This Morning (TV programme)

This Morning
File:This Morning titles.png This Morning's logo since 2009
Presented by	Phillip Schofield Holly Willoughby Eamonn Holmes Ruth Holmes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Executive producers	Fiona Keenaghan Karl Newton
Producers	Kerene Barefield Mo Clasby Darren Henson Kirsty Jenkins Gayani Wanigaratne
Production location	The London Studios
Editor	Adam Vandermark
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Granada Productions
Original release
Network	ITV (ITV1/STV/UTV)
Release	3 October 1988 (1988-10-03) – present
Related
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (since 2007)

This Morning is a British daytime television programme created by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV. It first aired from Granada's Albert Dock Studios in Liverpool on 3 October 1988. It features celebrity guests, entertainment, advice on health and well-being, competitions, cookery and more. The relaunched 22nd series started live on ITV in September 2009. From 20 March 2010, special compilation editions featuring clips from the previous week's shows have been aired on Saturdays and Sundays.

History

From October 1988 to July 2001, This Morning was presented by husband and wife team Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. At this time the show was very popular attracting around two million viewers daily. From time to time, during their own family holidays, they would be replaced for short stints by guest presenters such as Stephen Rhodes and Alison Keenan. Originally the show was broadcast from Liverpool, but for the beginning of the Autumn 1996 series it was relocated to LWT's Riverside Television Centre (Now The London Studios) in London, coinciding with a housing relocation for Madeley and Finnigan and to secure even more celebrity guests for the show. From 1998 onwards, Richard and Judy hosted only the Monday to Thursday editions, with regular guest presenters hosting on Fridays: during the tenth series Caron Keating and Ross Kelly presided, and from series 11 in 1999 Fern Britton and John Leslie were regular presenters of Friday's show.

When Richard and Judy departed the series in 2001, they were replaced by Coleen Nolan and Twiggy, with Britton and Leslie remaining on Fridays. However, when Nolan and Twiggy proved less popular with viewers, Britton and Leslie took on the full job of presenting the show and brought the ratings back up to around one million. In 2002, after certain allegations were made in the press about his private life, Leslie was dismissed.

Leslie was replaced by Phillip Schofield, developing an on-screen relationship with Fern Britton that was characterised by good humour and giggling.

Lorraine Kelly joined the team in 2003, to co-present with Phillip Schofield on a Monday and a Friday. This was to enable Fern Britton to spend more time with her family. Kelly left This Morning in March 2006 to concentrate on her GMTV programme (GMTV with Lorraine), as well as to spend more time at home. Schofield and Britton presented the show from Monday to Thursday, whilst Ruth Langsford presented the show on Fridays alongside Schofield. Joined by Eamonn Holmes, Langsford also presented the show during school holidays and since September 2008, the real life couple host the show each Friday. However, this wasn't the first time the couple had appeared presenting the show, having presented a special edition in 2002 to coincide with the Queen's jubilee.

In March 2009, Fern Britton announced that she was to quit the show and was replaced by Holly Willoughby as of September 2009. A relaunch of This Morning took part at the same time and subsequently the ratings rose by 20%.

The show has been presented by only one presenter five times in its history. The first by Madeley while Finnigan was ill with a cold. Three times by Britton; in 2002 following the allegations against Leslie, in 2008 when Schofield was absent due to his sick father, on 2 February 2009 when Schofield became snowed in at home and was unable to make it into the studios, and once on 23 March 2009 when Britton fell ill just before the opening of the show.

In March 2010 it was announced that This Morning would air seven days a week, with two new one-hour shows being broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays. Schofield and Willoughby present the extra shows, which started on 20 March 2010. Also on 1 March 2010, This Morning began an interactive cooking event, named This Morning Cook In!, where each week, five viewers and a celebrity guest would cook along, via Skype, with the chefs on the day of the event. Gino D'Acampo and Phil Vickery have been the two hosting chefs to be a part of This Morning Cook In!.

The current series of the show began on 6 September 2010, with Willoughby and Schofield returning from the summer break. The new series features a brand new kitchen and also a new addition to the show called the This Morning Hub, where messages from Twitter and Facebook users, as well as emails and texts are read out. The new presenters are Loose Women panellist Coleen Nolan, Matt Johnson and Samanthi. A new look version of the website has also been launched for the new series.

To Wikipedia editor please read the following then feel free to remove

Note to editor:

Every single word is true in my article. You can't reveal a cover up if your relying on media stories because their is only a tiny ammount of info out their because it's a cover up. I would of wrote more in depth but they are from blogs which i know against your guidelines, but when you have the media covering itself how can we get the truth out there without relying on each other? Is it fair to not include true information on a blog from a journalist or writer because it's not on a proper website, while the proper media websites refuse to show the world the truth and it is considered authentic?

That is the whole point of the article to show that real writers and journalists don't get book deals and columns because they won't standby and watch while journalists in MSM take advantage of us.

The emails I referred to can all be sent to you to confirm their true. I said in my piece that we all need to ask ourselves questions. Here's yours. Are you going to withhold information that can actually inform people of the dangers of the Media, or are you going to stand with the MSM and keep us in the dark and be manipulated?

I just want to inform people of the dangers their not even aware of. I'm willing to take full responsibility for the article, so no blame can fall on you. I ask you to read the article and the links and see for yourself. Am I in the wrong or in the right? Take this note out after you made your choice, and also visit this link to see this story for all it's worth but can't publish cos of the rules http://mackenzie-protest.blogspot.com/2010/11/itv-rewriting-history.html.

please give me feedback why it isn't acceptable

Thank you, this took hours to write and research so I hope you will respect it by checking it word for word and not skim reading it. Signed Audience awareness

Awards

• "TV Quick Award" for Best Daytime Viewing (2003, 2004)
• "National Television Award" for Most Popular Daytime Show (1999, 2000, 2004)

The team

Current presenters

Monday–Thursday/Saturday and Sunday

• Phillip Schofield (2002–present)
• Holly Willoughby (2009–present)

Friday/Monday-Thursday Saturday/Sunday relief

• Ruth Langsford (2006–present)
• Eamonn Holmes (2006–present)

'This Morning Hub presenters

• Coleen Nolan (Monday and Tuesday, Occasional Relief Presenter)
• Samanthi (Wednesday and Thursday)
• Matt Johnson (Friday), Wed-Thurs Relief Hub Presenter

Occasional relief

• Kate Thornton (2009–present)
• Peter Andre (2009–present)

The above are the main presenters used when Ruth and Eamonn are unavailable for relief hosting, although over summer 2010 a number of guest hosts (see below) filled in on a Friday.

Former presenters

• Richard Madeley (1988–2001)
• Judy Finnigan (1988–2001)
• Fern Britton (1999–2009)
• John Leslie (1999–2002)

• Twiggy (2001)
• Coleen Nolan (2001)
• Lorraine Kelly (2003–06)

Guest presenters

• Fern Britton (1989–93)
• Julie Peasgood (1998)
• Jerry Springer (1999)
• Brian McFadden (2001)
• Melinda Messenger (2003)
• Christine Hamilton (2003)
• Cat Deeley (2003)
• Penny Smith (2004)
• John Suchet (2004)
• Angus Scott (2005)
• Richard Bacon (2005)
• Kate Garraway (2005)
• Gloria Hunniford (2004, 2005)
• Jeremy Kyle (2005, 2010)
• Ben Shephard (2005, 2009, 2010)

• Denise van Outen (2005)
• Tim Vincent (2005)
• Richard Hammond (2005)
• Sarah Greene (June 2005)
• John Barrowman (2006, 2008)
• Michael Ball (2007)
• Bradley Walsh (2007)
• Julian Clary (2008)
• Holly Willoughby (2008)
• Mark Durden Smith (2010)
• Myleene Klass (2010)
• Paddy McGuinness (2010)
• Amanda Byram (2010)

Experts and correspondents

• Agony aunt: Denise Robertson MBE
• Health expert: Dr Chris Steele MBE, Dr. Dawn Harper
• Nutrition expert : Hala El-Shafie
• Chef: Phil Vickery, Gino D'Acampo, Rosemary Shrager, Gizzi Erskine
• Fashion expert: Jason Gardiner & Abbey Clancey
• Fitness expert:
• Beauty expert: Lauren Luke & Sarah Burrows
• Finance expert:
• Gardening expert: Diarmuid Gavin

• Hair stylists: Charles Worthington, Mathew Soobroy & Jamie Stevens
• Psychologist
• Resident vet: Scott Miller
• Royal correspondents: Camilla Tominey
• Showbiz reporter: Alison Hammond
• Showbiz and TV reporter: Paul Ross, Sam Mann, Sam and Mark
• Soap opera expert: Sharon Marshall
• Travel reporter: Steve Wilson
• Regular newspaper reviewers: Lesley Joseph, Christine Hamilton, Carole Malone, Gaby Roslin, Kelvin MacKenzie and John Partridge

Filming

Outside Studio 8 at The London Studios

From 1988 to 1996 the show was broadcast from the Albert Dock in Liverpool. Shoppers and tourists were able to peer through the large window directly behind the presenters. Security guards, though, prevented prolonged exhibitionism. Fred Talbot presented the weather from a large floating UK map on the Dock (which was famously invaded by a streaker during a live broadcast). The programme moved to London in September 1996 to make it easier to attract more celebrity guests. This was the same time presenters Richard and Judy moved their home to London. This Morning now broadcasts from Studio 8 at The London Studios on the South Bank which features large picture windows looking out over the River Thames. The windows that are seen on screen are real, to the disbelief of many American guests who expect it to be a projection. The windows do however have a silver coating on the outside to prevent people seeing in and also to prevent glare from the sun.

Notable moments

• A drunk Lily Savage throwing a wine glass into the river at Albert Dock
• A streaker running onto Fred Talbot's weather map in 1995
• The domestic abuse phone in, when a woman had been in a violent relationship with her partner, she announced to a stunned studio that her husband had locked her in the house. The show's agony aunt Denise Robertson asked for her name and address and offered to help her. The woman and her children were successfully liberated
• This Morning covered new ground by showing a gay wedding live, it was later shown on E4's Most Controversial TV moments with a couple of critics saying it was wrong to have the father give his son away live on television and that it was against the bible's teachings.
• Judy Finnigan breaking down in tears after Princess Diana's death and announcing the famous people who will be attending her funeral
• Yana Rodionova getting a cut on the head just 10 seconds before the end of a knife throwing act
• After Phillip Schofield told Fern Britton that he didn't like dunking biscuits in his tea, she later responded with "but you don't mind dunking a bit of beef do you?" after Schofield said he enjoyed the roast beef they were tasting once he dipped it in a dijon sauce. They both burst into hysterical laughter
• Kerry Katona, slurring her words in 2008
• Judy Finnegan answering the question "what would you want to do if the world was ending?" with "I'd want to have another baby as soon as possible; and if I couldn't have one I'd have to try and steal one"
• On 17 July 2009 when Fern Britton presented her final show with a list of friends and celebrities after 10 years of presenting
• On 9 November 2009, during a cookery segment with Phil Vickery, Holly Willoughby claimed that she still had a mouthful of beef from a beef casserole, whilst preparing to eat dessert, sending both Holly and Phillip Schofield bursting into hysterical laughter. It has been referenced as 'Beef-gate: Part 2', following a similar response from Fern Britton in 2004.
• On 1 November 2010, Holly Willoughby announced at the start of the show, that she and her husband, Dan, are expecting their second child, due in May.

External links

• This Morning at itv.com
• This Morning on Facebook
• This Morning on Twitter
• This Morning at IMDb