Michael Aspel fronted the BBC series from 2000 to 2007, before being replaced by current presenter Fiona Bruce, 50 in 2008. The veteran broadcaster, now 93, was axed as host of Antiques Roadshow after seven years at the helm, where he claimed it was a result of his age. Hugh Scully, Angela Rippon and Bruce Parker all presented the long-running show before Michael made his debut.
The TV star had previously battled cancer and only told family and close friends. Michael was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in autumn 2002. He had been secretly fighting cancer for more than a year, the presenter revealed in 2012.
He had to undergo three months of chemotherapy and later declared: "I'm as fit as a fiddle." Speaking about his diagnosis at the time, the former presenter of Antiques Roadshow and This Is Your Life said: "I was having a routine check-up when the doctors noticed there was something there, a slight swelling around the kidney area.
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"It's probably something a lot of people have and they just don't even realise, because I had no symptoms.
"They decided to take a look and it was then I was told I had this form of cancer but that it was low grade, adding, "my hair didn't fall out".
He said the three-month course with chemotherapy drugs was "more unpleasant than the condition itself".
Addressing his diagnosis, he continued to the Daily Mail: "I was shocked at first but I wasn't worried or frightened because everyone was just so calm about it. It's not life threatening.
"We have to keep an eye on it with regular check-ups but I'm fine, I'm perfectly well. It hasn't gone, but it hasn't developed."
At the time, Michael shared the cancer laid dormant but thankfully made a full recovery.
He began his career as a newsreader, moving on to become a children's presenter on Crackerjack and a chatshow host before taking over This Is Your Life in 1988.