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Hit BBC daytime series in major schedule shakeup as it takes break from screens
It is not the first time that the show has been taken off air
A HIT BBC daytime series has been pulled off air in a major schedule shake-up.
Morning Live debuted in October 2020 and usually airs on weekdays from 9.30am to 10.45am.
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From next Monday (April 14), the show is nowhere to be seen o
Rip Off Britain and Dr Xand's Con or Cure instead cover the usual timeslot.
Meanwhile, listings from April 21 to April 25 feature an empty 9.30am to 10.45am slot, saying "off air".
The BBC confirmed to The Sun Online that this is a planned break in the schedule - which Morning Live has had before.
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Continuing, they revealed the show will return from Monday, May 5.
This is not the first time that Morning Live has been taken off viewers' screens.
Fans may recall the BBC took the daytime programme off air for a month last year.
Beeb bosses took to social media last July to reveal that the show will be temporarily replaced.
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The post read: "Here’s this week’s Strictly Fitness summer themed workout with Mr Neil Jones.
"Morning Live is on a break now. Join us on Monday 26th August from 9:30am for more Strictly Fitness.
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"You can do all of the routines from this week in full & see how to do them sat down, on BBC iPlayer."
Morning Live was also absent from BBC One for three weeks last year as show hosts went on their summer holidays.
During this time, Morning Live was likewise replaced by Rip Off Britain.
Rip Off Britain delves into situations where UK customers feel they've been taken advantage of.
Regular presenters on Morning Live include Michelle Ackerley, Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton.
Earlier this year, former Blue Peter star Gethin sent fans into a frenzy after his Instagram post teased an "engagement".
The popular BBC presenter shared a beautifully shot video on his social media account, where he appeared to pop the question.
However, the final moments of the video revealed it to be a promotional ad for Clogau.
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Gethin cheekily captioned the post: "She said yes (again!)" - an apparent nod to the ongoing joke surrounding his partnership with Clogau and his 'work wife', model Nikki Chislett.
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One fan wrote: "I always knew that you were a hopeless romantic."
While another commented: "I most certainly wish this was really happening to you, Gethin, and a lucky lady she would be!"
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