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{{Short description|British TV current affairs programme (1956–1978, 1986–1992)}}
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| show_name = This Week
| image = This_Week_title_card.jpg
| image = This_Week_title_card.jpg
| image_alt = A stylised globe cut into seven sections, each section highlighted in a different colour, with the words 'THIS WEEK' in capital letters underneath.
| image_alt = A stylised globe cut into seven sections, each section highlighted in a different colour, with the words 'THIS WEEK' in capital letters underneath.
| caption = Title card from ''This Week'' in 1992
| caption = Title card in 1992
| genre = [[Current affairs (news format)|Current Affairs]]
| genre = [[Current affairs (news format)|Current Affairs]]
| narrated =
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| news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. -->
| news_editor = <!-- Content editor or editors of a current affairs/political show such as Newsnight. -->
| runtime = <!-- Reliable source required -->
| runtime = <!-- Reliable source required -->
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| company = {{plainlist|
| company = [[Associated-Rediffusion]]<br />{{small|(1956&ndash;1968)}}<br />[[Thames Television]]<br />{{small|(1968&ndash;1979 & 1986&ndash;1992)}}
* [[Associated-Rediffusion]] (until 1968)
* [[Thames Television]] (from 1968)
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| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1956|01|06|df=yes}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1956|01|06|df=yes}}
| last_aired = <br />25 September 1979 and <br />11 September 1986 &ndash;<br />{{End date|1992|12|17|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1978|7|20|df=yes}}
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|1986|9|11|df=yes}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|1992|12|17|df=yes}}
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'''''This Week''''' was a British weekly [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] television programme that was first produced for ITV in January 1956 by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] (later [[Thames Television]]), running until 1979, when it was replaced by ''[[TV Eye (TV program)|TV Eye]]''.<ref name="TVARK">{{cite web|url=http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/itvlondon/thames-progs4.html|title=ITV London - Thames Television (TV ARK ON LINE MUSEUM)|last1=Bernard|first1=Marcus|publisher=[[TVARK]]|accessdate=3 September 2014}}</ref> In 1986, the earlier name was revived and ''This Week'' continued until Thames lost its franchise at the end of 1992.
'''''This Week''''' is a British weekly [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] television programme that was first produced for ITV in January 1956 by [[Associated-Rediffusion]] (later [[Thames Television]]), running until 1978, when it was replaced by ''TV Eye''.<ref name="TVARK">{{cite web|url=http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/itvlondon/thames-progs4.html|title=ITV London - Thames Television (TV ARK ON LINE MUSEUM)|last1=Bernard|first1=Marcus|publisher=[[TVARK]]|accessdate=3 September 2014|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903194008/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/itvlondon/thames-progs4.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1986, the earlier name was revived and ''This Week'' continued until Thames lost its franchise at the end of 1992.


In September 1958, ''This Week'' filmed George [[Harrison Marks]] and [[Pamela Green]] at their photography studio in [[Gerrard Street, London|Gerrard Street]]. David Kentick directed and Nick Barker interviewed Marks and Green. They were filmed working with a nude model, who was strategically covered by a very long wig. The film sequence ended with a montage of their photographs, mostly of nudes. However, the night it was to be broadcast [[Pope Pius XII]] died and the programme was cut, and the interview never shown. In 1964, ''This Week'' returned to their studio. This time round they showed a clip of the infamous striptease comedy film ''The Window Dresser''.
In September 1958, ''This Week'' filmed George [[Harrison Marks]] and [[Pamela Green]] at their photography studio in [[Gerrard Street, London|Gerrard Street]]. David Kentick directed and Nick Barker interviewed Marks and Green. They were filmed working with a nude model, who was strategically covered by a very long wig. The film sequence ended with a montage of their photographs, mostly of nudes. However, the night it was to be broadcast [[Pope Pius XII]] died and the programme was cut, and the interview never shown. In 1964, ''This Week'' returned to their studio. This time round they showed a clip of the infamous striptease comedy film ''The Window Dresser''.
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However, its most influential episode{{According to whom|date=March 2019}} was an exposé on the [[British National Front|National Front]] in 1974, which led to the party's members firing their Chairman [[John Tyndall (politician)|John Tyndall]] and National Activities Organiser [[Martin Webster]] two weeks later as a result of the revelations on the show from former NF Chairman [[John O'Brien (UK politician)|John O'Brien]] of their neo-[[Nazi]] paramilitary pasts and continued links.
However, its most influential episode{{According to whom|date=March 2019}} was an exposé on the [[British National Front|National Front]] in 1974, which led to the party's members firing their Chairman [[John Tyndall (politician)|John Tyndall]] and National Activities Organiser [[Martin Webster]] two weeks later as a result of the revelations on the show from former NF Chairman [[John O'Brien (UK politician)|John O'Brien]] of their neo-[[Nazi]] paramilitary pasts and continued links.


In 1976 the episode ''[[Death in the West]]'' believed to contain the first recorded admission from a tobacco company representative that smoking causes health problems resulted in an injunction from [[Philip Morris International]].
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The most controversial edition was "[[Death on the Rock]]", a 1988 [[documentary film|documentary]] which questioned the official account of the [[Operation Flavius|Gibraltar shootings]]. It is commonly believed this programme was responsible for Thames losing their broadcast franchise.{{Attribution needed|date=March 2019}}

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The most controversial edition was "[[Death on the Rock]]", a 1988 [[documentary film|documentary]] which questioned the official account of the [[Operation Flavius|Gibraltar shootings]].

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During its run, the programme's presenters included [[Ludovic Kennedy]], [[James Cameron (journalist)|James Cameron]], [[Jonathan Dimbleby]], [[Robert Kee]], [[Daniel Farson|Dan Farson]], [[Jeremy Thorpe]] (who became leader of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]), [[Desmond Wilcox]], [[Bryan Magee]], [[Peter Taylor (Journalist)|Peter Taylor]] (noted for his coverage of [[Northern Ireland]]), [[Denis Tuohy]], [[John Morgan (British journalist)|John Morgan]] and [[Yvonne Roberts]].


The programme used the Intermezzo from [[Sibelius]]'s ''[[Karelia Suite]]'' as a signature tune.
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During its run, the program's presenters included [[Ludovic Kennedy]], [[James Cameron (journalist)|James Cameron]], [[Jonathan Dimbleby]], [[Robert Kee]], [[Daniel Farson|Dan Farson]], [[Jeremy Thorpe]] (who became leader of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]]), Kenneth Harris, [[Desmond Wilcox]], Llew Gardner, [[Bryan Magee]], [[Peter Taylor (Journalist)|Peter Taylor]] (noted for his coverage of [[Northern Ireland]]), [[Denis Tuohy]], John Morgan, Peter Williams, [[Yvonne Roberts]] and John Edwards. The programme used the Intermezzo from [[Sibelius]]'s ''[[Karelia Suite]]'' as a signature tune.


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 4 August 2024

For other series with the same name, see This Week.

This Week
A stylised globe cut into seven sections, each section highlighted in a different colour, with the words 'THIS WEEK' in capital letters underneath.
Title card in 1992
GenreCurrent Affairs
Opening themeIntermezzo from Karelia Suite
ComposerJean Sibelius
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV
Release6 January 1956 (1956-01-06) –
20 July 1978 (1978-07-20)
Release11 September 1986 (1986-09-11) –
17 December 1992 (1992-12-17)

This Week is a British weekly current affairs television programme that was first produced for ITV in January 1956 by Associated-Rediffusion (later Thames Television), running until 1978, when it was replaced by TV Eye.[1] In 1986, the earlier name was revived and This Week continued until Thames lost its franchise at the end of 1992.

In September 1958, This Week filmed George Harrison Marks and Pamela Green at their photography studio in Gerrard Street. David Kentick directed and Nick Barker interviewed Marks and Green. They were filmed working with a nude model, who was strategically covered by a very long wig. The film sequence ended with a montage of their photographs, mostly of nudes. However, the night it was to be broadcast Pope Pius XII died and the programme was cut, and the interview never shown. In 1964, This Week returned to their studio. This time round they showed a clip of the infamous striptease comedy film The Window Dresser.

However, its most influential episode[according to whom?] was an exposé on the National Front in 1974, which led to the party's members firing their Chairman John Tyndall and National Activities Organiser Martin Webster two weeks later as a result of the revelations on the show from former NF Chairman John O'Brien of their neo-Nazi paramilitary pasts and continued links.

In 1976 the episode Death in the West believed to contain the first recorded admission from a tobacco company representative that smoking causes health problems resulted in an injunction from Philip Morris International.

The most controversial edition was "Death on the Rock", a 1988 documentary which questioned the official account of the Gibraltar shootings.

During its run, the programme's presenters included Ludovic Kennedy, James Cameron, Jonathan Dimbleby, Robert Kee, Dan Farson, Jeremy Thorpe (who became leader of the Liberal Party), Desmond Wilcox, Bryan Magee, Peter Taylor (noted for his coverage of Northern Ireland), Denis Tuohy, John Morgan and Yvonne Roberts.

The programme used the Intermezzo from Sibelius's Karelia Suite as a signature tune.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bernard, Marcus. "ITV London - Thames Television (TV ARK ON LINE MUSEUM)". TVARK. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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