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The Queen of Daytime abdicates

Stephen Smith on the legacy of Oprah Winfrey, who has announced that she will step down after 25 years of recording her US chat show.

The Queen of Daytime abdicates

Talk show host Trisha Goddard on how Oprah Winfrey changed TV

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