The Time, The Place was a British audience participation talk show that was produced by a number of different ITV companies, and broadcast live on ITV from 1987 to 1998. TTTP was presented by Mike Scott from 1987 to 1993 and by John Stapleton from 1991 to 1998.[1] Henry Kelly also presented the programme for a period before Stapleton took over full time.
| The Time, The Place | |
|---|---|
 The Time, The Place logo. | |
| Presented by | Mike Scott John Stapleton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Bob Cousins |
| Production location | Various Locations |
| Editor | Peter McHugh |
| Production companies | TVS Thames Television Central Independent Television Anglia Television Ulster Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 7 September 1987 – 20 March 1998 |
Format edit
The programme was developed as ITV's competition to the BBC's Kilroy morning discussion show which premiered in 1986. It differed from Kilroy in that Kilroy delved into more political and current event related issues, while TTTP focused on human interest topics.[2][3]
The programme toured the country and came from the various ITV regional studios, including Aberdeen after the Piper Alpha disaster. Towards the end of its run, the programme came from London at least three days a week to save money. It ended on 20 March 1998, to make way for the less topical, more issue-led programme Vanessa, which mainly dealt with personal matters.
References edit
- ^ "Mike Scott: Host of 'The Time The Place'". The Independent. 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
- ^ Helen Kathleen Wood (July 2001). "Interacting With Television: Morning Talk-TV and its Communicative Relationship With Women Viewers" (PDF). Oro.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Livingstone, Sonia; Lunt, Peter (10 September 2002). Talk on Television: Audience Participation and Public Debate. Routledge. ISBN 9781134900442 – via Google Books.
