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ALISON BOSHOFF: BBC's reality show Survivor which was resurrected after 21 years at a cost of £30 million fails to make it to season two


ALISON BOSHOFF: It took 21 years for the BBC to resurrect reality TV format Survivor - at a cost of £30 million. But after just one series the show has been quietly put out of its misery.

'I'm taking instruction from Steve Nallon, who impersonated Mrs Thatcher so amazingly well on Spitting Image,' declares Frances, who also plays private sleuth Dolly Nolan in U's crime drama Whitstable Pearl. Due to air in February, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Mrs Thatcher becoming leader of the Conservative Party, When Maggie Met Larry will also star Barber's friend Sir Derek Jacobi as Olivier. The BBC sacked Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell from A Question Of Sport in 2020, deciding to 'refresh' the show with a new host — Paddy McGuinness — and new team captains (Sam Quek and Ugo Monye, for two points).

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