Peston on Sunday

Peston on Sunday
Genre Politics
Current affairs
Directed by Erron Gordon
Presented by Robert Peston
Allegra Stratton
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 22
Production
Executive producer(s) Alexander Gardiner[1]
Mike Blair[1]
Location(s) The London Studios
Editor(s) Vicky Flind[2]
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 60 minutes (including adverts)
Production company(s) Shiver Productions
Release
Original network ITV, STV, UTV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV 16:9)
Original release 8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) – present

Peston on Sunday is the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10am from 8 May 2016. The programme is presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and features discussion with politicians and public figures on the major news events of the week.[3]

Format

In contrast to the style of questioning employed by rival programmes like The Andrew Marr Show and Murnaghan, Peston on Sunday features a more relaxed, conversational approach in order to gauge the real views and opinions of the political guests.[4]

Presenter Allegra Stratton, the National Editor of ITV News, provides the show with social media updates and viewers' comments from a touch screen (named by popular vote 'Screeny McScreenface' in the first episode).[3]

The programme usually airs live from Studio 3 of The London Studios.[5] Episodes were broadcast from Liverpool and Birmingham during the party conference season of 2016, to coincide with the Labour Party and Conservative Party conferences respectively.[6]

Episodes

Series 1

It was confirmed on 5 May 2016 that Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne would be one of the studio guests on the launch episode of Peston on Sunday.[7] Despite other high-profile guests including Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage and David Cameron, the first three episodes achieved an average audience of around 230,000 viewers, significantly behind The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One.[8]

Episode Date Guests
1
 8 May 2016 George Osborne, Louis Theroux, Suzanne O'Sullivan with Esther McVey and Alastair Campbell
2
 15 May 2016 Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage, Tim Samuels with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Liz Kendall
3
 22 May 2016 David Cameron, Lily Allen, David Baddiel with Esther McVey and Ed Balls
4
 29 May 2016 Sadiq Khan, Iain Duncan Smith, Alison Jackson with Nadine Dorries and Tom Baldwin
5
 5 June 2016 Michael Gove, Lily Cole, Henry Winter with James Cleverly and Harriet Harman
6
 12 June 2016 John McDonnell, Julian Assange, Omid Djalili, with Ruth Davidson and Suzanne Evans
7
 19 June 2016 George Osborne, Nigel Farage, Steve Hilton with Penny Mordaunt and Yvette Cooper
8
 26 June 2016 Philip Hammond, Nicola Sturgeon, Heidi Alexander, John McDonnell with Esther McVey and Ed Balls
9
 3 July 2016 Theresa May, Emily Thornberry, Stephen Crabb with Nicky Morgan and Tom Baldwin
10
 10 July 2016 Angela Eagle, Iain Duncan Smith, Alex Salmond, Hugh Dennis with Ed Balls and Sayeeda Warsi

Series 2

Peston with a film crew at the 2016 Labour Party Conference, filming John McDonnell giving his Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer speech

The second series of Peston on Sunday began on 18 Sep 2016.

Episode Date Guests
1
 18 Sep 2016 Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Boles, Matt Forde with Nicky Morgan and Ed Balls
2
 25 Sep 2016 John McDonnell, Yvette Cooper, Jon Culshaw with Esther McVey and Tristram Hunt
3
 2 October 2016 Chris Grayling, Roland Rudd, Ranulph Fiennes, Jan Ravens with Jess Phillips and Anna Soubry
4
 9 October 2016 Justine Greening, Shami Chakrabarti, Bill Bailey, with Alastair Campbell and Craig Oliver
5
 16 October 2016 Nicola Sturgeon, Greg Hands, Andrew Mitchell and Nina Conti with Gisela Stuart and Rohan Silva
6
 23 October 2016 Nigel Farage, Angela Eagle and Andy Hamilton with Jess Phillips and Kwasi Kwarteng
7
 30 October 2016 Keir Starmer, Damian Hinds, Nick Clegg and Adil Ray with Liz Kendall and Nadine Dorries
8
 6 Nov 2016 David Lidington, Chris Patten, Mhairi Black and Sister Sledge with Daniel Hannan, Pippa Malmgren and Tina Fordham
9
 13 Nov 2016 Ed Miliband, Howard Davies, Suzanne Evans and Stewart Lee with Jan Halper-Hayes, Esther McVey and Ed Balls
10
 20 Nov 2016 Philip Hammond, Clive Lewis, Matthew Barzun and Alexander Armstrong with Tristram Hunt and Theresa Villiers
11
 27 Nov 2016 Damian Green, Trevor Noah, Frances O'Grady and Josh Widdicombe with Lisa Nandy and Dominic Raab

References

  1. 1 2 "Shiver to produce Peston on Sunday for ITV". itv.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Elizabeth (20 February 2016). "Battle of the bongs: Huw Edwards' wife jumps ship for ITV". The Telegraph.
  3. 1 2 "Peston on Sunday Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Sweney, Mark (3 May 2016). "Robert Peston criticises 'vicious' approach to interviewing politicians". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Peston on Sunday". NewcastStudio. HD Media Ventures.
  6. ↑ "Peston on Sunday Episode 3". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "George Osborne confirms appearance on Peston on Sunday". ITV News. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Sweney, Mark (23 May 2016). "Robert Peston's ratings slide despite David Cameron interview". The Guardian.
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