Good Morning Britain
| Good Morning Britain | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | TV-am |
| Genre | News |
| Directed by | Nicholas Ferguson |
| Presented by | Michael Parkinson |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Camden Town, Camden, London, England, UK |
| Running time | 205 minutes |
| Production company(s) | TV-am |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV Network |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | 1 February 1983 – 31 December 1992 |
Good Morning Britain was TV-am's flagship breakfast television show throughout TV-am's time on air, broadcasting five days a week, initially from 7am until 9am. By 1985 the programme started at the earlier time of 6.15am and by 1988 the programme started at 6am. It had many different presenters throughout its run but the most famous pairing was Anne Diamond and Nick Owen. From a very slow start which almost led to the closure of TV-am Good Morning Britain became very successful and had very impressive ratings. According to one presenter Mike Morris they estimated to have interviewed over 30,000 guests on the sofa throughout its run.
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 show displayed a famous yellow analogue-style clock on the bottom-right of the screen. 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, from February to December 1992.
In its heyday, 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, Dynasty star Gordon Thomson and initially, David Frost and Anna Ford.
[edit] External links
- TV-am.net - The TV-am Television Archives (1983–1992)
- TV-am.org.uk
- Good Morning Britain at TV.com
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