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Why has Flog It! been cancelled by the BBC, who hosted the daytime antique show and what will replace it?

The long-running antiques programme has been cancelled after 17 years and over 1,000 episodes

FLOG It! has been cancelled by the BBC as a part of a shake-up to modernise the Beeb's daytime schedule.

Episodes that have already been recorded will be shown early next year before it vanishes from screens but who hosted the daytime antique show and what will replace it? Here's the lowdown...

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Flog it! has been axed by the BBC after 17 yearsCredit: BBC

Why has Flog It! been cancelled by the BBC?

On October 2, 2018, it was announced that Flog It! has been cancelled by the BBC as a part of a shake-up to modernise the Beeb's daytime schedule.

BBC controller of daytime and programming Dan McGolphin praised the BBC1 series, which recently surpassed 1,000 episodes, as a "huge success".

He also hailed the "standout production team" who have been working on the show since its inception in 2002.

"If we're trying to create the new generation then some of the long-running shows will have to go.

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 before the announcement that he would be "back with a brand new antiques game show for BBC One" next year.

Nick Knowles will front a new daytime show called Home Is Where The Art IsCredit: Splash News

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What will replace it?

The BBC's plan to modernise their daytime schedule involves replacing the show with six new factual and factual-entertainment shows, two of which will run between 100 and 1,000 episodes.

Many of the new programmes will be home-focused, with one addition being titled Home Is Where the Art Is.

The show will see amateur artists compete to produce a piece for one house, with three creatives battling it out per episode.

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles will front the series.

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