Working Lunch
| Working Lunch | |
|---|---|
The last Working Lunch titles used from
6 October 2008 - 30 July 2010. |
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| Genre | Financial news |
| Created by | BBC |
| Presented by |
Adrian Chiles (1994–2007) Adam Shaw (1994–2008) Paddy O'Connell (2003–2008) Nik Wood (2007-2008) Declan Curry (2008–2010) Naga Munchetty (2008–2010) |
| Composer(s) | John Ashton Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Studio TC7, BBC Television Centre, London |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 4:3 later 16:9 |
| Original release | 19 September 1994 – 30 July 2010 |
Working Lunch was a television programme broadcast on BBC Two which covered business, personal finance and consumer news between 1994 and 2010. The programme was first aired on 19 September 1994. It had a quirky, relaxed style, especially when compared to other BBC business shows such as World Business Report. In April 2010, the BBC announced that the programme was being cancelled at the end of July 2010. GMT with George Alagiah took its place in the schedule at 12:30 on BBC Two.
The original title sequence created by Piers Helm, featured a real goldfish and a rubber shark in a tank that contained the programme's subject matter represented as kitsch fish tank objects. These objects were a treasure chest, bank, factory and a version of the Richard Rogers Lloyds building. The title sequence led to a virtual set that was designed to look like a converted warehouse when in fact, the studio it came from was the smallest BBC News studio. By 2000, the title sequence had been changed by BBC Design to a computer generated sequence in which a goldfish is trying to escape from a shark on board a sunken ship. The programme graphics also reflected this style with a marine-themed studio background. Other graphics were in a "crude clipart" style.
The show relaunched on 6 October 2008, with new titles, set and presenters. The familiar goldfish and shark were replaced by a piggy bank. Presenters Paddy O'Connell, Adam Shaw and Nik Wood, were replaced by Declan Curry and Naga Munchetty, the latter joining from Bloomberg TV. The new format was unpopular with viewers and the vast majority of comments about it were negative.
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