''The Sunday Edition'' is a
television programme
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...
broadcast on the
ITV Network in the United Kingdom focusing on political interview and discussion, produced by
ITV Productions
ITV Studios is a British multinational television production and distribution company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. It handles production and distribution of programmes broadcast on the ITV network and third-party broadcas ...
. The show was hosted by
Andrew Rawnsley
Andrew Nicholas James Rawnsley (born 5 January 1962) is a British political journalist and broadcaster. A columnist and chief political commentator for ''The Observer'', he has written two books on New Labour.
Early life
Rawnsley was born in L ...
and
Andrea Catherwood.
The live studio show continued the tradition of live political programming on ITV at the weekend and featured the traditional "long format" interview as well as incisive debate by key players in politics, the arts and business.
The programme included an ''
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British television network ITV. ITV has a long tradition of television news. Independent Television News (ITN) was founded to provide news bulletins for the network in 1955, and has since con ...
Summary'' at the beginning and end of the programme.
The programme has three distinct segments:
*Breaking news and political stories will kick off the programme and be brought up to the minute by interviews with key figures and commentators.
*The in-depth political interview will lie at the heart of the show.
*Discussion of major issues and interviews with big names from across the range of arts, business and culture will offer insight and provoke debate.
When the programme changed its time slot, to the earlier time of 09:25, low ratings of 250,000 cast doubt over its future.
The programme ended in November 2007.
References
External links
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2006 British television series debuts
2007 British television series endings
ITV (TV network) original programming
ITV news shows
Television series by ITV Studios
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