Peston (TV programme)
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| Peston | |
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| Genre | Politics |
| Directed by | Erron Gordon |
| Presented by | Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana |
| Theme music composer | Sitting Duck |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Rubens Rachel Corp |
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| Editors | Vicky Flind (Executive Editor),[1] Sarah Weaver (Deputy Editor), Kishan Koria (Deputy Editor) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Production company | Multistory Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Original release | 26 September 2018 – present |
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| Preceded by | Peston on Sunday |
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| Website | |
Peston is the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, usually recorded live on Wednesday evenings at 9pm. It is broadcast live on Twitter (the first terrestrial UK programme to do so) and then played out after the News at Ten at 10.45pm. It was announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would launch in the autumn of that year as a continuation of Peston on Sunday.[2] The programme is presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and features a combination of interviews with politicians and public figures alongside analysis of the major news events of the week.
Format[]
According to ITV, Peston intends to "provide viewers with a fresh, intelligent and lively perspective on the big matters of the day."[3] Political and cultural guests join Robert Peston in the studio or remotely for interviews, with analysis from Anushka Asthana and 'Screeny', the show's large touchscreen which also features social media interaction.
The show launched on 26 September with its own emoji on Twitter promoting the launch. The emoji appears when any user tweets #Peston.[4]
The programme is broadcast from TC2 at BBC Studioworks' Television Centre in West London and shares a studio with Lorraine and Loose Women.
Episodes[]
Run 1[]
The show launched on 26 September 2018 for its initial run.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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26 September 2018 | Matt Hancock, Barry Gardiner, Amber Rudd and Rose McGowan with Nadine Dorries and Alastair Campbell |
2
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3 October 2018 | Andrea Leadsom, Dawn Butler, Nigel Dodds and Steve Baker with Stella Creasy and Anna Soubry |
3
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10 October 2018 | David Davis, Nick Clegg and David Lidington with Sarah Wollaston and Gloria de Piero |
4
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17 October 2018 | John McDonnell, Nigel Farage, Helen McEntee and James Cleverly with Lisa Nandy and Andrea Jenkyns |
5
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24 October 2018 | Sadiq Khan, Johnny Mercer and Sebastian Coe with Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint |
6
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31 October 2018 | Sajid Javid, John McDonnell and Julia Neuberger with Chuka Umunna and Antoinette Sandbach |
7
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7 November 2018 | Matt Hancock, Emily Thornberry, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Stanley McChrystal with Angela Eagle and Oliver Letwin |
8
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14 November 2018 | Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nicola Sturgeon and Brandon Lewis with Nadine Dorries, Jess Phillips and Heidi Allen |
9
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21 November 2018 | Philip Hammond, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Nigel Dodds with John Whittingdale, David Lammy and Nicky Morgan |
10
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28 November 2018 | Greg Clark, Barry Gardiner, Jo Johnson and Professor Green with Hilary Benn and Suella Braverman |
11
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5 December 2018 | David Gauke, Iain Duncan Smith, Nigel Dodds and Ian Hislop with Sam Gyimah and Lisa Nandy |
12
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12 December 2018 | James Brokenshire, John McDonnell, Steve Baker and Nigel Dodds with Gus O'Donnell, Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint |
13
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19 December 2018 | Amber Rudd and Angela Rayner with Nadine Dorries, Chuka Umunna and Justine Greening |
Run 2[]
Peston returned in the New Year to cover the run-up to Britain's scheduled departure from the EU on 29 March.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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9 January 2019 | Andrea Leadsom, Tom Watson and Dominic Grieve with Lucy Powell, Maria Caulfield and Femi Oluwole |
2
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16 January 2019 | John McDonnell, Liz Truss and Nigel Dodds with Lisa Nandy, Ben Bradshaw, Sam Gyimah and John Whittingdale |
3
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23 January 2019 | Keir Starmer, Matt Hancock and Nigel Farage with Jess Phillips, Jo Swinson, Nicky Morgan and Gareth Johnson |
4
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30 January 2019 | Greg Clark, Jon Trickett and Philippe Lamberts with Nadine Dorries, Oliver Letwin, Lisa Nandy and Peter Kyle |
5
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6 February 2019 | David Davis, Damian Hinds, Tom Watson and Michelle O'Neil with Luciana Berger and Andrea Jenkins |
6
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13 February 2019 | Nicola Sturgeon, Len McCluskey, Yvette Cooper and John Allan with Jess Phillips, Steve Double and Henry Newman |
7
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20 February 2019 | Sajid Javid and Peter Mandleson with Heidi Allen, Gavin Shuker, Maria Caulfield and Stephen Doughty |
8
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27 February 2019 | John McDonnell, Matt Hancock and Oliver Letwin with Lisa Nandy, Wes Streeting, John Whittingdale and Anna Soubry |
9
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6 March 2019 | Sadiq Khan, David Miliband and Tracey Emin with John Mann, Antoinette Sandbach, Mark Francois and Lloyd Russell-Moyle |
10
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13 March 2019 | Greg Clark, Steve Baker and Angela Rayner with Andrea Jenkyns, Sam Gyimah and Lucy Powell |
11
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20 March 2019 | Emily Thornberry, Nigel Farage, William Hague and Suella Braverman with Lisa Nandy and Phillip Lee |
12
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27 March 2019 | Liz Truss, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Chris Wilkins with Nicky Morgan, Heidi Allen and Justin Madders |
13
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3 April 2019 | Philip Hammond, Tom Watson and Steve Baker with Alastair Campbell, Anand Menon, Jill Rutter, Nadine Dorries and Ed Vaizey |
14
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10 April 2019 | Jeremy Hunt, John McDonnell and Mairead McGuinness with Justine Greening, Melanie Onn and John Whittingdale |
Run 3[]
Peston returned after Easter in 2019, covering a period including the Local and European elections and the Conservative Leadership race to replace Theresa May as PM.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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1 May 2019 | Rory Stewart, Barry Gardiner, Jonathan Powell and Felix Ottaway O'Mahony with Wes Streeting, Nicky Morgan, Jo Swinson and Steve Double |
2
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8 May 2019 | George Osborne, Nigel Farage and Jon Ronson with Caroline Flint, Andrea Jenkyns and Caroline Lucas |
3
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15 May 2019 | Emily Thornberry, Nicola Sturgeon, Vince Cable and Anthony Scaramucci with Lisa Nandy, Ed Vaizey and Andrew Bridgen |
4
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22 May 2019 | Jacob Rees-Mogg, Johnny Mercer and Alastair Campbell with Wes Streeting, Dominic Grieve, Laura Parker, Alexandra Phillips and Gavin Esler |
5
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29 May 2019 | Jeremy Hunt, Len McCluskey and James Cleverly with Ben Bradshaw, Mims Davies and Mark Francois |
6
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5 June 2019 | Rory Stewart, John McDonnell Steve Baker and Heidi Allen with Theresa Villiers and Peter Kyle |
7
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12 June 2019 | Andrea Leadsom, Priti Patel and Mark Harper with Lisa Nandy, Sam Gyimah and Annunziata Rees-Mogg |
8
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19 June 2019 | Rory Stewart, Tom Watson and Jo Swinson with Lucy Powell, Andrea Jenkyns and Dominic Grieve |
9
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26 June 2019 | Jeremy Hunt, David Gauke, Dawn Butler and Will Young with Ben Bradshaw and Mark Francois |
10
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3 July 2019 | Dominic Raab, Nigel Farage, Jon Ashworth and Richard Ratcliffe with Jess Phillips and Nicky Morgan |
11
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10 July 2019 | Philip Hammond, Emily Thornberry and Sean Spicer with Nicholas Soames and Melanie Onn |
12
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17 July 2019 | Boris Johnson, Peter Hain and Greg Swenson with Lisa Nandy, Nadine Dorries and Sam Gyimah |
13
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24 July 2019 | Rory Stewart, John McDonnell and Jacob Rees-Mogg with Caroline Flint, Mark Francois and Ed Vaizey |
Run 4[]
Peston was back on air after the summer on 4 September 2019, returning with an interview with the PM Boris Johnson and ending with coverage of the snap UK General Election
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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4 September 2019 | Boris Johnson, John McDonnell and Ian Blackford with Dominic Grieve, Jess Phillips and Salma Shah |
2
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11 September 2019 | Robert Jenrick, Nigel Farage, Emily Thornberry and David Gauke with Lisa Nandy, Luciana Berger and Jason Stein |
3
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18 September 2019 | Nicky Morgan, Rachel Riley and Sam Gyimah with Mark Francois, Gloria de Piero and Joanna Cherry |
4
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25 September 2019 | Boris Johnson, Amber Rudd and Barry Gardiner with Jess Phillips, Dominic Grieve and Alexandra Phillips |
5
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2 October 2019 | Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon and Richard Burgon with Sarah Wollaston, John Whittingdale and Melanie Onn |
6
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9 October 2019 | Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart and Julia Gillard with Damian Green, Heidi Allen and Peter Kyle |
7
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16 October 2019 | Nicky Morgan, Steve Baker, Mairead McGuinness and Stephen Kinnock with David Lammy and Andrea Jenkyns |
8
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20 October 2019 ('Brextra Edition') | Matt Hancock, Emily Thornberry and Joanna Cherry with Bernard Jenkin and Antoinette Sandbach |
9
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23 October 2019 | Sajid Javid and John McDonnell with Lisa Nandy, Mark Francois and Dominic Grieve |
10
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30 October 2019 | Robert Buckland and Dawn Butler with Sayeeda Warsi, Chuku Umunna, Melanie Onn and Gavin Barwell[5] |
11
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6 November 2019 | Jeremy Hunt and Andy Burnham with Luciana Berger, Ben Bradshaw, Alexandra Phillips and Ed Vaizey |
12
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13 November 2019 | Andrea Leadsom, Jon Trickett and Conrad Black with Caroline Lucas, Matthew Elliot and Ali Milani |
13
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20 November 2019 | Nicky Morgan, Len McCluskey and Petronella Wyatt with Ed Davey, Catherine West and John Whittingdale |
14
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27 November 2019 | Jonathan Ashworth, Robert Jenrick and David Gauke with Sayeeda Warsi, Lucy Powell and John Nicolson |
15
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4 December 2019 | Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Barry Gardiner with Mark Francois and Gloria De Piero |
16
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11 December 2019 | Jo Swinson, John McDonnell and Brandon Lewis with Adam Price, Rosie Duffield and John Whittingdale |
17
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18 December 2019 | Emily Thornberry, Matt Hancock and David Baddiel with Andrea Jenkyns and Melanie Onn |
Run 5[]
The show returned to air on 15 January 2020 staying on air throughout lockdown to cover the COVID-19 pandemic, including a number of episodes with Robert Peston himself in isolation.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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15 January 2020 | James Cleverly, Jonathan Ashworth, Soweto Kinch, Nadia Whittome and Tom Tugendhat |
2
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22 January 2020 | Brandon Lewis, Lisa Nandy, Arlene Foster, Lucy Powell and Suella Braverman |
3
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29 January 2020 | Grant Shapps, Emily Thornberry, Cherie Blair, Gloria De Piero and Andrea Jenkyns |
4
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5 February 2020 | Robert Buckland, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Jess Phillips, Rosie Duffield and Damian Green |
5
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12 February 2020 | Nicky Morgan, Len McCluskey, Jeremy Hunt, Rosena Allin-Khan and Sayeeda Warsi |
6
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26 February 2020 | Grant Shapps, Keir Starmer, Zelda Perkins, Liz Kendall and Justine Greening |
7
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4 March 2020 | Nicola Sturgeon, Sir Patrick Vallance, Seb Gorka, Jonathan Ashworth, Huw Merriman and Poppy Trowbridge |
8
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11 March 2020 | Alistair Darling, Stephen Barclay, Dr Margaret Harris, Tobias Ellwood, Alison McGovern and Poppy Trowbridge |
9
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18 March 2020 | Mark Walport, Johan Lundgren, Anthony Scaramucci, Tobias Ellwood and Jess Phillips |
10
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25 March 2020 | Robert Jenrick, Jeremy Hunt, Angela Rayner, Mikhail Varshavski, George Freeman and Wes Streeting |
11
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1 April 2020 | Jonathan Van-Tam, Lisa Nandy, Rick Wilson and Nick Timothy |
12
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8 April 2020 | Therese Coffey, Keir Starmer, Pascal Soriot, Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Nicky Morgan |
13
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15 April 2020 | Matt Hancock, Jeremy Howard, Ai WeiWei, Jess Phillips and Gavin Barwell |
14
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22 April 2020 | John Newton, Jeremy Hunt, Jonathan Sacks, Liz Kendall and David Davis |
15
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29 April 2020 | Nicola Sturgeon, Robert Jenrick, Jonathan Ashworth, Cherie Blair and Tobias Ellwood |
16
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6 May 2020 | Gordon Brown, Robert Buckland, Joe Tracini, Jeremy King and Steve Baker |
17
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13 May 2020 | Andrew Bailey, Anneliese Dodds, Matt Forde, Ed Davey and Nicky Morgan |
18
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20 May 2020 | Anthony Costello, Sam Allardyce, Andy Puddicombe, David Miliband and Andrea Leadsom |
19
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27 May 2020 | Matt Hancock, Stephen Reicher, James Graham, Yvette Cooper and Amber Rudd |
20
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3 June 2020 | Jeremy Hunt, Michael O'Leary, Sheila Jackson Lee, David Lammy and Nick Timothy |
21
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10 June 2020 | Oliver Dowden, Lisa Nandy, Tinchy Stryder, Dawn Butler and David Davis |
22
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17 June 2020 | Robert Buckland, Anne Longfield, John Barnes, Jess Phillips and Gavin Barwell |
23
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24 June 2020 | Matt Hancock, Paul Nurse, David Frum, Greg Clark and Cherie Blair |
24
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1 July 2020 | Dominic Raab, Jonathan Ashworth, John Edmunds, Nicky Morgan and Jonathan Powell |
25
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8 July 2020 | Alok Sharma, David King, Simon Emeny, Caroline Nokes and Ed Balls |
26
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15 July 2020 | Matt Hancock, Nicola Sturgeon, DeRay Mckesson, Peter Kyle and Sayeeda Warsi |
Run 6[]
Peston returned following the summer break in September 2020 to discuss the ongoing management of the COVID-19 pandemic, UK-EU Free Trade Deal negotiations and the US Presidential Election.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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9 September 2020 | Jenny Harries, Gina Miller, Declan McKenna, Jess Phillips and David Davis |
2
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16 September 2020 | Robert Jenrick, Richard Hatchett, Len McCluskey, Yvette Cooper and Gavin Barwell |
3
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23 September 2020 | Michael Gove, Keir Starmer, Michael Gove, Michael O'Leary, Steve Baker and Nadia Whittome |
4
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30 September 2020 | Nicola Sturgeon, Liz Truss, Rick Wilson, Rupa Huq, and Nick Timothy |
5
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7 October 2020 | Lisa Nandy, Ruth Davidson, Bill Kristol, Andrea Leadsom, and Ruth Smeeth |
6
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14 October 2020 | George Eustice, Michelle O'Neill, David King, Liz Kendall, and David Davis |
7
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21 October 2020 | Oliver Dowden, Rupert Soames, Paul Nurse, Rosena Allin-Khan, and Andrea Jenkyns |
8
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28 October 2020 | Robert Buckland, Dick Durbin, Kit Harington, Rosie Duffield, and Gavin Barwell |
9
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4 November 2020 | Anthony Scaramucci, Grant Shapps, Emily Thornberry, DeRay Mckesson, Ed Balls and Nicky Morgan |
10
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11 November 2020 | Therese Coffey, Kim Darroch, Naomi Klein, Ken Clarke and Angela Eagle |
11
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18 November 2020 | John Edmunds, George Eustice, Robert Rinder, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Kate Fall |
12
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25 November 2020 | Stephen Barclay, Tim Spector, Angela Hartnett, Liz Kendall and Ken Clarke |
13
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2 December 2020 | Nicola Sturgeon, Gary Neville, Jeremy Hunt and Wes Streeting |
14
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9 December 2020 | Nigel Farage, Robert Jenrick, Katherine O'Brien, Kate Green and Amber Rudd |
Run 7[]
The show returned from a Christmas break as the UK returned to Covid lockdown to combat a severe second wave of the virus.
| Episode | Date | Guests |
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1
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6 January 2021 | Jeremy Hunt, Therese Coffey, Michael O'Leary, Martin Luther King III, John McDonnell and Sayeeda Warsi |
2
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13 January 2021 | Patrick Vallance, Kim Darroch, Nicky Morgan and Wes Streeting |
3
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20 January 2021 | Liz Truss, Simon Coveney, Armando Iannucci, Charles Walker and Ed Balls |
4
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27 January 2021 | Kwasi Kwarteng, Robin Shattock, Ephraim Mirvis, Jess Phillips and Dehenna Davison |
5
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3 February 2021 | Nadine Dorries, Anders Tegnell, Dawn Butler and David Davis |
6
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10 February 2021 | John Edmunds, Arlene Foster, Robert Jenrick, Liz Kendall and David Davis |
7
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17 February 2021 | Robert Buckland, Yuli Edelstein, Russell T Davies, Naz Shah and Steve Baker |
8
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24 February 2021 | Grant Shapps, Neil Ferguson, Alex George, Lucy Powell and Mark Harper |
9
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3 March 2021 | Stephen Barclay, Lisa Nandy, John Curtice, John McDonnell and Nicky Morgan |
10
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10 March 2021 | Steve Coogan, Joao Vale de Almeida, John Barnes, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Caroline Nokes |
11
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17 March 2021 | Priti Patel, Paul Nurse, Roxane Gay, Jess Phillips and Maria Miller |
12
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24 March 2021 | Liz Truss, Andy Haldane, Jason Isaacs, Yvette Cooper and Amber Rudd |
References[]
- ^ Roberts, Elizabeth (20 February 2016). "Battle of the bongs: Huw Edwards' wife jumps ship for ITV". The Telegraph.
- ^ Waterson, Jim (6 June 2018). "Robert Peston moves to midweek ITV slot after poor viewing figures". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Peston confirmed". ITV Press Centre Twitter. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Robert Peston gets Twitter emoji makeover for new midweek programme". Irish Independent. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ Peston [@itvpeston] (30 October 2019). "PRE-ELECTION PESTON LIVE. Watch from anywhere in the world, RT and use #Peston to join the conversation. @Peston and @AnushkaAsthana are joined tonight by: @RobertBuckland, @DawnButlerBrent, @SayeedaWarsi, @ChukaUmunna, @OnnMel & @GavinBarwell.twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mrGmrNpEnQJy …" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 November 2019 – via Twitter.
External links[]
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