Tonight (1957 TV programme)
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Release | 18 February 1957 – 18 June 1965 |
Tonight was a British current affairs television programme, presented by
. The audience was typically seven million viewers.Background
Tonight like Six-Five Special, was created by the BBC to fill in the "Toddlers' Truce" closed period between 6.00pm and 7.00pm (the "Truce" was officially abolished only a few days before Tonight was first broadcast). Tonight began broadcasting from the Viking studio in Kensington, known by the BBC as "studio M". It eventually transferred to one of the main studios in Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, west London.[1]
Content and style
The programme covered the arts and sciences as well as topical matters and current affairs. There was a mixture of incisive and light-hearted items: unscripted studio interviews, by Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson-Smith and Michelmore himself; and filmed reports. Reporters included Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Kenneth Allsop, Chris Brasher, Julian Pettifer, Brian Redhead and Polly Elwes.
The style was informal with no attempt to hide studio equipment. Michelmore gave a very relaxed performance, sometimes perching on the edge of his desk, seemingly unfazed by the ringing of his desk telephone letting him know about technical problems. There were regular appearances by Rory McEwen, Cy Grant, singing a "topical calypso", and folk singers Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor. Michelmore became known for his catchphrase when closing the show, "That's all for tonight, the next 'Tonight' will be tomorrow night. Until then, good night!"[2]
It was during an edition of Tonight broadcast on the evening of Friday 22 November 1963 that BBC television broke the news of the
In 1964, Bob Dylan appeared on the programme and sang With God on Our Side.[3]
Accolades
The programme received the
Tonight (1975 TV programme)
A new programme under the name, presented by
References
- ^ History of TV Studios - Lime Grove, retrieved 18 February 2010.
- ^ Tonight, whirligig-tv.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ^ TheRoute19. Bob Dylan- BBC Tonight Show- With God on Our Side (1964). Archived from the original on 19 June 2012 – via YouTube.
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- ^ BBC Genome Project - BBC1 listings 5 July 1979
