Friday Night, Saturday Morning
| Friday Night, Saturday Morning | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Created by | Iain Johnstone Will Wyatt |
| Directed by | Phil Chilvers, John Burrowes |
| Presented by | Ned Sherrin Tim Rice Jane Walmsley |
| Theme music composer | André Jacquemin Dave Howman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 64 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Iain Johnstone Frances Whitaker |
| Production locations | Greenwood Theatre, London |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 28 September 1979 – 2 April 1982 |
Friday Night, Saturday Morning was a UK television chat show with a revolving guest host. It ran on BBC2 from 28 September 1979 to 2 April 1982, broadcast live from the Greenwood Theatre, a part of Guy's Hospital. It was notable for being the only television show to be hosted by a former British Prime Minister (Harold Wilson), and for an argument about the blasphemy claims surrounding the film Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979).
The programme was the idea of Iain Johnstone and Will Wyatt, who insisted on a changing presenter every fortnight. Another innovation was that the presenters chose the guests they were to interview.