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Peston Family
Peston may refer to: * Maurice Peston, Baron Peston of Mile End (1931–2016), British economist * Robert Peston (born 1960), British journalist * ''Peston on Sunday ''Peston on Sunday'' was the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, which was broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10 am and rebroadcast after the ''ITV Weekend News'' on Sunday evening. The programme ...'', politics programme on ITV presented by Robert Peston * ''Peston'' (TV programme), successor show to Peston on Sunday See also * Preston (other) * Pesto {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Peston, Baron Peston Of Mile End
Maurice Harry Peston, Baron Peston (19 March 1931 – 23 April 2016) was a British economist and Labour Party (UK), Labour life peer. His research interests included macroeconomic policy and the economics of education. Personal Peston was born in 1931 in London, the son of Abraham Peston, a "pleater" in the garment trade, and Yetta R. (née Malt) Peston. He was educated at Belle Vue Boys' School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, and Hackney Downs School. He graduated from the London School of Economics and undertook postgraduate study at Princeton University. He married Helen Conroy in London in 1958. The couple believed passionately in state education, and sent all of their three children to the local comprehensive, Highgate Wood School, Crouch End, north London. One of their children is the journalist Robert Peston, currently ITV (TV network), ITV's political editor. Career Academia Peston founded the economics department at Queen Mary, University of London, Queen Mary College, Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Peston
Robert James Kenneth Peston (born 25 April 1960) is an English journalist, presenter, and author. He is the political editor of ITV News and host of the weekly political discussion show '' Peston'' (previously '' Peston on Sunday''). From 2006 until 2014, he was the business editor of BBC News and its economics editor from 2014 to 2015. He became known to the wider public with his reporting on the late 2000s financial crisis, especially with his exclusive information on the Northern Rock crisis. He is the founder of the education charity Speakers for Schools. Early life Robert James Kenneth Peston was born into a Jewish family on 25 April 1960, the son of Helen Conroy and Maurice Peston, Baron Peston (1931–2016), an economist and Labour life peer. As the son of a life baron, he is entitled to the courtesy title "The Honourable", but does not use it. He attended Highgate Wood Secondary School in London. He graduated with a second-class degree in philosophy, politics and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peston On Sunday
''Peston on Sunday'' was the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, which was broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10 am and rebroadcast after the ''ITV Weekend News'' on Sunday evening. The programme was presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and featured discussions with politicians and public figures on the major news events of the week alongside analysis and social media reaction. ITV announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would resume in the autumn of 2018 and would be broadcast after the ''ITV News at Ten'' on Wednesday nights. The show was rebranded under the new name of '' Peston'', and the show is now broadcast from TC2 at BBC Studioworks' Television Centre. The revamped show began in September 2018. Format As a Sunday morning talk show, in contrast to the style of questioning employed by rival programmes like ''The Andrew Marr Show'' and ''Sophy Ridge on Sunday'', ''Peston on Sunday'' featured a more re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peston (TV Programme)
''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''. 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." 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston (other)
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Borough of Preston, a local government district containing the settlement from 1835 to 1974 ** Preston (UK Parliament constituency) **Preston railway station in Preston, Lancashire **The PR postcode area, also known as the Preston postcode area **Preston Urban Area, the conurbation with Preston at its core *Preston, Devon (in Paignton) * Preston, Teignbridge, in Kingsteignton parish *Preston, Dorset *Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire, near Kingston upon Hull *Preston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire * Preston, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire *Preston, Hertfordshire *Preston, London, near Wembley **Preston (ward) * Preston, Northumberland, the location of Preston Tower *Preston, Rutland * Preston, Shropshire, in Upton Magna parish *Preston, Somerse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
