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Politics Unpacked

3. The Sunday Shows at 50: On The Record

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Matt Chorley charts the rise and fall of Sunday political TV shows with Sunday shows at 50. Last week we heard how David Frost came to dominate Sunday breakfast time, now the tale of how Jonathan Dimbleby, John Humphrys and a crocodile had politicians for lunch.

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:08.8

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0:12.9

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0:20.3

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0:24.8

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0:28.6

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0:33.4

Hello, this is the Redbox Podcast.

0:35.1

I'm Matt Chouley.

0:36.2

And on today's episode, we bring you part three of our documentary series,

0:39.7

looking at the history of the political TV shows,

0:42.5

which have dominated Sundays for half a century.

0:45.8

This is the Sunday shows at 50.

0:48.4

This week, on the record.

0:59.3

2022 marks 50 years since the launch of Weekend World,

1:03.4

the flagship Sunday political programme,

1:05.9

which paved the way for everyone that followed.

1:08.7

This is the story of how political and journalistic careers were made and broken,

1:12.8

even how elections were won and lost.

1:15.3

Last week, we heard how David Foss came to dominate Sunday breakfast time.

1:19.3

Now, in part three, the tale of how Jonathan Dimblebee, John Humphreys,

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