Claudia Winkleman has ended her BBC chat show after a single seven-episode series, saying she was too nervous to enjoy presenting it. The decision has revived questions about whether anyone can succeed Graham Norton as the BBC’s leading chat-show host, and whether the corporation needs a direct replacement at all.

Although the programme drew lower audiences than Norton’s show and received mixed reviews, its figures were still considered respectable, and the BBC indicated it would have been willing to commission more episodes. Commentators said Winkleman’s strengths are spontaneity and warmth, while the structured task of managing several celebrity guests and their promotional needs is unusually demanding; the show was produced by Norton’s So Television company.