Overview
- BBC listings show Winkleman will read Huw Aaron's Monkeypig at 6.50pm and then present an extra-long opening episode of The Celebrity Traitors at 8pm on October 1, with both available on BBC iPlayer.
- Monkeypig follows Molly, a pig hiding among monkeys, and its impostor theme echoes the Traitors format of detection and betrayal without revealing any plot outcomes.
- The Celebrity Traitors second series was filmed at a Scottish Highlands castle and features a large celebrity cast including Amol Rajan, Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, James Blunt, Jerry Hall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
- Winkleman’s recent publicity quotes about her family and motherhood have been used to humanise her ahead of the broadcasts and to draw wider interest in both appearances.
- CBeebies Bedtime Story has a long history of celebrity readers and the scheduling plus iPlayer availability is designed to widen reach across the BBC's children’s and primetime audiences.