Central Weekend (1986)

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 1 episode

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Friday night television debate show where a live studio audience argues about the week's news topics. A host and various guest presenters guide the discussion on often controversial subjects.

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What happens

Central Weekend (also called Central Weekend Live) is a British television debate show which ran from 1986 to 2001. Known for the confrontational nature of its studio audience and topics, it was presented for many years by Nicky Campbell. It was broadcast late on a Friday night in the Central region, and debated various topics and current affairs issues – usually subjects that had been featured in the week's news. Though Campbell was the main host, there were a number of other presenters who joined him throughout the show's time on air. These included Anna Soubry, Adrian Mills, Kaye Adams, Sue Jay, Andy Craig, Gregg Upwards, Eamonn Holmes, Roger Cook, Bibi Baskin, Paul Ross, John Stapleton, James Whale, Ed Doolan, Victoria Derbyshire, Patricia Mitchell and Claudia Winkleman. The theme music was composed by Andy Quin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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