Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury to leave Watchdog, Anne Robinson takes over

14th May 2009

Presenter and quiz show host Anne Robinson is making a return to BBC consumer show Watchdog.  The 64-year-old will be replacing current presenters Nicky Campbell and Julia Bradbury when the show returns in the autumn in an hour-long format.

Robinson first presented the series between 1993 and 2001, before going on to host of The Weakest Link in the UK and US. 

Julia Bradbury will remain a regular presenter on Countryfile while Nicky Campbell will continue his award winning show on Radio 5Live

Watchdog launched as a stand-alone weekly consumer affairs programme in 1985, fronted by Nick Ross and Lynn Faulds Wood. The next year Lynn's husband John Stapleton replaced Ross.

 

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