<P> The eleventh series was aired during 2017, between 15 April to 3 June; the final was originally planned for 4 June, but this was moved forward to avoid it clashing with the One Love Manchester benefit concert that day . The series saw two major changes: the first saw the total number of semi-finalist reduced to 40 with eight per each semi-final, as it had been prior to the sixth series; the second saw the Judges' vote being dropped, with the two semi-finalists with the highest number of public votes moving on into the final . In addition, the live episodes were now broadcast from Elstree Studios, owing to the closure of the previous site . Auditions were held within Salford, Birmingham, London, and Blackpool, with the latter two cities holding open auditions in late 2016, along with Peterborough, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kingston upon Hull, Lincoln, Reading, Manchester and Luton . The series was won by pianist Tokio Myers, with magician Issy Simpson coming in second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third . </P> <P> The twelfth series began airing on 14 April 2018 . It was confirmed on 10 April 2018 that the live episodes will be aired from Hammersmith Apollo, and that Declan Donnelly would be presenting these episodes solo; although Anthony McPartlin chose to step down from his TV commitments following an incident in March 2018, he still appeared in the series' audition episodes, which had been filmed during January and February that year . Auditions were held within Manchester, Blackpool and London, with two of these cities holding open auditions in 2017, alongside a number of locations within the United Kingdom and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dublin, and Inverness . The series was won by stand - up comedian Lost Voice Guy, with comedy singer / pianist Robert White finishing in second place, and singer Donchez Dacres in third place . </P> <P> Britain's Got More Talent is a companion sister show that is broadcast on ITV2, and is aired after each episode of Britain's Got Talent since the main show began in June 2007 . Hosted by Stephen Mulhern (with occasional appearances by Ant & Dec), the programme operates in a similar manner to the former spin off show The Xtra Factor (the companion show of The X Factor), in that it features interviews with contestants and behind - the - scenes footage, though what is shown depends on what the main show is focused on during its broadcast . When the auditions stage is being broadcast, its sister show focuses on highlights of acts that couldn't be shown on the main show, with Mulhern operating in a similar manner to Ant & Dec by viewing the performances in the wings and giving comments, as well as interviewing contestants before and after their performance . When the main show begins broadcasting live episodes, its sister show conducts live "after - show" episodes, featuring interviews with the semi-finalists / finalists, as well as chatting with the judges . </P> <P> In addition to this format, each year also sees Britain's Got More Talent broadcasting a special set of compilation episodes featuring the best and worst auditions from that year's contest, entitled Britain's Got Talent: Best and Worst, which are presented by Mulhern who introduces each clip shown . </P>

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