This Week (2003 TV programme)
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This Week is a BBC One current affairs and politics TV programme, and was screened late on Thursday evenings. It was hosted by former Sunday Times editor Andrew Neil, with a panel of two commentators, one each from the right and left of the political spectrum. The show was introduced on 16 January 2003, as was the Daily Politics, after a major review of BBC political programmes. It replaced the nightly Despatch Box (1998–2002), for which Neil had been the sole presenter in its later years.[3] In February 2019, following Neil's decision to step down as host, the BBC announced that This Week would end in July 2019.[5]
This Week | |
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Genre | Current affairs, politics |
Presented by | Andrew Neil |
Starring | Michael Portillo Alan Johnson Miranda Green Alex Salmond Suzanne Evans Diane Abbott Liz Kendall David Lammy |
Theme music composer | Jim Meacock[1][2] |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Samir Shah |
Editor | Penny |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Juniper TV |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 16 January 2003 (2003-01-16) – 18 July 2019 (2019-07-18) |
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The final episode aired on 18 July 2019, a live broadcast from Westminster Central Hall with an invited audience of political dignitaries and celebrities. Mick Hucknall of pop group Simply Red sang "Nobody Does It Better" to Andrew Neil and the 'Final Show' was closed by 'Quiet Man' covering "Make Luv" (sic). After September 2019, Neil went on to host The Andrew Neil Show on Wednesdays. This Week was initially replaced on Thursdays by the TV version of Brexitcast, a podcast about Brexit.