Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)

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Good Morning Britain
TV-am Good Morning Britain logo.jpg
Genre Breakfast television programme
Directed by Nicholas Ferguson
Presented by
Theme music composer Jeff Wayne
Opening theme"Good Morning Britain"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production location Breakfast Television Centre
Running time150-minutes
Production company TV-am
Original release
Network TV-am (ITV)
Release1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) 
31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
Related
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 1986 sofa.jpg
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 main breakfast television show, broadcast on weekdays from February 1983 until the franchise ended in 1992. It had many different presenters throughout its run.

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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.

According to Kaleidoscope's TV Brain website, many editions of the original Good Morning Britain, right up to its end, no longer exist in the archives. [2]

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 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. [3]

Weekday schedule for presenting

YearsPresenters
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 1986Adrian Brown [4] and Anne Diamond
early 1987 Mike Morris and Anne Diamond or Richard Keys and Anneka Rice
1987–1988GMB Newshour (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys or Mike Morris
GMB Main Show with Richard Keys or Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988–1989The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and or Kathy Rochford or Kathryn Holloway
1989The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Kathy Tayler
1989–1992The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly

Saturday schedule for presenting

YearsPresenters
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
1987–1989Geoff Clark

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References

  1. "Mike Morris: Presenter who helped put TV-am on to an even keel - Obituaries - News". The Independent . 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. TV Brain lost shows listing
  3. Jeffries, Stuart. "Sir David Frost obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. "TV-am - Presenter Profiles".