Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)


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 but the most enduring pairing was Anne Diamond and Nick Owen.
After a difficult first few months, which almost led to the closure of the channel, Good Morning Britain became a success. According to one presenter Mike Morris they estimated to have interviewed over 30,000 guests on the sofa throughout its run.
The studio buildings in Hawley Crescent would later be acquired by ViacomCBS, and ultimately used as ViacomCBS Networks International's offices.
The TV-am programme archive, including Good Morning Britain, is understood to be nearly completely intact.

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.
At its peak, the programme would feature large outside broadcasts throughout the European winter/Australian summer from Bondi Beach in Australia, renaming the show Britain.
Other presenters of the show included Chris Tarrant, Anneka Rice, Richard Keys, Kathy Tayler, Lorraine Kelly, Jayne Irving, 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.

Weekday schedule for presenting

Weekend schedule for presenting