''Jonathan Dimbleby'' was a British Sunday lunchtime political discussion programme which aired on ITV from 1994 to 2006, and was produced by

London Weekend Television London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV (TV network), ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00&nbs ...

(branded as

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from 2004 until 15 January 2006 and ITV Productions from 22 January to 7 May 2006). It was presented by

Jonathan Dimbleby Jonathan Dimbleby (born 31 July 1944) is a British presenter of current affairs and political radio and television programmes, author and historian. He is the son of Richard Dimbleby and younger brother of television presenter David Dimbleby. ...

, who also anchored the political coverage of

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during his time with the network. The show's theme song was composed by Francis Monkman. The episodes (until the show's ended on 7 May 2006) typically begin with an ''

Summary'' at the beginning and end of the programme. For much of its run, the programme came from

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and featured a studio audience, who would be given the opportunity to become involved in the discussion. Towards the end of its run, the programme was produced on a smaller budget and came from a studio in Millbank without a studio audience.

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