. The current affairs weekday series, hosted by award-winning journalist Victoria Derbyshire, 51, first began in 2015, and is ending because of costs. Media editor at BBC News Amol Rajan broke the news on Twitter on Wednesday. He penned: "1/ The Victoria Derbyshire Show is coming off air. "I understand @BBCNews is committed to Victoria + the (award-winning) journalism of the show. Rajan explained: "Cost of doing it on linear channel when savings are needed deemed too high. "BBC declined to comment ahead of an announcement next week." Read More Related Articles Phillip and Holly point out glaring Coronation Street blunder with missing Hope Read More Related Articles Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby slammed for 'fawning' over Nigel Farage He continued: "2/ The show won awards at the RTS and from BAFTA. "Victoria nominated for Best Presenter 4 years in a row - and won once. Digital impact was huge. "Show was designed to reach audiences the BBC struggles to connect with, and it did - online." The official show account and broadcaster Victoria are yet to comment on the news. In November Victoria opened up on her secret battle with anxiety and depression. The broadcaster revealed that she had battled through two bouts of depression which left her "absolutely knackered." The periods of darkness in her life brought on anxiety and made her question whether she could competently continue with her TV and radio shows. Read More Related Articles Kate Middleton describes feeling 'isolated' as first-time mum while Wills was away Victoria was speaking to more than 500 business leaders at Women Mean Business Live in London, in which she was in conversation with The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon. During her revealing chat, Victoria said she was gripped with insecurity surrounding her job which took her down to her lowest ebb. She suffered a second bout of depression earlier in 2019, a decade after the first when she was broadcasting on BBC Radio Five Live. Victoria said that her second spell was brought on by the menopause. Speaking about how her days were getting crippled by the illness, Victoria said: "I was getting to a point where I was overwhelmed and waking up at 2am then not sleeping between 2am and 4.30am when I usually get up. "I was absolutely knackered and getting slightly anxious. I thought 'I'm not good at my job anymore'." It has been a difficult few years for Victoria, who had a very public battle with cancer in 2015. Read More Related Articles Nurse confronts Boris Johnson to say he's 'done nothing' to make her stay in NHS She was diagnosed with breast cancer and she documented her successful battle to beat it and has proved to have been an inspiration to countless others. Victoria had a mastectomy and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage 2 lobular breast cancer and was eventually given the all clear in 2016. Speaking about her recent bout of depression, Victoria said she initially too
The Victoria Derbyshire show axed by the BBC because of costs
. The current affairs weekday series, hosted by award-winning journalist Victoria Derbyshire, 51, first began in 2015, and is ending because of costs. Media editor at BBC News Amol Rajan broke the news on Twitter on Wednesday. He penned: "1/ The Victoria Derbyshire Show is coming off air. "I understand @BBCNews is committed to Victoria + the (award-winning) journalism of the show. Rajan explained: "Cost of doing it on linear channel when savings are needed deemed too high. "BBC declined to comment ahead of an announcement next week." Read More Related Articles Phillip and Holly point out glaring Coronation Street blunder with missing Hope Read More Related Articles Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby slammed for 'fawning' over Nigel Farage He continued: "2/ The show won awards at the RTS and from BAFTA. "Victoria nominated for Best Presenter 4 years in a row - and won once. Digital impact was huge. "Show was designed to reach audiences the BBC struggles to connect with, and it did - online." The official show account and broadcaster Victoria are yet to comment on the news. In November Victoria opened up on her secret battle with anxiety and depression. The broadcaster revealed that she had battled through two bouts of depression which left her "absolutely knackered." The periods of darkness in her life brought on anxiety and made her question whether she could competently continue with her TV and radio shows. Read More Related Articles Kate Middleton describes feeling 'isolated' as first-time mum while Wills was away Victoria was speaking to more than 500 business leaders at Women Mean Business Live in London, in which she was in conversation with The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon. During her revealing chat, Victoria said she was gripped with insecurity surrounding her job which took her down to her lowest ebb. She suffered a second bout of depression earlier in 2019, a decade after the first when she was broadcasting on BBC Radio Five Live. Victoria said that her second spell was brought on by the menopause. Speaking about how her days were getting crippled by the illness, Victoria said: "I was getting to a point where I was overwhelmed and waking up at 2am then not sleeping between 2am and 4.30am when I usually get up. "I was absolutely knackered and getting slightly anxious. I thought 'I'm not good at my job anymore'." It has been a difficult few years for Victoria, who had a very public battle with cancer in 2015. Read More Related Articles Nurse confronts Boris Johnson to say he's 'done nothing' to make her stay in NHS She was diagnosed with breast cancer and she documented her successful battle to beat it and has proved to have been an inspiration to countless others. Victoria had a mastectomy and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage 2 lobular breast cancer and was eventually given the all clear in 2016. Speaking about her recent bout of depression, Victoria said she initially too
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