''Peston on Sunday'' was the flagship political discussion programme on British television network

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, which was broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10 am and rebroadcast after the ''

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'' on Sunday evening. The programme was presented by

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 ...

, the Political Editor of

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, 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 ''

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'' 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

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, in contrast to the style of questioning employed by rival programmes like ''

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'' and ''

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'', ''Peston on Sunday'' featured a more relaxed, conversational approach to engage and explore the opinions of the political guests. The programme was usually broadcast live from

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, where it shared Studio 3 with ''

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'' and ''

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''. Episodes were broadcast from Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow during the

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s of 2016 and 2017.

Episodes

Run 1

It was confirmed on 5 May 2016 that

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would be one of the studio guests on the launch episode of ''Peston on Sunday'' with the first run leading in to and dealing with the immediate aftermath of the EU Referendum.

Run 2

Robert Peston and crew, 2016 Labour Party Conference

The second run of ''Peston on Sunday'' began on 18 September 2016.

Run 3

The third run launched on 15 January 2017, with minor set changes.

Run 4

The fourth run launched on 23 April 2017, the week after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election to be held on Thursday, 8 June 2017.

Run 5

Run 6

Returned on 14 January 2018

Run 7

Returned on 15 April 2018.

References

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External links

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