Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
TV series
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
1964–1965, English, on BBC One.
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964–1965, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was, which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compère, with two others, William Rushton and the poet P. J. Kavanagh joining him in the role. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays. It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, Patrick Campbell and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets. The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 62
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 1965
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Latest episode
S1 E62: Show 62
Aired 11 April 1965
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 13 November 1964
- Last aired
- 11 April 1965
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life has 1 season and 62 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
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