bulletin for Scotland will be considered again following next year's Scottish Parliament election. 24 January – Hear'Say, the band formed by ITV's Popstars, confirm that Kym Marsh has left the group, but say they intend to continue. The following day auditions are announced for a new band member to replace Marsh. 27 January – Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer are reprising their EastEnders roles as Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson after filming a one-off special that will air later in the year. 28 January – Beginning of a week of EastEnders episodes set in Spain which see the return of the character Sam Mitchell. Sam's return sees actress Kim Medcalf make her television acting debut, having taken over the role from Danniella Westbrook after the part was recast. Medcalf went on to play Sam until 2005 when the character was written out of the series in a storyline that saw her fleeing to Brazil after becoming a murder suspect. Westbrook then returned to the role of Sam in 2009, before Medcalf once again reprised the role in 2022. 29 January – The Sun reports that Cat Deeley will leave SM:TV in March after being offered other projects. ITV subsequently confirms her departure from the programme. 30 January – Channel 4's controversial Brass Eye spoof documentary on paedophiles is among the winners at the annual Broadcast Magazine Awards held in London, picking up a comedy award despite causing controversy when it aired the previous year. 31 January The BBC children's series Teletubbies has been sold to China where it will be aired on the state owned channel CCTV1. The last titled episode of The Bill, Set in Stone, is broadcast. This was followed by a six-part untitled story after which the series switched to a serial format. February 1 February – It is reported that The Saturday Show presenter Dani Behr has been reprimanded by her BBC bosses after giving a sexually explicit interview to lads' magazine Maxim. 3 February – 3,000 hopefuls travel to London to attend auditions to replace Kym Marsh in Hear'Say. Johnny Shentall is introduced as the band's new member two days later. Fans and the media later dismiss the process as a stunt because Shentall is a former member of the pop group Boom!, accusations that prompt Hear'Say to issue a statement denying it was fixed. 7 February – BBC Director-General Greg Dyke launches his "cut