Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2013) |
| Good Morning Britain | |
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| Genre | Breakfast television |
| Directed by | Nicholas Ferguson |
| Presented by | |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Wayne |
| Opening theme | "Good Morning Britain" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Breakfast Television Centre |
| Running time | 150-minutes |
| Production company | TV-am |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV-am (ITV) |
| Release | 1 February 1983 – 31 December 1992 |
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Good Morning Britain was TV-am's main breakfast television show, broadcast on weekdays from February 1983 until the franchise ended in 1992. It had many different presenters throughout its run.
After a difficult first few months, which almost led to the failure of the broadcasting franchise, Good Morning Britain became a success.[1]
The studio buildings in Hawley Crescent would later be acquired by what is now Paramount Global, and ultimately used as Paramount International Networks' offices.
Overview
[edit]Good Morning Britain had a mixture of news and current affairs, weather, cartoons, music, and many popular guests of the time. It also featured a popular exercise section, hosted in the early days by Michael Van Straten and Jackie Genova, and then more famously by "Mad Lizzie" Webb. The news was provided in-house by TV-am, but following its loss of the licence the news provision was contracted out to Sky News, who provided the news service from 1 February to 31 December 1992.
At its peak, the programme would feature large outside broadcasts throughout the European winter/Australian summer from Bondi Beach in Australia, renaming the show G'Day Britain.
Other presenters of the show included Chris Tarrant, Anneka Rice, Richard Keys, Kathy Tayler, Lorraine Kelly, Jayne Irving and Dynasty star Gordon Thomson.
Initially, David Frost, Anna Ford, Michael Parkinson, Angela Rippon and Robert Kee were the presenters and main shareholders of the station, but the original format was soon dropped, and all bar Frost left the broadcaster.[2]
Weekday schedule for presenting
[edit]| Years | Presenters |
|---|---|
| February – April 1983 | David Frost and Anna Ford |
| April 1983 | Nick Owen and Angela Rippon or Anna Ford |
| April – June 1983 | Nick Owen and Lynda Berry |
| June 1983 – 1986 | Nick Owen and Anne Diamond or John Stapleton OR Henry Kelly |
| August 1986 | Adrian Brown[3] and Anne Diamond |
| early 1987 | Mike Morris and Anne Diamond or Richard Keys and Anneka Rice |
| 1987–1988 | GMB Newshour (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys or Mike Morris |
| GMB Main Show with Richard Keys or Mike Morris and Anne Diamond | |
| 1988 | The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys |
| GMB with Mike Morris and Anne Diamond | |
| 1988–1989 | The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys |
| GMB with Mike Morris and or Kathy Rochford or Kathryn Holloway | |
| 1989 | The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys |
| GMB with Mike Morris and Kathy Tayler | |
| 1989–1992 | The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys |
| GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly |
Saturday schedule for presenting
[edit]| Years | Presenters |
|---|---|
| February - June 1983 | Michael Parkinson and Mary Parkinson |
| June - November 1983 | Henry Kelly and Toni Arthur |
| November 1983– February 1984 | Michael Parkinson and Mary Parkinson |
| February 1984 – September 1985 | Henry Kelly and Toni Arthur or Annika Rice |
| September 1985 – 1987 | Mike Morris or Richard Keys |
| 1987–1989 | Geoff Clark |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Morris: Presenter who helped put TV-am on to an even keel - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart. "Sir David Frost obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "TV-am - Presenter Profiles".
External links
[edit]- TV-am.org.uk – The TV-am Television Archives (1983–1992)