BEHIND THE FRINGE: CHANNEL 5 ANNOUCNES NEW DOCUMENTARY ON THE RISE OF CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN

Channel 5 have announced the commission of new documentary Claudia Winkleman: Behind The Fringe, charting the rise of one of the UK's post popular TV presenters.

Channel 5's Commissioning Editor, Greg Barnett, said: "Claudia Winkleman is quite simply one of the most important broadcasters of her generation. She has an extraordinary ability to connect with audiences in a way that feels both completely natural and utterly unique."

Executive Producer for the documentary, Emma Clarke, added: "This documentary allows us to look beyond the fringe and explore not just her incredible career, but the personality and values that have made her such a defining figure in British television. We want this to feel like the ultimate tribute from her many fans, collaborators and friends."

Meanwhile, the BBC announced late last year that Claudia Winkleman will host her own chat show, The Claudia Winkleman Show (7x50’), launching on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in Spring 2026.

Produced by So Television - the production company behind the hugely successful and multi award-winning The Graham Norton Show - each episode will see Claudia welcome the biggest names from the worlds of film, television, music and beyond to her sofa for lively conversation with the help of a studio audience.

Claudia Winkleman said: “I can’t quite believe it and I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity. I'm obviously going to be awful, that goes without saying, but I’m over the moon they’re letting me try.”

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC, said: “Claudia is a true national treasure - warm, witty and endlessly entertaining. She has an extraordinary ability to put people at ease and bring out the very best in them, whether they’re global superstars or members of the audience. It’s very exciting that she will be fronting her very own show on the BBC, and we can’t wait for viewers to join Claudia and her sofa full of stars."

Graham Stuart, Managing Director of So Television and Executive Producer, said: “Graham Norton has made the Friday night talk show slot a dazzling appointment to view. How can you possibly follow that? By booking a host equally as brilliant. So we have.”

More details will be announced in due course.