match overran. The trend to a Friday ratings slump coincided with Evans' being handed the role of co-host for the pre-weekend edition in early 2011. The show shed two million viewers for the Friday edition after Evans joined the programme. The show reached a 12-month-high audience on 18 January 2013 of 5.83 million viewers.

Unofficial podcast

An unofficial companion podcast ''

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'' launched in 2018. Presented by writer and comedian

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with co-host Marc Haynes and guests, it "takes a deep dive into TV's shallowest programme". The weekly show (in two parts) analyses ''The One Show'' in detail. A live version of the podcast in 2019 featured the guest

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. Other guests have included Jane Garvey and

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Presenters

Current presenters

Relief presenters

Former presenters

Weekly presenter schedule

''The One Show: Best of Britain'' presenters

Reporters

Current

* General **

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** Angela Scanlon **

Gyles Brandreth Gyles Daubeney Brandreth (born 8 March 1948) is a British broadcaster, writer and former politician. He has worked as a television presenter, theatre producer, journalist, author and publisher. He was a presenter for TV-am's '' Good Morning Bri ...

Joe Crowley Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is an American former politician who served as U.S. Representative from New York's 14th congressional district from 1999 to 2019. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in ...

** Michael Douglas ** Carrie Grant **

Andy Kershaw Andrew J. G. Kershaw (born 9 November 1959) is an English broadcaster and disc jockey, predominantly on radio, and known for his interest in world music. Kershaw's shows feature a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken ...

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** John Sergeant **

Iwan Thomas Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and ...

Lauren Layfield Lauren Layfield (born 1 December 1987) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist who has worked for CBBC, Capital FM and Radio 1. Career Layfield studied and graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Engl ...

Lindsey Russell Lindsey Russell (born 25 September 1990) is a British television presenter. She is best known for being the thirty-sixth presenter of the long-running British BBC television programme ''Blue Peter'', which she co-hosted from 2013 to 2021 with Bar ...

* Consumer affairs ** Dan Donnelly ** Dominic Littlewood **

Anita Rani Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), better known as Anita Rani, is a British radio and television presenter. Early life Rani was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and grew up in Heaton, West Yorkshire, Heaton and Odsal. Her parents were ...

Angela Rippon Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944) is an English broadcaster, former newsreader, writer and journalist. Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's ''BBC Nine O'Clock News, Nine ...

** Justin Rowlatt ** Nick Wallis ** Jasmine Harman * Current affairs **

Helen Fospero Helen Fospero (née Morton; born 30 August 1966) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her presenting roles on shows such as ''GMTV'', ''Daybreak (2010 TV programme), Daybreak'', and ''Lorraine (TV programme), Lorra ...

** Fiona Foster **

* Nature and wildlife **

Mike Dilger Mike Dilger (born 7 November 1966) is an English ecologist, television presenter and the wildlife reporter on the BBC television programme ''The One Show''. He attended the University of Nottingham and UCNW Bangor in north Wales. He has lived ...

** Miranda Krestovnikoff ** Dr George McGavin * Crime ** Dan Donnelly * Health and medical ** Dr Sarah Jarvis ** Dr Mark Porter ** Dr Michael Mosley - Medical science * Weather ** Carol Kirkwood * History **

** Ruth Goodman **

Larry Lamb Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series ''Gavin & Stacey'' and Ted Case in the final series of ...

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- wills ** Arthur Smith - cultural **

Dan Snow Daniel Robert Snow (born 3 December 1978) is a British Popular history, popular historian and television presenter. He is an ambassador of the Electoral Reform Society (ERS). Early life and education Born in Westminster, London Dan Snow is the ...

* Food **

** Ricky Andalcio **

Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain (''née'' Begum; born 25 December 1984) is a British television chef, author and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the sixth series of BBC's ''The Great British Bake Off'' in 2015. Since winning, she ...

* Gardening ** Christine Walkden * Holidays ** Christine Walkden * Sport **

Phil Tufnell Philip Clive Roderick Tufnell (born 29 April 1966) is an English former international cricketer and current television and radio personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played in 42 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals ...

* Art critic **

* Music ** Carrie Grant **

Cerys Matthews Cerys Elizabeth Matthews (; born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster. She was a founding member of Welsh rock band Catatonia and a leading figure in the " Cool Cymru" movement of the late 1990s. Matthews now ...

** Richard Mainwaring * Culture **

** Arthur Smith * Hairstyles ** Michael Douglas * Science & Technology ** Marty Jopson * Scotland ** Sarah Mack * Accents **

Alistair McGowan Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, BAFTAaward winning comic, actor, pianist, poet, and writer. He starred in '' The Big Impression'' (formerly '' Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''). He has also wor ...

* Adventure ** Andy Torbet * Business Advice **

Theo Paphitis Theodoros Paphitis (; born 24 September 1959) is a Greek-Cypriot British retail magnate and entrepreneur. He is best known for his appearances on the BBC business programme '' Dragons' Den'' and as former chairman of Millwall Football Club. Pap ...

* Space **

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Former

* General reporters:

Clare Balding Clare Victoria Balding (born 29 January 1971) is an English broadcast journalist and author. She currently presents programmes for BBC Sport and Channel 4, and previously for BT Sport. She also formerly presented ''Good Morning Sunday'' on BBC ...

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Anna Adams

Rajesh Mirchandani Rajesh Mirchandani is a communications executive and former British television journalist. He spent more than two decades reporting from around the world as a BBC correspondent and news anchor, covering international events from Typhoon Haiyan ...

Carol Thatcher Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and businessman Denis Thatcher. She has written biographi ...

Iain Lee Iain Lee (born Iain Lee Rougvie; 9 June 1973) is an English former broadcaster, writer, and television presenter and stand-up comedian who hosts the phone-in talk show ''The Late Night Alternative'' on "pay to view" Patreon. Lee's career began ...

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Paraic O'Brien

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David Whiteley * Composer:

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* Nature and wildlife

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Ellie Harrison
David Lindo * Financial
Martin Lewis * Astronomy
Mark Thompson * Dance

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* Crime

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Martin Bayfield * Health and medical
Dr Phil Hammond * Weather
Peter Gibbs * History

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* Domestic pets
Joe Inglis * Culture

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Controversies

Carol Thatcher

did not have her short-term contract as a ''One Show'' roving reporter renewed after the BBC refused to accept her apology following an allegedly racist comment made in January 2009 following filming. It was made during a private conversation between her, presenter

and a guest, comedian

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, but the comment was subsequently reported to BBC staff. Thatcher argued that the comment had been meant in jest, and that she considered the way the incident had been handled to be a breach of trust, for which she expected an apology from the BBC.

Jordan Shelley

On 15 September 2011, ''The One Show'' presenters introduced what they described as a new member of ''The One Show'' family, dog trainer Jordan Shelley. The following day, he was shown treating a problem of food guarding by a Jack Russell Terrier. Using confrontational methods, he forced the dog away from the bowl, stepping on its foot and getting bitten in the process. Presenter Alex Jones remarked that "some people out there might argue that some of your techniques were a little aggressive". The harm caused was condemned by dog welfare professionals and organisations.

Jeremy Clarkson

On 30 November 2011, more than 21,000 complaints were received because

Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author who specialises in Driving, motoring. He is best known for hosting the television programmes ''Top Gear (2002 TV series), T ...

made two offensive comments on the show, one in relation to the recent public sector strikes (that striking public sector workers should be "executed in front of their families"), and another on suicide. ''The One Show'' apologised for the suicide comment. The incident registered 763 complaints to regulator

Ofcom The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, internet, telecommunications and mail, postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofcom has wide-rang ...

, the third highest recorded in 2011.

Jimmy Carr

Two jokes told by comedian

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an Irish-British comedian, presenter, writer and actor. He is known for his rapid-fire deadpan delivery of One-line joke, one-liners. He began his comedy career in 1997, and he has regula ...

on 4 November 2015 episode were referred to regulator Ofcom for investigation regarding their potentially discriminatory nature. The jokes were found to be in breach of their broadcasting code, leading the BBC to alter its existing arrangements for ensuring guests do not swear or use offensive language to also explicitly discourage jokes made at the expense of minorities.

Paul O'Grady

The BBC received complaints that while being interviewed in January 2014 about the issue of benefit reform, the Labour Party supporter and television presenter

Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady (14 June 1955 – 28 March 2023) was an English comedian, broadcaster, drag queen, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which he gained ...

was not adequately challenged on his views, described as forthright in their condemnation of the Channel 4 documentary ''

Benefits Street ''Benefits Street'' is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4. It followed the lives of Welfare state in the United Kingdom, benefit claimants and showed them committing crimes, including a demonstration of how to shoplift, and port ...

''. The BBC responded by arguing that a variety of opinions had been heard, and that balance need not be addressed simply through a single programme.

Rita Ora

Singer

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

generated hundreds of complaints to the BBC over her choice of clothing for a 5 January 2015 appearance on the show, in which she wore a trouser suit with nothing underneath the jacket, the fit of which exposed her full cleavage. The BBC defended her clothing as being broadly in line with most viewers' expectations of a pop star's choice of attire, while also making clear it would have requested a more modest outfit had she consulted with them first.

Jermaine Jenas

On 22 August 2024, it was announced that the BBC had dismissed Jermaine Jenas as presenter, due to "inappropriate behaviour".

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