Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)

Good Morning Britain
Genre Breakfast television programme
Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Presented by
Theme music composer Jeff Wayne
Opening theme "Good Morning Britain"
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Production location(s) Breakfast Television Centre
Running time 150-minutes
Production company(s) TV-am
Distributor ITN
Release
Original network TV-am (ITV)
Picture format
Original release 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) – 31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
Chronology
Followed by GMTV (1993–2010)
Related shows Daybreak (1983 TV programme)
Opening shot of the programme from 1986. This shows the main set, and (from left to right) presenters Richard Keys, Anne Diamond, Nick Owen and Wincey Willis. The on-screen clock can be seen at the bottom-right.

Good Morning Britain was TV-am's flagship breakfast television show, broadcast on weekdays from February 1983 until the franchise ended in 1992. It had many different presenters throughout its run but the most enduring pairing was Anne Diamond and Nick Owen.

From a slow start, which almost led to the closure of the channel, Good Morning Britain became very successful and ultimately achieved impressive ratings.[1] According to one presenter Mike Morris they estimated to have interviewed over 30,000-guests on the sofa throughout its run.

The studio buildings in Hawley Crescent, would later be acquired by MTV, and ultimately used as Viacom Media Networks offices.

The TV-am programme archive, including Good Morning Britain, is understood to nearly completely intact, and available for clip sales.

Overview

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.

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, Anna Ford, Michael Parkinson and Angela Rippon.

Weekday schedule for presenting

YearsPresenters
February–April 1983David Frost with Anna Ford
April–June 1983Nick Owen with Angela Rippon until 18 April then Lynda Berry
June 1983 – 1986Weekdays: Nick Owen and Anne Diamond or John Stapleton
August 1986Adrian Brown[2] and Anne Diamond
early 1987Mike Morris and Anne Diamond or Richard Keys and Anneka Rice
1987–1988GMB Newshour (0600–0700) with Richard Keys or Mike Morris
GMB Main Show with Richard Keys or Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988The Morning Programme (0600–0700) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988–1989The Morning Programme (0600–0700) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly/Kathy Rochford or Kathryn Holloway
1989The Morning Programme (0600–0700) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Kathy Tayler
1989–1992The Morning Programme (0600–0700) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly

Weekend schedule for presenting

YearsPresenters
1983-1984Michael Parkinson with Mary Parkinson
June 1983–June 1985Toni Arthur and Henry Kelly
June 1985 – 1987Mike Morris or Richard Keys
1987–1989Geoff Clark
1990Ulrika Jonsson
1991–1992Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Morris: Presenter who helped put TV-am on to an even keel - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  2. ↑ "TV-am - Presenter Profiles".
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