Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life
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Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964-1965, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was (known informally as TW3), which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compère, with Willie Rushton (known as 'William' at the time) now joining him in this role, with a third compère, the poet P. J. Kavanagh. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays.[1]
It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, Patrick Campbell and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'.
Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets.
The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.
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