Week Ending. . . was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human It was devised by writer/producers Simon Brett and David Hatch. Simon Brett (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a prolific writer of Whodunnits Brett worked for BBC Radio Sir David Hatch ( 7 May, 1939 &ndash 13 June, 2007) was involved in production and management at BBC Radio, where he held many executive
The show's title was always announced as "Week Ending. . . " followed by the broadcast date, although the ellipsis was dropped from its billed title in Radio Times during the mid-seventies. Ellipsis (plural ellipses; from Greek 'omission' in Printing and Writing refers to a mark or series of marks that usually indicate an intentional For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme The show was written and recorded at short notice, and satirised events of the week. Each show concluded with "And now here is next week's news".
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Training Ground
First broadcast in 1970 and last broadcast in 1998, it acted as training ground for a large number of comedy writers, performers and producers. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Many young BBC production recruits were given the programme for a month or so to train in light entertainment work, while the writers' meetings invited anybody who wished to be present (sketches from unknown writers could be faxed to the production office in the hope they would be accepted). This open door policy, which it shared with Radio 2's long-running News Huddlines, made it a point of entry for writers who went on to careers in British radio and television. The News Huddlines was a long-running BBC Radio 2 topical comedy Sketch show starring Roy Hudd that ran for fifty one series from
Performers
Regular performers included David Jason, Bill Wallis, Nigel Rees, David Tate, Jon Glover, Sheila Steafel, Tracey Ullman, Toby Longworth, Dave Lamb and Sally Grace. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Bill Wallis (born 1937 in Farnham, Surrey, England) is a British actor and comedian who has appeared in numerous radio and television roles Nigel Rees (born 5 June 1944 near Liverpool) is an English author and presenter best known for devising and hosting the Radio 4 Jon Glover is a British actor He has appeared in various television programmes including Play School, Survivors, the Management consultant Sheila Steafel (born 26 May 1935, Johannesburg) is an actress who has lived all her adult life in Britain. Tracey Ullman (born December 30, 1959) is a British -born naturalized U Toby Longworth is a British actor who has appeared on Film, Radio and Television. Sally Grace is a British actress who has worked extensively in animation The last series had a musical number written and performed by Richie Webb. This followed a lengthy hiatus for musical content, having been abandoned in the early Eighties.
Writers
Script contributors included Andy Hamilton, Terence Dackombe, Guy Jenkin, Bridget Leathley, Ged Parsons, Andy Riley, Kevin Cecil, Richard Herring, D.A. Barham, Peter Baynham, Tony Lee, Rich Johnston Lee Barnett, Graeme Sutherland, Kim Morrissey, Barry Pilton, Ivan Shakespeare, Alan Stafford, Barry Atkins and Stewart Lee. Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 1954 is a British Comedian, Game show panellist director, and Comedy Scriptwriter Guy Jenkin is a comedy writer who is best known for working on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey, Jeffery Archer The Truth and Andy Riley (born 1970 is a British Author, Cartoonist and Scriptwriter. Kevin Cecil is a British Scriptwriter. Writing alongside Andy Riley (with whom he has been friends since attending Aylesbury Grammar School Richard Keith Herring (born July 12, 1967) is a British Comedian and writer Deborah Ann "Debbie" Barham ( 20 November 1976 &ndash 20 April 2003) was an English Comedy writer who died at Peter Baynham (born 1963 in Cardiff, Wales) is an Academy Award -nominated screenwriter and a British comedy writer and performer Tony Lee (born 30 June 1970 is a British Writer. Born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, he now lives in Birmingham, West Midlands Rich Johnston (born 21 November 1972 in Gloucester, England) is an online Columnist who writes about the Comic book industry Graeme Sutherland (born 25 December 1964) is a free-lance writer mainly specialising in broadcast comedy Barry Pilton (born 1946 in Croydon Surrey) is a travel writer radio and television comedy scriptwriter and novelist Career to 2000 While studying English at St Edmund Hall Oxford in the 1980s he wrote and performed comedy in a revue group called "The Seven Raymonds
Producers
Among producers were John Lloyd, Douglas Adams, Dave Tyler, Harry Thompson, Gareth Edwards, Armando Iannucci, Jon Magnusson, Alan Nixon, Griff Rhys Jones, Sarah Smith and Adam Tandy. John Lloyd may refer to John Lloyd (tennis, British tennis player John Lloyd (rugby coach, former head coach to Wales national Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Armando Iannucci (ɑrˈmændoʊ jəˈnuːtʃɪ (born 1964 is a Scottish Comedian, Writer, Satirist and Radio producer. Griffith Rhys Jones (born 6th November or 16th November (depending on source speakers agent (6th or BBC (16th 1953 in Cardiff, Wales Sarah Smith may refer to Sarah Smith, Scottish newsreader for Channel 4 Sarah Smith producer of The League of Gentlemen
Theme tune
From the early 1980s, the theme tune was a loop of the instrumental section of The Associates' 1982 hit "Party Fears Two". Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Over the years, the tune changed a number of times but the final edition in 1998 finished with the original.
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