Jeremy Vine has announced he is leaving BBC feedback series Points of View after a decade fielding viewers' comments about the corporation's shows.

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“I thought after ten years hosting this wonderful show I should move on,” Vine explained. “It's given me such a privileged position to look at everything the BBC does on TV – watching it all from your point of view. You're the person who matters most in this place. Thanks for your company on Sunday afternoons. Thanks for all the comments, good and bad. Keep them coming!”

Points of View will return to BBC1 for a new series this autumn, but with a new format that does not rely on a host.

The BBC said: “In order to refresh the series and allow more time for audience feedback the show will no longer be presenter-led.”

Previous Points of View presenters include Anne Robinson, Carol Vorderman, Des Lynam, Terry Wogan and Barry Took.

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Vine’s decision comes after it was announced he is to be the new host of Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff (which will change its name) from September, but will continue to present his Radio 2 show.

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Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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