Peston (TV programme)

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Peston
Genre	Politics
Directed by	Erron Gordon
Presented by	Robert Peston
Starring	Anushka Asthana
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Mark Rubens; Geoff Hill; Rachel Corp
Producers	Sarah Weaver; Kishan Koria
Production location	Studio TC2, Television Centre;
Editors	Vicky Flind; Kate Ford (deputy)
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes (including adverts)
Production company	Multistory Media
Original release
Network	ITV, STV, UTV
Release	26 September 2018 –; present

Peston is the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, recorded live on Wednesday evenings at 8pm. It is broadcast live on Twitter (the first terrestrial UK programme to do so) and then played out after the News at Ten. It was announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would launch in the autumn of that year as a continuation of Peston on Sunday. The programme is presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and features a combination of interviews with politicians and public figures alongside analysis of the major news events of the week.

Format

Peston some people think that he seeks to continue provide a "fresh, intelligent and lively perspective on the big matters of the day"^[2] and continues the more relaxed, tedious approach to politics preferred by Peston on Sunday.^[3]

Political and cultural guests join Robert Peston in the studio for interviews with analysis from Anushka Asthana and 'Screeny', the show's large touchscreen which also features social media interaction.

The show launched on 26 September with its own emoji on Twitter promoting the launch. The emoji appears when any user tweets #Peston.^[4]

The programme is broadcast from TC2 at BBC Studioworks' Television Centre in West London and shares a studio with Lorraine, Sunday Brunch and Loose Women.

Episodes

Run 1

The show launched on 26 September 2018 for its initial run.

Episode	Date	Guests
1	26 September 2018	Matt Hancock, Barry Gardiner, Amber Rudd and Rose McGowan with Nadine Dorries and Alastair Campbell
2	3 October 2018	Andrea Leadsom, Dawn Butler, Nigel Dodds and Steve Baker with Stella Creasy and Anna Soubry
3	10 October 2018	David Davis, Nick Clegg and David Lidington with Sarah Wollaston and Gloria de Piero
4	17 October 2018	John McDonnell, Nigel Farage, Helen McEntee and James Cleverly with Lisa Nandy and Andrea Jenkyns
5	24 October 2018	Sadiq Khan, Johnny Mercer and Sebastian Coe with Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint
6	31 October 2018	Sajid Javid, John McDonnell and Julia Neuberger with Chuka Umunna and Antoinette Sandbach
7	7 November 2018	Matt Hancock, Emily Thornberry, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Stanley McChrystal with Angela Eagle and Oliver Letwin
8	14 November 2018	Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nicola Sturgeon and Brandon Lewis with Nadine Dorries, Jess Phillips and Heidi Allen
9	21 November 2018	Philip Hammond, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Nigel Dodds with John Whittingdale, David Lammy and Nicky Morgan
10	28 November 2018	Greg Clark, Barry Gardiner, Jo Johnson and Professor Green with Hilary Benn and Suella Braverman
11	5 December 2018	David Gauke, Iain Duncan Smith, Nigel Dodds and Ian Hislop with Sam Gyimah and Lisa Nandy
12	12 December 2018	James Brokenshire, John McDonnell, Steve Baker and Nigel Dodds with Gus O'Donnell, Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint
13	19 December 2018	Amber Rudd and Angela Rayner with Nadine Dorries, Chuka Umunna and Justine Greening

Run 2

Peston returned in the New Year to cover the run-up to Britain's scheduled departure from the EU on 29 March.

Episode	Date	Guests
1	9 January 2019	Andrea Leadsom, Tom Watson and Dominic Grieve with Lucy Powell, Maria Caulfield and Femi Oluwole
2	16 January 2019	John McDonnell, Liz Truss and Nigel Dodds with Lisa Nandy, Ben Bradshaw, Sam Gyimah and John Whittingdale
3	23 January 2019	Keir Starmer, Matt Hancock and Nigel Farage with Jess Phillips, Jo Swinson, Nicky Morgan and Gareth Johnson
4	30 January 2019	Greg Clark, Jon Trickett and Philippe Lamberts with Nadine Dorries, Oliver Letwin, Lisa Nandy and Peter Kyle
5	6 February 2019	David Davis, Damian Hinds, Tom Watson and Michelle O'Neil with Luciana Berger and Andrea Jenkins
6	13 February 2019	Nicola Sturgeon, Len McCluskey, Yvette Cooper and John Allan with Jess Phillips, Steve Double and Henry Newman
7	20 February 2019	Sajid Javid and Peter Mandleson with Heidi Allen, Gavin Shuker, Maria Caulfield and Stephen Doughty
8	27 February 2019	John McDonnell, Matt Hancock and Oliver Letwin with Lisa Nandy, Wes Streeting, John Whittingdale and Anna Soubry
9	6 March 2019	Sadiq Khan, David Miliband and Tracey Emin with John Mann, Antoinette Sandbach, Mark Francois and Lloyd Russell-Moyle
10	13 March 2019	Greg Clark, Steve Baker and Angela Rayner with Andrea Jenkyns, Sam Gyimah and Lucy Powell
11	20 March 2019	Emily Thornberry, Nigel Farage, William Hague and Suella Braverman with Lisa Nandy and Phillip Lee
12	27 March 2019	Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chris Wilkins with Nicky Morgan, Heidi Allen and Justin Madders
13	3 April 2019	Philip Hammond, Tom Watson and Steve Baker with Alastair Campbell, Anand Menon, Jill Rutter, Nadine Dorries and Ed Vaizey
14	10 April 2019	Jeremy Hunt, John McDonnell and Mairead McGuinness with Justine Greening, Melanie Onn and John Whittingdale

Run 3

Peston returned after Easter in 2019, covering a period including the Local and European elections and the Conservative Leadership race to replace Theresa May as PM.

Episode	Date	Guests
1	1 May 2019	Rory Stewart, Barry Gardiner, Jonathan Powell and Felix Ottaway O'Mahony with Wes Streeting, Nicky Morgan, Jo Swinson and Steve Double
2	8 May 2019	George Osborne, Nigel Farage and Jon Ronson with Caroline Flint, Andrea Jenkyns and Caroline Lucas
3	15 May 2019	Emily Thornberry, Nicola Sturgeon, Vince Cable and Anthony Scaramucci with Lisa Nandy, Ed Vaizey and Andrew Bridgen
4	22 May 2019	Jacob Rees-Mogg, Johnny Mercer and Alastair Campbell with Wes Streeting, Dominic Grieve, Laura Parker, Alexandra Phillips and Gavin Esler
5	29 May 2019	Jeremy Hunt, Len McCluskey and James Cleverly with Ben Bradshaw, Mims Davies and Mark Francois
6	5 June 2019	Rory Stewart, John McDonnell Steve Baker and Heidi Allen with Theresa Villiers and Peter Kyle
7	12 June 2019	Andrea Leadsom, Priti Patel and Mark Harper with Lisa Nandy, Sam Gyimah and Annunziata Rees-Mogg
8	19 June 2019	Rory Stewart, Tom Watson and Jo Swinson with Lucy Powell, Andrea Jenkyns and Dominic Grieve
9	26 June 2019	Jeremy Hunt, David Gauke, Dawn Butler and Will Young with Ben Bradshaw and Mark Francois
10	3 July 2019	Dominic Raab, Nigel Farage, Jon Ashworth and Richard Ratcliffe with Jess Phillips and Nicky Morgan
11	10 July 2019	Philip Hammond, Emily Thornberry and Sean Spicer with Nicholas Soames and Melanie Onn
12	17 July 2019	Boris Johnson, Peter Hain and Greg Swenson with Lisa Nandy, Nadine Dorries and Sam Gyimah
13	24 July 2019	Rory Stewart, John McDonnell and Jacob Rees-Mogg with Caroline Flint, Mark Francois and Ed Vaizey

Run 4

Peston was back on air after the summer on 4 September 2019, returning with an interview with the PM.

Episode	Date	Guests
1	4 September 2019	Boris Johnson, John McDonnell and Ian Blackford with Dominic Grieve, Jess Phillips and Salma Shah
2	11 September 2019	Robert Jenrick, Nigel Farage, Emily Thornberry and David Gauke with Lisa Nandy, Luciana Berger and Jason Stein
3	18 September 2019	Nicky Morgan, Rachel Riley and Sam Gyimah with Mark Francois, Gloria de Piero and Joanna Cherry
4	25 September 2019	Boris Johnson, Amber Rudd and Barry Gardiner with Jess Phillips, Dominic Grieve and Alexandra Phillips
5	2 October 2019	Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon and Richard Burgon with Sarah Wollaston, John Whittingdale and Melanie Onn
6	9 October 2019	Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart and Julia Gillard with Damian Green, Heidi Allen and Peter Kyle
7	16 October 2019	Nicky Morgan, Steve Baker, Mairead McGuinness and Stephen Kinnock with David Lammy and Andrea Jenkyns
8	20 October 2019 ('Brextra Edition')	Matt Hancock, Emily Thornberry and Joanna Cherry with Bernard Jenkin and Antoinette Sandbach
9	23 October 2019	Sajid Javid and John McDonnell with Lisa Nandy, Mark Francois and Dominic Grieve
10	30 October 2019	Robert Buckland and Dawn Butler with Sayeeda Warsi, Chuku Umunna, Melanie Onn and Gavin Barwell^[5]
11	6 November 2019	Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham with Luciana Berger, Ben Bradshaw, Alexandra Phillips and Ed Vaizey
12	13 November 2019	Andrea Leadsom, Jon Trickett and Conrad Black with Caroline Lucas, Matthew Elliot and Ali Milani
13	20 November 2019	Nicky Morgan, Len McCluskey and Petronella Wyatt with Ed Davey, Catherine West and John Whittingdale
14	27 November 2019	Jonathan Ashworth, Robert Jenrick and David Gauke with Sayeeda Warsi, Lucy Powell and John Nicolson
15	4 December 2019	Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Barry Gardiner with Mark Francois and Gloria De Piero
16	11 December 2019	Jo Swinson, John McDonnell and Brandon Lewis with Adam Price, Rosie Duffield and John Whittingdale
17	18 December 2019	Emily Thornberry, Matt Hancock and David Baddiel with Andrea Jenkyns and Melanie Onn

Run 5

The show returned to air on 15 January 2020

Episode	Date	Guests
1	15 January 2020	James Cleverly, Jonathan Ashworth and Soweto Kinch with Nadia Whittome and Tom Tugendhat
2	22 January 2020	Brandon Lewis, Lisa Nandy and Arlene Foster with Lucy Powell and Suella Braverman
3	29 January 2020	Grant Shapps, Emily Thornberry and Cherie Blair with Gloria De Piero and Andrea Jenkyns
4	5 February 2020	Robert Buckland, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Jess Phillips with Rosie Duffield and Damian Green
5	12 February 2020	Nicky Morgan, Len McCluskey and Jeremy Hunt with Rosena Allin-Khan and Sayeeda Warsi
6	26 February 2020	Grant Shapps, Keir Starmer and Zelda Perkins with Liz Kendall and Justine Greening

References

^ Roberts, Elizabeth (20 February 2016). "Battle of the bongs: Huw Edwards' wife jumps ship for ITV". The Telegraph.
^ "Peston confirmed". ITV Press Centre Twitter. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^ "Peston on Sunday Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ "Robert Peston gets Twitter emoji makeover for new midweek programme". Irish Independent. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ Peston [@itvpeston] (30 October 2019). "PRE-ELECTION PESTON LIVE. Watch from anywhere in the world, RT and use #Peston to join the conversation. @Peston and @AnushkaAsthana are joined tonight by: @RobertBuckland, @DawnButlerBrent, @SayeedaWarsi, @ChukaUmunna, @OnnMel & @GavinBarwell.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mrGmrNpEnQJy …" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Twitter.

[Telegraph-1] Roberts, Elizabeth (20 February 2016). "Battle of the bongs: Huw Edwards' wife jumps ship for ITV". The Telegraph.

[ITVPress-2] "Peston confirmed". ITV Press Centre Twitter. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[ITVPressTwitter-3] "Peston on Sunday Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[Irish_Independent-4] "Robert Peston gets Twitter emoji makeover for new midweek programme". Irish Independent. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[5] Peston [@itvpeston] (30 October 2019). "PRE-ELECTION PESTON LIVE. Watch from anywhere in the world, RT and use #Peston to join the conversation. @Peston and @AnushkaAsthana are joined tonight by: @RobertBuckland, @DawnButlerBrent, @SayeedaWarsi, @ChukaUmunna, @OnnMel & @GavinBarwell.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mrGmrNpEnQJy …" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Twitter.

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