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Pointless viewers divided over new host Sally Lindsay as game show changes

Former Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay has been guest hosting BBC gameshow Pointless this week after usual host Richard Osman stepped down from the role earlier this year

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

ITV Corrie's Sally Lindsay stuns BBC Pointless co-host Alexander Armstrong as she reveals Manchester City connections

The former Coronation Street star told of her important link to the football club

Manchester Evening News · Sep 21, 2022

BBC Pointless fans complain minutes into show as host Richard Osman is replaced

The game show was hit with complaints from viewers but former Pointless host Richard Osman defended the BBC One show's new host

Chronicle Live · Sep 21, 2022

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BBC Pointless complaints as Richard Osman replaced by Corrie's Sally Lindsday

Fans soon gave their opinions

Nottingham Post · Sep 21, 2022

Review: 'The Bullet That Missed,' by Richard Osman

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Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Richard Osman feigns outrage over Pointless laptop revelation

Former quiz host has supported the first new guest presenter to replace him, actor Sally Lindsay

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Richard Osman responds to Pointless host replacement as show hit with complaints

Former Pointless host Richard Osman has defended the BBC One show's new hosts after Sally Lindsay received backlash following her debut stint on the game show

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

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Pointless fans gutted as Richard Osman finally replaced on show as co-star issues message

In April, Richard Osman announced he was stepping back from hosting the BBC show after almost 13 years to 'concentrate on writing' and tonight Sally Lindsay took over from him for the first ever episode

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

Richard Osman makes joke as he's replaced by Corrie's Sally Lindsay on Pointless and viewers make complaints just minutes in

The quiz show co-host announced that he was stepping back earlier this year

Manchester Evening News · Sep 20, 2022

BBC Pointless viewers give savage reaction to Sally Lindsay replacing Richard Osman on the show

They didn't hold back

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

Why Richard Osman is not on Pointless tonight

Richard Osman told Pointless co-presenter Alexander Armstrong how “lucky” he feels to have worked with him

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

Huge change on Pointless tonight as Richard Osman is replaced

Alexander Armstrong has a new Pointless friend - four other guest hosts have been named

Wales Online · Sep 20, 2022

BBC’s Richard Osman recalls ‘weird day’ the Queen won a game of Pointless

Her Majesty was thought to be a big fan of the popular BBC quiz show

Liverpool Echo · Sep 15, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II was ‘very competitive’ during Pointless game, says Richard Osman

Armstrong played the quiz show at the Sandringham Women’s Institute in 2019

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Richard Osman’s aim is true in ‘The Bullet That Missed’

"The Bullet That Missed" by Richard Osman; Pamela Dorman Books (352 pages, $27)

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Lessons by Ian McEwan and The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman.

Liverpool Echo · Sep 13, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral sees BBC make big schedule changes

Strictly Come Dancing has been moved and Match of the Day will air at a later time

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

At least Liz Truss’s dull delivery skills will make oncoming crises seem less dramatic

A new PM with the support of less than half her MPs needs to sort out a country facing calamity. What could go wrong, asks Marina Hyde

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman review –sleuthing sequel hits the bullseye

It is hard not to be charmed by the ex-Pointless presenter’s funny, warm-hearted new novel

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2022

Alexander Armstrong reveals he turned down chance to host Countdown

Armstrong has hosted BBC show Pointless for 13 years

Belfast Live · Aug 22, 2022

Colin Murray on why Countdown is his dream job and one of the best nights of his life

"It's a job personally from my point of view that I'd never give it up if I had it permanently, they'd have to drag me out of the studio. Channel 4 could close down and I'd still turn up!"

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022

Dara Ó Briain jokes he was ‘fired’ from Mock the Week

The satirical panel show was axed by the BBC earlier this month

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2022

Sandi Toksvig bookies’ favourite to replace Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge

Broadcaster Jeremy Paxman announced on Tuesday that he will retire from his long-standing presenting gig, a year after revealing his secret battle with Parkinson’s

Daily Mirror · Aug 16, 2022

Sandi Toksvig bookies' University Challenge host favourite as Jeremy Paxman steps down

The BBC are set to announce Jeremy's replacement later this week and several names are already being thrown into the hat as to who it could be

Wales Online · Aug 13, 2022

Celebrity Pointless viewers in stitches over Radio 1 DJ Arielle Free's 'phenomenal' answer

Radio1 DJ Arielle Free opted for an unlikely answer indeed

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