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Kermode and Mayo\u2019s Film Review is coming to an end after more than two decades on BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
Film critic Mark Kermode and radio presenter Simon Mayo have become one of the broadcaster\u2019s most popular duos, with their partnership also including co-authored book The Movie Doctors, which was published in 2015.<\/p>\n
They are known for tackling all the new releases of the day \u2013 from celebrated arthouse flicks to blockbuster fare \u2013 with a distinct style of witty banter and bickering.<\/p>\n
However, their Friday afternoon programme will soon be absent from the airwaves, as Mayo announced yesterday their final show on BBC Radio 5 Live would be broadcast on\u00a0Friday 1st April<\/strong>.<\/p> He said: \u201c21 years is a long time to be clogging up the schedules and we have decided \u2013 and to be clear, no one else has decided \u2013 to\u2026 step away, to withdraw, to spread our wings, to exit pursued by a bear. We are way too expensive and there are much better things for the BBC to be spending their money on.\u201d<\/p>\n Kermode and Mayo\u2019s Film Review first launched back in 2001 as a segment on the latter\u2019s 5 Live show, but its popularity encouraged the BBC to spin it off into its very own two-hour programme.<\/p>\n For several years now, the recorded programme has been available to download as a podcast, becoming one of the most popular produced by the BBC by 2014.<\/p>\n Station controller Heidi Dawson said: \u201cMark and Simon\u2019s unique partnership has been an important part of BBC\u00a0Radio 5 Live\u00a0for 21 years. Their decision to end the programme is a sad moment; they will be much missed by our listeners and everyone at the station.\u201d<\/p>\n Intriguingly, after the announcement was made, Kermode tweeted \u201cwe\u2019ll be back\u2026 stay tuned,\u201d prompting some fans to wonder whether the duo could reunite at a different broadcaster.<\/p>\n Such was the case for Americast presenters Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel, who recently announced their departure from the BBC and a new project in development at Global\u2019s LBC station.<\/p>\n Visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By David Craig Published: Saturday, 12 March 2022 at 12:00 am Kermode and Mayo\u2019s Film Review is coming to an end after more than two decades on BBC Radio 5 Live. Film critic Mark Kermode and radio presenter Simon Mayo have become one of the broadcaster\u2019s most popular duos, with their partnership also including co-authored […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":12125,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/03\/kermode-and-mayos-film-review-ending-after-21-years-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By David Craig Published: Saturday, 12 March 2022 at 12:00 am Kermode and Mayo\u2019s Film Review is coming to an end after more than two decades on BBC Radio 5 Live. Film critic Mark Kermode and radio presenter Simon Mayo have become one of the broadcaster\u2019s most popular duos, with their partnership also including co-authored…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/12124"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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