phillip schofield, does it show the bbc getting carried away by celebrity status? and if the bbc puzzling editing of security camera footage distort what happened before two boys died in cardiff last week? mentioned last week the view of some of you that bbc news had been devoting too much airtime to the departure of phillip schofield from itv s departure of phillip schofield from itv s this morning. by the time we went on air last friday night, development in the story was at the top of that ten o clock news. tonight at ten, when itv s biggest names, phillip schofield leaves itv with immediate effect. the former host of this morning admits lying about an host of this morning admits lying aboutan affair host of this morning admits lying about an affair with a younger male colleague, which he has called on wise but not illegal. wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. wise but not illegal. leslie smith had this reaction. you wise but not illegal. leslie smith