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Tonight is a British current affairs television programme, presented by Cliff Michelmore, that was broadcast on BBC live on weekday evenings from 18 February 1957 to 18 June 1965. The producers were the future Controller of BBC1 Donald Baverstock and the future Director-General of the BBC Alasdair Milne .
From 1955 to 1957 Michelmore presented the BBC TV programme Highlight, a current affairs show with a reputation for uncompromising interviews. On 18 February 1957 he became anchor for BBC Television's new topical weekday magazine show Tonight, with Fyfe Robertson, which ran for eight years and attracted eight million viewers at its peak. This ...
Tonight (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC; Tonight (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current events television programme on BBC One; Tonight (1999 TV programme), a British news magazine television programme that has aired on ITV since 1999
For Tonight Robertson travelled widely providing serious stories as well as finding some remarkable eccentrics; he was often described as "our roving reporter". He appeared briefly as himself in the comedy film What a Whopper (1961). [5] When Tonight was replaced by 24 Hours, Robertson continued in his same investigative manner. [6]
The original editors were Tony Whitby from Tonight and Derrick Amoore from Gallery, and it later came to be led by Anthony Smith. Presenter Cliff Michelmore was the first lead anchor for 24 Hours. [1] With him in the studio were Kenneth Allsop, Michael Barratt and Robert McKenzie, a professor of politics at the London School of Economics (LSE).
Guy Alford Michelmore was born in August 1957. [1] Michelmore is the son of BBC presenters Cliff Michelmore [2] and Jean Metcalfe. His mother Jean was the presenter of Family Favourites and Woman's Hour. His father Cliff was best known for the BBC television programme Tonight. Cliff once interviewed himself, and asked whether either his son or ...
By 1957, McEwen had become one of the leading lights in the post-war folksong revival. He was a regular on the daily BBC Tonight TV programme presented by Cliff Michelmore, [citation needed] writing and performing topical calypsos, whilst also working as the art director [3] for the Spectator magazine.
January 14 – Legendary actor Humphrey Bogart dies at the age of 57 in Los Angeles from esophageal cancer. Best known for his appearances in classic films such as Dead End, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Sabrina, and for To Have and Have Not and The Big Sleep co-starring with his wife Lauren Bacall; Bogart was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's ...