Political discussion programme, broadcast on ITV
Peston on Sunday
Genre Politics Directed by Erron Gordon Presented by
Robert Peston
Allegra Stratton Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 71 Executive producers Mark Rubens Geoff Hill Producers Andrew Bradley Henry Tribe Production location Editors Vicky Flind
[1] Natasha Shallice (deputy) Camera setup
Multi-camera Running time 60 minutes (including adverts) Production company
Shiver Productions Network
ITV Release 8 May 2016 (2016-05-08 ) – 27 May 2018 (2018-05-27 )
ITV News
Peston
Peston on Sunday was the flagship political discussion programme on British television network
ITV , which was broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10 am and rebroadcast after the
ITV Weekend News on Sunday evening. The programme was presented by
Robert Peston , the Political Editor of
ITV News , and featured discussions with politicians and public figures on the major news events of the week alongside analysis and social media reaction with
Allegra Stratton , the then-National Editor of ITV News.
[2]
ITV announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would resume in the autumn of 2018 and would be broadcast after the
ITV News at Ten on Wednesday nights. The show was rebranded under the new name of
Peston , and the show is now broadcast from TC2 at BBC Studioworks' Television Centre.
[3] The revamped show began in September 2018.
Format
As a
Sunday morning talk show , in contrast to the style of questioning employed by rival programmes like
The Andrew Marr Show and
Sophy Ridge on Sunday , Peston on Sunday featured a more relaxed, conversational approach to engage and explore the opinions of the political guests.
The programme was usually broadcast live from
The London Studios , where it shared Studio 3 with
Lorraine and
Loose Women .
[4] Episodes were broadcast from Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow during the
party conference seasons of 2016 and 2017.
[5]
Episodes
Run 1
It was confirmed on 5 May 2016 that
Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne would be one of the studio guests on the launch episode of Peston on Sunday with the first run leading in to and dealing with the immediate aftermath of the EU Referendum.
[6]
Episode
Date
Guests
1
8 May 2016
George Osborne ,
Louis Theroux ,
Suzanne O'Sullivan with
Esther McVey and
Alastair Campbell
2
15 May 2016
Jeremy Corbyn ,
Nigel Farage ,
Tim Samuels with
Jacob Rees-Mogg and
Liz Kendall
3
22 May 2016
David Cameron ,
Lily Allen ,
David Baddiel with
Esther McVey and
Ed Balls
4
29 May 2016
Sadiq Khan ,
Iain Duncan Smith ,
Alison Jackson with
Nadine Dorries and
Tom Baldwin
5
5 June 2016
Michael Gove ,
Lily Cole ,
Henry Winter with
James Cleverly and
Harriet Harman
6
12 June 2016
John McDonnell ,
Julian Assange ,
Omid Djalili , with
Ruth Davidson and
Suzanne Evans
7
19 June 2016
George Osborne ,
Nigel Farage ,
Steve Hilton with
Penny Mordaunt and
Yvette Cooper
8
26 June 2016
Philip Hammond ,
Nicola Sturgeon ,
Heidi Alexander ,
John McDonnell with
Esther McVey and
Ed Balls
9
3 July 2016
Theresa May ,
Emily Thornberry ,
Stephen Crabb with
Nicky Morgan and
Tom Baldwin
10
10 July 2016
Angela Eagle ,
Iain Duncan Smith ,
Alex Salmond ,
Hugh Dennis with
Ed Balls and
Sayeeda Warsi
Run 2
Peston with a film crew at the 2016 Labour Party Conference, filming
John McDonnell giving his Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer speech
The second run of Peston on Sunday began on 18 September 2016.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
18 September 2016
Jeremy Corbyn ,
Nick Boles ,
Matt Forde with
Nicky Morgan and
Ed Balls
2
25 September 2016 (Labour Conference, Liverpool)
John McDonnell ,
Yvette Cooper ,
Jon Culshaw with
Esther McVey and
Tristram Hunt
3
2 October 2016 (Conservative Conference, Birmingham)
Chris Grayling ,
Roland Rudd ,
Ranulph Fiennes ,
Jan Ravens with
Jess Phillips and
Anna Soubry
4
9 October 2016
Justine Greening ,
Shami Chakrabarti ,
Bill Bailey , with
Alastair Campbell and
Craig Oliver
5
16 October 2016
Nicola Sturgeon ,
Greg Hands ,
Andrew Mitchell and
Nina Conti with
Gisela Stuart and
Rohan Silva
6
23 October 2016
Nigel Farage ,
Angela Eagle and
Andy Hamilton with
Jess Phillips and
Kwasi Kwarteng
7
30 October 2016
Keir Starmer ,
Damian Hinds ,
Nick Clegg and
Adil Ray with
Liz Kendall and
Nadine Dorries
8
6 November 2016
David Lidington ,
Chris Patten ,
Mhairi Black and
Sister Sledge with
Daniel Hannan ,
Pippa Malmgren and
Tina Fordham
9
13 November 2016
Ed Miliband ,
Howard Davies ,
Suzanne Evans and
Stewart Lee with
Jan Halper-Hayes ,
Esther McVey and
Ed Balls
10
20 November 2016
Philip Hammond ,
Clive Lewis ,
Matthew Barzun and
Alexander Armstrong with
Tristram Hunt and
Theresa Villiers
11
27 November 2016
Damian Green ,
Trevor Noah ,
Frances O'Grady and
Josh Widdicombe with
Lisa Nandy and
Dominic Raab
12
4 December 2016
Boris Johnson ,
Sir Michael Rake and
Romesh Ranganathan with
Sayeeda Warsi and
Ed Balls
Run 3
The third run launched on 15 January 2017, with minor set changes.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
15 January 2017
Emily Thornberry ,
Piers Morgan ,
Helen Stokes-Lampard ,
Russell Kane , with
Alastair Campbell and
Sir Craig Oliver
2
22 January 2017
Paul Nuttall ,
Keir Starmer ,
Tiff Stevenson with
Pippa Malmgren and
Michael Gove
3
29 January 2017
Jeremy Corbyn ,
Julian Assange and
Ross Noble with
Chuka Umunna and
Suella Fernandes
4
5 February 2017
Gavin Barwell ,
Caroline Lucas ,
Mark Gatiss and
Rory Bremner with
Caroline Flint and
Andrew Mitchell
5
12 February 2017
David Lidington ,
Shami Chakrabarti ,
Bob Kerslake and
Stephen K. Amos with
Yvette Cooper and
John Whittingdale
6
19 February 2017
Sadiq Khan ,
David Anderson ,
Sam Gyimah and
Lucy Porter with
Liz Kendall and
Nicholas Soames
7
26 February 2017
Amber Rudd ,
Tom Watson and
Shappi Khorsandi with
Tom Baldwin and
Nadine Dorries
8
5 March 2017
Philip Hammond ,
Rebecca Long-Bailey and
Gina Miller with
Ed Balls and
Douglas Carswell
9
12 March 2017
Boris Johnson ,
Carolyn Fairbairn ,
Michael Heseltine and
Ian Hislop with
Hilary Benn and
Theresa Villiers
10
19 March 2017
Nicola Sturgeon ,
Alun Cairns ,
Matthew Taylor and
Milton Jones with
Stephen Kinnock and
Nicky Morgan
11
26 March 2017
Jeremy Corbyn ,
Ben Wallace and
David Morrissey with
Anna Soubry and
Douglas Carswell
Run 4
The fourth run launched on 23 April 2017, the week after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election to be held on Thursday, 8 June 2017.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
23 April 2017
Tim Farron ,
Damian Green and
Reginald D. Hunter with
Liz Kendall and
Michael Gove .
2
30 April 2017
Theresa May and
John McDonnell with
Camilla Cavendish and
Alastair Campbell .
3
7 May 2017
Jeremy Hunt ,
Emily Thornberry and
Nigel Farage with
Michael Gove and
Tom Baldwin .
4
14 May 2017
David Davis ,
Nicola Sturgeon and
Rob Wainwright with
Nadine Dorries and
Jonathan Ashworth .
5
21 May 2017
Boris Johnson ,
Barry Gardiner ,
Caroline Lucas and
Hugh Grant with
Nicholas Soames and
Jess Phillips .
6
28 May 2017
Jeremy Corbyn , Sir
Michael Fallon and
Paul Nuttall with Sir
Vince Cable and
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh .
7
4 June 2017
Amber Rudd ,
Emily Thornberry and
Leanne Wood with
Sayeeda Warsi and
Ed Balls .
8
11 June 2017
John McDonnell ,
Chris Grayling ,
Michael Heseltine and
Charles Flanagan with
Nicky Morgan and
Caroline Flint .
9
18 June 2017
Philip Hammond ,
Jeremy Corbyn and
Nisha Parti with
Sarah Wollaston and
David Lammy .
10
25 June 2017
Priti Patel ,
Chris Patten and
Vince Cable with
Angela Eagle and
Jacob Rees-Mogg .
Run 5
Episode
Date
Guests
1
24 September 2017 (Labour Conference, Brighton)
John McDonnell and
Len McCluskey with
Chuka Umunna and
Katie Perrior .
2
1 October 2017 (Conservative Conference, Manchester)
Damian Green ,
Andy Burnham and
Dave Ward with
Jess Phillips and
Grant Shapps .
3
8 October 2017 (SNP Conference, Glasgow)
Nicola Sturgeon ,
Ruth Davidson and
Salman Rushdie with
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and
Nadine Dorries .
4
15 October 2017
Keir Starmer ,
Alok Sharma and
Adam Kay with
Matt Zarb-Cousin and
Nicky Morgan .
5
22 October 2017
Liam Fox ,
Debbie Abrahams and
Armando Iannucci with
Yvette Cooper and
Lord Strathclyde .
6
29 October 2017
Jeremy Hunt ,
Shami Chakrabarti and
Ross Kemp with
Alastair Campbell and
Camilla Cavendish and
Miriam González Durántez .
7
5 November 2017
Mark Carney ,
Chris Grayling and
Eddie Mair with
Caroline Flint and
Heidi Allen .
8
19 November 2017
Philip Hammond ,
David Miliband and
Liu Xiaoming with
Sarah Champion and
Johnny Mercer .
9
26 November 2017
Justin Welby ,
John McDonnell and
Tony Adams with
Lisa Nandy and
Nadhim Zahawi .
10
3 December 2017
Jeremy Hunt ,
David McAllister ,
Ronni Ancona and
Lewis MacLeod with
Jess Phillips and
Nadine Dorries .
Run 6
Returned on 14 January 2018
Episode
Date
Guests
1
14 January 2018
Jeremy Corbyn ,
Matt Hancock and
Miriam Margolyes with
Andrew Adonis and
Sarah Wollaston .
2
21 January 2018
Liz Truss ,
Carolyn Fairbairn and
Henry Bolton with
David Lammy and
Ed Vaizey .
3
28 January 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg ,
Natalie Evans and
Nish Kumar with
Kate Hoey and
Nadine Dorries .
4
4 February 2018
Gus O'Donnell ,
Shami Chakrabarti ,
Dominic Raab and
Katie Price with
Stella Creasy and
John Whittingdale .
5
11 February 2018
John McDonnell ,
David Gauke and
Neale Richmond with
Alastair Campbell and
Theresa Villiers .
6
18 February 2018
Ruth Davidson ,
Emily Thornberry and
Justine Greening with
Jess Phillips and
David Willetts .
7
25 February 2018
Andrea Leadsom ,
Nigel Dodds and
Tom Watson with
Chris Williamson and
Nicky Morgan .
8
4 March 2018
Nicola Sturgeon ,
David Lidington and
Vince Cable with
Caroline Flint and
Sarah Wollaston .
9
11 March 2018
Philip Hammond ,
Rebecca Long-Bailey and
Jacob Rees-Mogg with
Emma Reynolds and
Mark Garnier .
10
18 March 2018
John McDonnell ,
Brandon Lewis ,
Ian Blackford and
Yevgeny Chichvarkin with
Chris Leslie and
Anna Soubry .
11
25 March 2018
Jeremy Hunt ,
Keir Starmer and
Michael Sheen with
Ben Bradshaw and
Heidi Allen .
Run 7
Returned on 15 April 2018.
Episode
Date
Guests
1
15 April 2018
David Lidington ,
Emily Thornberry ,
Patricia Scotland and
Caroline Lucas with
Chuka Umunna and
Nadine Dorries .
2
22 April 2018
John McDonnell ,
Sayeeda Warsi and
Maureen Lipman with
Wera Hobhouse ,
Owen Smith and
James Brokenshire .
3
29 April 2018
Sadiq Khan ,
Jo Johnson and
Gerard Batten with
Jo Swinson ,
Kate Hoey and
Ed Vaizey .
4
6 May 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg ,
Barry Gardiner ,
Joan Bakewell and
Kellie Maloney with
Wes Streeting and
Grant Shapps .
5
13 May 2018
Nicky Morgan ,
Natalie Evans ,
Rebecca Long-Bailey and
Mark Regev with
Lisa Nandy and
John Whittingdale .
6
20 May 2018
Nicola Sturgeon ,
Len McCluskey ,
Matt Hancock and
Paul Drechsler with
Peter Mandelson and
Sarah Wollaston .
7
27 May 2018
Tom Watson ,
Anne Milton ,
Michelle O'Neill and
Akala with
Alastair Campbell and
Henry Newman .
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