{"id":13448,"date":"2022-04-06T16:56:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1622738"},"modified":"2022-04-06T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T15:08:14","slug":"britains-got-talent-2022-start-date-confirmed-by-ant-and-dec","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/britains-got-talent-2022-start-date-confirmed-by-ant-and-dec\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2022 start date confirmed by Ant and Dec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/britains-got-talent-start-date-2021\/&quot;\">Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/a> is returning to our screens for the first time since 2020 \u2013 and there\u2019s really not long to wait now.<\/p>\n<p>ITV has confirmed that the show is back for its 15th season on <strong>Saturday 16th April 2022 at 8pm<\/strong>, and as usual will be airing auditions weekly, followed by daily semi-finals in the run-up to the grand final later in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Cowell will be back on the judging panel this time, having <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/britains-got-talent-2020-simon-cowell-replaced-ashley-banjo\/&quot;\">sat out the second half of the last season<\/a> after an electric bike accident. He will rejoin regular judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams for the season 15 auditions when they begin airing later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in a video posted by Alesha Dixon on Twitter, the show\u2019s hosts Ant and Dec appear edited into previous footage from the series, lamenting that \u201cit\u2019s been such a long time since Britain\u2019s Got Talent\u2019s been on our screens\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">FINALLY! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BGT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BGT<\/a> is BACK on Saturday the 16th of April on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ITV<\/a> and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreSTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@WeAreSTV<\/a> ???? \u2066<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/BGT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@BGT<\/a>\u2069 ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/kuRCa2CrHa&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/kuRCa2CrHa<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Alesha Dixon (@AleshaOfficial) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AleshaOfficial\/status\/1511677643854336012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The pair then reveal the release date to rapturous applause from the judges and the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The last season of the popular talent show was won by <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/britains-got-talent-2020-winner\/&quot;\">musical comedian Jon Courtenay<\/a>, who said the win had \u201cchanged my life and my family\u2019s life\u201d.<\/p> <p>The 2020 season also saw the show pick up BAFTA\u2019s must-see moment award, after the public voted for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/diversity-black-lives-matter-bafta-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Diversity\u2019s dance<\/a> focusing on the events of that year, including the Black Lives Matter protests, to win.<\/p>\n<p>In the troupe\u2019s acceptance speech, Ashley Banjo said: \u201cIt means so much, thank you to everyone that stood by us. You guys made the difference to what was a dark time being in the storm of 30,000 complaints [and] a torrent of racially charged abuse, threats, all of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"><strong>Britain\u2019s Got Talent will air on ITV and <a href=\"\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/itv&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ITV Hub<\/a> on Saturday 16th April 2022 at 8pm. You can also get a 30-day free trial of ITV Hub+ on Amazon Prime Video <a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/video\/offers\/?benefitId=itvplus&amp;tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fgp%2Fvideo%2Foffers%2F%3FbenefitId%3Ditvplus%26tag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1622290&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong><strong>isten to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 12:00 am Britain\u2019s Got Talent is returning to our screens for the first time since 2020 \u2013 and there\u2019s really not long to wait now. 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