<P> The tenth series was aired during 2016, between 9 April to 28 May . Auditions were held within Liverpool, Birmingham and London, with all three holding open auditions in late 2015 along with Cardiff, Glasgow, and Manchester . It was the last series to hold live episodes within The Fountain Studios, before its closure at the end of the year . The series was won by magician Richard Jones, with singer Wayne Woodward coming in second, and dance group Boogie Storm placing third . </P> <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 second, and stand - up comedian Daliso Chaponda placing third . </P> <P> The twelfth series was aired during 2018, between 14 April to 3 June . Following the previous series, the Judges' vote was brought back into the show's format, while the live episodes were aired from Hammersmith Apollo and presented solely by Declan Donnelly; although Anthony McPartlin had stepped down from his TV commitments 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 coming second, and singer Donchez Dacres placing third . </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>

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