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===Claudia Winkleman (2010β2016)=== In October 2010, [[Claudia Winkleman]] took over as host of ''Film 2010'' in a revamped format.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Claudia Winkleman named as presenter of new-look ''Film 2010'' |publisher=BBC |date=29 March 2010 |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/29/film.shtml | access-date = 29 March 2010}}</ref> This saw the adoption of a live studio format and the introduction of a co-presenter, film journalist Danny Leigh. The first episode of ''Film 2010 with Claudia Winkleman'' aired on Wednesday 13 October at 10:45 pm. Regular contributors also included [[film criticism|film critics]] Catherine Bray, Chris Hewitt and [[Antonia Quirke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5blwvx0f9N5WYy36ZNJXKKG/regular-guests|title=Regular Film 2013 contributors}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3w3F8drT0MXkCHbh5dRqf1Y/regular-guests|title=Regular Film 2014 contributors}}</ref> [[BBC Radio 5 Live|BBC Radio 5 Live's]] [[Mark Kermode]] had been tipped as a likely successor to [[Jonathan Ross|Ross]] for the show.<ref name=Guardian29Mar2010/><ref name=BBC7Jan2010/> However, in March 2010, Kermode said that he han't been contacted about hosting the show which he said "requires a mainstream sensibility",<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/7529571/Mark-Kermode-will-not-replace-Jonathan-Ross-on-Film-2010.html|title=Mark Kermode will not replace Jonathan Ross on Film 2010|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> and instead Winkleman was announced as a surprise choice for the presenter's role.<ref name=Metro26Mar2010>{{cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/819307-kermode-not-taking-over-film-2010 |title=Kermode not taking over Film 2010 |work=Metro |date=26 March 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref><ref name=Metro30Mar2010>{{cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/819539-claudia-winkleman-to-take-over-from-jonathan-ross-as-film-2010-presenter |title=Claudia Winkleman to take over from Jonathan Ross as Film 2010 presenter |work=Metro |date=30 March 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> Damon Wise of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' feared that [[Claudia Winkleman|Winkleman's]] appointment represented a rejection of film knowledge as a requirement of a host for the show, and that it might foretell the demise of the series in the same manner as ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', "another flagship [[BBC]] show that was allowed to slide out of existence."<ref name=Empire29Mar2010Wise>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/empireblogs/words-from-the-wise/post/p793 |title=Can Claudia Winkleman Save Film 2010? |work=Empire |date=29 March 2010 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' stated, through her recent hosting of Sky Television's coverage of the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], Winkleman had "proved both a passionate and engaging advocate of cinema," while her husband Kris Thykier is a [[film producer]] with credits on several mainstream releases.<ref name=Guardian29Mar2010/> She also presents a weekly arts show on [[BBC Radio 2]] on Friday nights, which covers film. When the programme returned for a new series in November 2012, it began being referred to in the titles as ''Film 2012 with Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh'' with Leigh now co-host alongside Winkleman.
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