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The presenter is hanging up her headphones after becoming a regular presenter of the show in 1987.
The comedian said he didn't "regret” using blackface during an appearance on Radio 4's Today programme.
Speaking to Today on BBC Radio 4, John Oxford also dismissed the common provision of people wearing masks as a “total diversion”.
Sacked climate change summit president tells voters to be wary of the PM's promises.
The Radio 4 host said she would “prefer not to be talking about my pay” but felt she had to respond to “erroneous” reports in the press.
“You called the wrong Robert Shapiro.”
The comedian caused controversy with a joke about throwing acid on politicians during an appearance on Radio 4 earlier this year.
A piece in The Spectator claimed the presenter was not the right fit for the BBC Radio 4 programme.
Lauren Laverne will continue to present the Radio 4 show "for the foreseeable future".
