Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964–1965, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was, which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compère, with two others, William Rushton and the poet P. J. Kavanagh joining him in the role. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays. It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, Patrick Campbell and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets. The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.
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Episode 1 - Show 1
Release Date: 1964-11-13 -
Episode 2 - Show 2
Release Date: 1964-11-14 -
Episode 3 - Show 3
Release Date: 1964-11-15 -
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Episode 5 - Show 5
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Episode 6 - Show 6
Release Date: 1964-11-22 -
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Episode 8 - Show 8
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Episode 9 - Show 9
Release Date: 1964-11-29 -
Episode 10 - Show 10
Release Date: 1964-12-04 -
Episode 11 - Show 11
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Episode 12 - Show 12
Release Date: 1964-12-06 -
Episode 13 - Show 13
Release Date: 1964-12-11 -
Episode 14 - Show 14
Release Date: 1964-12-12 -
Episode 15 - Show 15
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Episode 16 - Show 16
Release Date: 1964-12-18 -
Episode 17 - Show 17
Release Date: 1964-12-19 -
Episode 18 - Show 18
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Episode 19 - Show 19
Release Date: 1965-01-02 -
Episode 20 - Show 20
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Episode 21 - Show 21
Release Date: 1965-01-08 -
Episode 22 - Show 22
Release Date: 1965-01-09 -
Episode 23 - Show 23
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Episode 24 - Show 24
Release Date: 1965-01-15 -
Episode 25 - Show 25
Release Date: 1965-01-16 -
Episode 26 - Show 26
Release Date: 1965-01-17 -
Episode 27 - Show 27
Release Date: 1965-01-22 -
Episode 28 - Show 28
Release Date: 1965-01-23 -
Episode 29 - Show 29
Release Date: 1965-01-24 -
Episode 30 - Show 30
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Episode 31 - Show 31
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Episode 32 - Show 32
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Episode 33 - Show 33
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Episode 34 - Show 34
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Episode 35 - Show 35
Release Date: 1965-02-07 -
Episode 36 - Show 36
Release Date: 1965-02-12 -
Episode 37 - Show 37
Release Date: 1965-02-13 -
Episode 38 - Show 38
Release Date: 1965-02-14 -
Episode 39 - Show 39
Release Date: 1965-02-19 -
Episode 40 - Show 40
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Episode 41 - Show 41
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Episode 42 - Show 42
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Episode 43 - Show 43
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Episode 44 - Show 44
Release Date: 1965-02-28 -
Episode 45 - Show 45
Release Date: 1965-03-05 -
Episode 46 - Show 46
Release Date: 1965-03-06 -
Episode 47 - Show 47
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Episode 48 - Show 48
Release Date: 1965-03-12 -
Episode 49 - Show 49
Release Date: 1965-03-13 -
Episode 50 - Show 50
Release Date: 1965-03-14 -
Episode 51 - Show 51
Release Date: 1965-03-19 -
Episode 52 - Show 52
Release Date: 1965-03-20 -
Episode 53 - Show 53
Release Date: 1965-03-21 -
Episode 54 - Show 54
Release Date: 1965-03-26 -
Episode 55 - Show 55
Release Date: 1965-03-27 -
Episode 56 - Show 56
Release Date: 1965-03-28 -
Episode 57 - Show 57
Release Date: 1965-04-02 -
Episode 58 - Show 58
Release Date: 1965-04-03 -
Episode 59 - Show 59
Release Date: 1965-04-04 -
Episode 60 - Show 60
Release Date: 1965-04-09 -
Episode 61 - Show 61
Release Date: 1965-04-10 -
Episode 62 - Show 62
Release Date: 1965-04-11