Bradley Walsh has confirmed he won't be returning to Blankety Blank this year. In an exclusive interview with Radio Times, where Walsh was talking about The Chase Around the World, he confirmed: "The thing is we're just doing Gladiators. The BBC declined to comment when approached by Radio Times. "I really, really enjoyed to see The Chase taken out of the studio and be put in a different environment," Walsh told Radio Times. I've really, really enjoyed it.