Question: where are bgt semi finals held this year
Answer: Following the previous series , the Judges ' vote was brought back into the show 's format , while the live episodes were aired from Hammersmith Apollo and presented solely by Declan Donnelly ; although Anthony McPartlin had stepped down from his TV commitments in March 2018 , he still appeared in the series ' audition episodes , which had been filmed during January and February that year .