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.

For the current ITV Breakfast programme of the same name, see Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)

Good Morning Britain
GenreBreakfast television programme
Directed byNicholas Ferguson
Presented by
Theme music composerJeff Wayne
Opening theme"Good Morning Britain"
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationBreakfast Television Centre
Running time150-minutes
Production companyTV-am
DistributorITN
Release
Original networkTV-am (ITV)
Picture formatPAL (576i 4:3)
Original release1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) –
31 December 1992 (1992-12-31)
Chronology
Followed byGMTV (1993–2010)
Related showsDaybreak (1983 TV programme)
Opening shot of the programme from 1986. This shows the main set, and (from left to right) presenters Richard Keys, Anne Diamond, Nick Owen and Wincey Willis. The on-screen clock can be seen at the bottom-right.

After a difficult first few months, which almost led to the closure of the channel, Good Morning Britain became a success.[1] 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 G'Day 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.[2]

Weekday schedule for presenting
YearsPresenters
February–April 1983David Frost with Anna Ford
April 1983Nick Owen with Angela Rippon
April–June 1983Nick Owen with Lynda Berry
June 1983 – 1986Weekdays: Nick Owen and Anne Diamond or John Stapleton
August 1986Adrian Brown[3] and Anne Diamond
early 1987Mike Morris and Anne Diamond or Richard Keys and Anneka Rice
1987–1988GMB Newshour (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys or Mike Morris
GMB Main Show with Richard Keys or Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Anne Diamond
1988–1989The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly/Kathy Rochford or Kathryn Holloway
1989The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Kathy Tayler
1989–1992The Morning Programme (06:00–07:00) with Richard Keys
GMB with Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly

Weekend schedule for presenting
YearsPresenters
1983-1984Michael Parkinson with Mary Parkinson
June 1983–June 1985Toni Arthur and Henry Kelly
June 1985 – 1987Mike Morris or Richard Keys
1987–1989Geoff Clark
1990Ulrika Jonsson
1991–1992Mike Morris and Lorraine Kelly

References
  1. "Mike Morris: Presenter who helped put TV-am on to an even keel - Obituaries - News". The Independent. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  2. Jeffries, Stuart. "Sir David Frost obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. "TV-am - Presenter Profiles".
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