and ruth maddison begged: now, last week, we featured your reactions to the ending of dateline: londonn't the only news channel programme to have its final addition last weekend. here is jane hill with mark kermode on the last ever film review. thank you. it has been an absolute pleasure and a privilege. although i've sat here since 2018 and i've still not got to the end of a horror movie, have i? the amount of times i have sat opposite — the amount of times i have sat opposite you and said it was not a — opposite you and said it was not a horror movie went it honestly _ not a horror movie went it honestly it was. it's been a real pleasure. i really enjoyed our conversations. if it's encouraged everybody to go and see something they wouldn't have seen otherwise, great. i was trying to think of something profound to say and i'm picking of "here's lookin' at you, kid". and i think it's better to say this, from lock, stock and two smoking battles, "it's been emotional". simon finch was one of a number of views that got in touch with us about the ending of the program. this is what he had

and ruth maddison begged: now, last week, we featured your reactions to the ending of dateline: londonumber of viewers that got in touch with us about the ending of the program. this is what he had to say. i was both surprised and very disappointed to discover that the bbc has decided to permanently axe the film review. for years, it was a successful show on bbc one but after that was stopped, we had the current, much shorter show on the news channel and simon mayo's 5 live radio broadcast. well, that ended earlier this year and now, the film review�*s been given the same treatment. now, the usual excuse given in these instances is that similar output is available elsewhere on the bbc but that clearly is no longer the case here as the bbc has literally shut them all down. i know i'm not the only person who found this programme both entertaining and informative. does the bbc really think it is such a terrible waste of licence payers' money? and how much have they actually saved by taking it off the air? well, we asked bbc news to respond to those points and were told: due to schedule no