Richard and Judy, that institution of chat, have announced that they are to quit their Channel 4 show when their contract runs out next year. I’m not actually that surprised – since they moved over to C4, their crowns of King and Queen of Daytime TV have slowly slipped over the years.

Why? People feared for This Morning when the golden couple left, but the inspired pairing of Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton have, arguably, done a better job. The Grey Fox is as smooth as Richard, but shows a bit less keeness to be ‘with it’ and hip, while Fern is just Fern – broadcasting gold. Then there’s the rise of Paul O’Grady. His C4 show pulls in greater viewing figures, as well as showing that he’s a natural in the format. So the the TV landscape has changed, Richard and Judy’s perceived dominance in daytime TV was actually built on a sand platform, and they can shuffle off to present one-off book club thingies (that became more newsworthy and interesting than their show itself). So farewell Richard and Judy, we’ll miss you… but not that much.