Widdecombe appeared three times between August 2017 and April 2019 and was described as an "outdated good friend of the show" by the host throughout one appearance. On 4 November 2012, Widdecombe visitor-hosted one episode of BBC's Songs of Praise programme about singleness. In 2005 BBC Two confirmed six episodes of The Widdecombe Project, an agony aunt tv programme.