Working Lunch
| Working Lunch | |
|---|---|
 Titles used 6 October 2008 – 30 July 2010 | |
| Genre | Financial news |
| Created by | BBC |
| Presented by |
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| Composer | John Ashton Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Studio TC7, BBC Television Centre, London |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 19 September 1994 – 30 July 2010 |
Working Lunch is a
Presenters and reporters
Originally, the show was presented by Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw. Chiles left the programme on 26 January 2007 after 12+1⁄2 years, to become the co-host of the BBC One current affairs and lifestyle programme The One Show. He was replaced by Nik Wood. On Fridays, Paddy O'Connell fronted the show with Shaw instead of Wood. Both O'Connell and Shaw bowed out on 26 September 2008.[3]
In 2007, former footballer Graeme Le Saux presented a series of items recorded in his birthplace of Jersey. Jenny Culshaw, a senior producer on the show, also occasionally presented items.
Other members of the Working Lunch team included Rachel Burden, Simon Gompertz, Rachel Horne, Rob Pittam and Gillian Lacey-Solymar.[4][5][6][7]
From 6 October 2008, a revamped lineup saw BBC Breakfast's former business presenter, Declan Curry, and Naga Munchetty take over studio presentation, with Wood returning to his former role of roving reporter, alongside Rob Pittam.[8]
Gillian Lacey-Solymar left the show on 29 January 2010.
The show had a regular cast of experts like Justin Urquhart Stewart.[9]
2008 relaunch
The show was relaunched on 6 October 2008, with new titles, set and presenters. The familiar goldfish and shark were replaced by a piggy bank. Presenters
Broadcast schedule
The show had a regular weekday slot at 12.30 pm until 1 pm, except on Wednesdays when it was broadcast an hour later. The programme was broadcast for 42 weeks of the year, taking a break for
Graphics
The original title sequence created by Piers Helm, featured a real goldfish and a rubber shark in a tank that contained the programme's subject matter represented as
See also
References
- ^ BBC's Working Lunch show to end BBC News, 23 April 2010.
- ^ Goodbye message from Working Lunch BBC News, 30 July 2010.
- ^ Nik Wood BBC News, 19 February 2007.
- ^ Gillian Lacey-Solymar BBC News, 5 September 2006.
- ^ Simon Gompertz BBC News, 5 September 2006.
- ^ Rachel Horne BBC News, 5 September 2006.
- ^ Rob Pittam BBC News, 5 September 2006.
- ^ Why we're off air this week BBC News, 29 September 2008.
- ^ "A couple of things before you invest.... - BBC Working Lunch p.16 August 2001". 16 August 2001. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ (Press release statement) (17 July 2008). "New presenter line-up as Working Lunch relaunches". BBC Press Office.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Robinson, James (23 April 2010). "BBC axes Working Lunch". guardian.co.uk. Guardian News and Media.
External links
- Working Lunch at BBC Online
- Working Lunch at BBC Online - Archived BBC page
- Working Lunch at IMDb.
