''Good Morning Britain'' was

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's main

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show, broadcast on weekdays from February 1983 until the franchise ended in 1992. It had many different presenters throughout its run. After a difficult first few months, which almost led to the failure of the broadcasting franchise, ''Good Morning Britain'' became a success. The studio buildings in Hawley Crescent would later be acquired by what is now

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' offices. According to

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's TV Brain website, many editions of the original ''Good Morning Britain'', right up to its end, no longer exist in the archives.

Overview

''Good Morning Britain'' had a mixture of news and current affairs, weather,

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s, music, and many popular guests of the time. It also featured a popular exercise section, hosted in the early days by Michael Van Straten and

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, and then more famously by "Mad Lizzie" Webb. The news was provided in-house by

, but following its loss of the licence the news provision was contracted out to

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from 1 February 1992 until 31 December 1992. At its peak, the programme would feature large outside broadcasts throughout the

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in Australia, renaming the show ''

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Britain''. Other presenters of the show included

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, Kathy Tayler,

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, ''

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'' star Gordon Thomson. Initially,

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and

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were the presenters and main shareholders of the station, but the original format was soon dropped, and all bar Frost left the broadcaster.

Weekday schedule for presenting

Weekend schedule for presenting

References

External links

TV-am.org.uk
– The TV-am Television Archives (1983–1992) {{UK Breakfast TV 1983 British television series debuts 1992 British television series endings TV-am original programming English-language television shows Breakfast television in the United Kingdom