BBC confirms new Film 2016 presenters

BBC confirms new Film 2016 presenters

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Wednesday, 2nd November 2016
Presenters Zoe Ball, Ben Bailey Smith, Mariella Frostrup, Camilla Long, Paul Merton, Edith Bowman and Antonia Quirke (Credit: BBC)
Presenters Zoe Ball, Ben Bailey Smith, Mariella Frostrup, Camilla Long, Paul Merton, Edith Bowman and Antonia Quirke (Credit: BBC)

The BBC has announced new presenters for its flagship film review programme which returns to screens this month, after previous host Claudia Winkleman stepped down in September.

Rather than replacing Winkleman, who presented the show for six years, the BBC has chosen a guest presenter to front each episode in the upcoming seven-part series. 

Zoe Ball will host the first episode, followed by rapper and comedian Ben Bailey Smith, Mariella Frostrup, The Times columnist Camilla Long, Paul Merton, Edith Bowman and radio presenter and journalist Antonia Quirke.

Danny Leigh will remain as the programme's resident critic and guest critics include Grace Dent, Peter Bradshaw, Kate Muir and Ellen E Jones.

Damien Chazelle, the director of acclaimed modern musical La La Land, is amongst the industry stars who will be interviewed this year.

In episode one, Ball, Leigh and Ellen E Jones, will dissect Tom Ford’s dark revenge tale Nocturnal Animals and action thriller The Accountant, starring Ben Affleck.

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The BBC has announced new presenters for its flagship film review programme which returns to screens this month, after previous host Claudia Winkleman stepped down in September.