7.2 /10 1 Votes
Original language(s) English Running time 45 minutes First episode date 13 November 1964 | 7.2/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 Final episode date April 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Cast Similar That Was the Week That Was, The Long Johns, Bremner - Bird and Fortune, The Frost Report, Breakfast with Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ron grainer not so much a programme more a way of life
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 (known informally as TW3), 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 (as he was billed at the time) and the poet P. J. Kavanagh joining him in the role. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays. [1].
The show saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. The format alternated satire with chat; the trio of hosts were joined by three guests including regulars Patrick Campbell and Gerald Kaufman.
Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets. The theme tune was sung by Lynda Baron.
The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.