Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley announced as co-hosts of BBC's 'new look' weekly Crimewatch

By MAILONLINE REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 10:43, 5 August 2016 | UPDATED: 11:42, 5 August 2016

Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley have been revealed as co-hosts of BBC One's 'new look' Crimewatch.

The broadcaster, 51, and the BBC Breakfast anchor, 35, will front the new weekly edition of the show, starting with a series of episodes airing live on BBC One across September.

Jeremy, who enjoyed a hugely popular stint on last year's Strictly Come Dancing, told MailOnline in a statement released on Friday morning: 'I grew up watching Crimewatch. 

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Revamped format: Jeremy Vine and Tina Daheley have been revealed as co-hosts of BBC One's 'new look' Crimewatch 

'It is one of the most powerful programmes the BBC has ever broadcast with the power to change and save lives, and of course, to solve crimes. 

'To present it is a great honour and with this new format Crimewatch will be even more at the heart of the BBC One schedule.'

Also replacing Kirsty Young is accomplished TV and radio journalist Tina, who currently presents the news and sport on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw. 

Tina said: 'I also grew up watching Crimewatch and I feel very privileged to join a programme that’s allowed ordinary viewers to help bring criminals to justice and make our communities safer. 

Moving on: The broadcaster, 51, and the BBC Breakfast anchor, 35, will front the new weekly edition of the show in the place of former presenter, Kirsty Young

'Young people often suffer most from crime, so I’m especially keen to use my journalistic skills and experience engaging young audiences at Radio 1 to make sure they feel part of the new look show.' 

The programme, which was launched in 1984, will enjoy a new format to keep it fresh and relevant when it returns to screens in the autumn.

For the first time ever it will be shown weekly, starting with a series of episodes airing live on BBC One across September. 

In a further first for the enduring format, Crimewatch will take viewers to the heart of key appeals across the UK, as each episode broadcasts live from a mobile incident studio based near the scene of a key crime featured that week.  

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King of the dancefloor: Jeremy enjoyed a hugely popular stint on last year's Strictly Come Dancing 

Viewers will also be able to respond to appeals immediately using the usual Crimewatch phoneline as well as via text and email.  

The series will continue to feature the show’s well-known mix of appeals, dramatic reconstructions, CCTV footage and ‘wanted faces’ that have proven so vital to the Police Forces who turn to Crimewatch to catch the perpetrators of high-profile unsolved crimes. 

Alison Kirkham, the BBC's Controller of Factual Commissioning, added: 'Crimewatch represents public service broadcasting at its best, and I’m delighted that broadcasters of the calibre of both Jeremy and Tina have joined the team.'   

Last year, Jeremy became the seventh celebrity to be voted out of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing after landing in the dance-off alongside Jamelia and her partner Tristan MacManus. 

Following its September 2016 run, Crimewatch will return to BBC One for its next block of episodes in early 2017. 

Talented: He became the seventh celebrity to be voted out of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing after landing in the dance-off alongside Jamelia and her partner Tristan MacManus

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Victoria Pendleton joins Rochelle Humes for a star-studded series of The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Swapping gold medals for golden crusts! Victoria Pendleton joins Rochelle Humes for a star-studded series of The Great Sport Relief Bake Off 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 01:01, 1 January 2014 | UPDATED: 01:05, 1 January 2014

Victoria Pendleton is swapping gold medals for golden crusts as she takes part in a special Bake Off series, along with actress Jane Horrocks and impressionist Alistair McGowan.

They are among 16 stars aiming to rise to the challenge, who also include Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner, Desert Island Discs host Kirsty Young and Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes.

The kitchen hopefuls will be seen in four programmes for BBC2’s The Great Sport Relief Bake Off to be screened later this month, with four taking part each night.

Swapping gold medals for golden crusts: Victoria Pendleton will turn her hand to baking when she joins (L-R) Emma Freud, Michael Ball and Jamelia on the upcoming Great Sport Relief Bake Off

Change of career: Alistair McGowan will do his best impression of being a baker in the upcoming series

Cyclist Pendleton’s fellow Olympian Greg Rutherford is also in the series along with her 2012 Strictly Come Dancing competitor Michael Vaughan under the watchful eyes of judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Others taking part are singers Michael Ball and Jamelia, actresses Doon Mackichan and Samantha Bond.

Former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and Bonnie Wright, who has played Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films.

Battling it out: Michael Vaughan, Bonnie Wright, Samantha Bond and Johnny Vaughan will also compete in the show

Battle of the boys: Johnny Vaughan and Michael Ball will go head to head in the baking challenge 

Completing the line-up are writer and broadcaster Emma Freud - wife of Comic Relief boss Richard Curtis - and Johnny Vaughan.

The shows featuring signature, technical and showstopper dishes will be screened over four consecutive evenings from Monday, January 13, at the end of which a star baker will be crowned.

Regular presenter Sue Perkins will be without her usual sidekick Mel Giedroyc, but will be joined by guest hosts Omid Djalili, Ed Byrne and Jo Brand.

Celebrity challenge: Alistair McGowan, Helen Skelton, Rochelle Humes and Doon Mackichan will also compete on the BBC2 show

The series will also follow Olympic gold-winning boxer Nicola Adams as she visits Comic Relief-funded projects in South Africa.

But Skelton admitted she is 'absolutely rubbish at baking'. 

She said: 'All my friends and family laugh at anything I do in the kitchen, so I thought this might be a chance to redeem myself. I wished I’d practiced more beforehand.

Trying their hand: Jason Gardiner, Jane Horrocks, Kirsty Young and Greg Rutherford will swap their showbiz and sporting careers for the kitchen

'When they said to me, "You’ve got to make a pizza" I thought they meant just put the toppings on a pizza - I didn’t realise they meant make the dough and everything.'

The fundraising Sport Relief weekend takes place from March 21 to 23 with members of the public invited to run, swim or cycle in the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games, with events at the former Olympic venue in east London, now renamed Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. 

Those interested can visit sportrelief.com for entry details.

Getting into the swing of things: Jane Horrocks certainly seemed to be getting into the spirit of things as she got to work in the kitchen

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