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The Late Show

★ 6.2 35 votes 1988–1995 8 seasons · 831 episodes Returning Series
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About

The Late Show is a British television arts magazine programme that was broadcast on BBC Two weeknights at 11.15pm—directly after Newsnight—often referred to as the "graveyard slot" in terms of television scheduling. The series was commissioned by BBC Two Controller Alan Yentob, who had a background in serious arts documentaries, but the production team — led by Michael Jackson. The series combined a number of format elements from earlier BBC arts magazine programmes such as Monitor and Late Night Line-Up. With the cancellation of The Old Grey Whistle Test the series became one of the few spaces on BBC television for live music performances. The series originally featured a round-table discussion hosted by Clive James on Friday nights. However this format was dropped after the second season. The show pulled in heavyweight popular music acts live or pre-recorded, including Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Public Enemy, Joni Mitchell, The Stone Roses, Dick Dale, and Jeff Buckley.

All Seasons

Season 11988
08
Season 2
092
Season 3
0141
Season 4
013845m
Season 5
013855m
Season 6
7.41413941m
Season 7
0931h 18m
Season 8
7.378240m

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Tracey MacLeod Self - Presenter
Sarah Dunant Self - Presenter
Michael Ignatieff Self - Presenter, Self - Interviewer, Self - Reporter
Paul Morley Self - Presenter
Jeremy Isaacs Self - Interviewer, Self
Waldemar Januszczak Self - Presenter
Kirsty Wark Self - Presenter
Clive James Self - Presenter, Self - Host
Fintan O'Toole Self - Presenter
Mark Lawson Self - Presenter, Self - Reporter

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