Working Lunch
is a
television programme
which was broadcast on
BBC Two
covering
business
,
personal finance
and
consumer
news; it was broadcast 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.
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Working Lunch
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Titles used 6 October 2008 ? 30 July 2010
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Genre
| Financial news
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Created by
| BBC
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Presented by
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Composer
| John Ashton Thomas
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Country of origin
| United Kingdom
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Original language
| English
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Production locations
| Studio TC7,
BBC Television Centre
,
London
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Running time
| 30 minutes
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Network
| BBC Two
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Release
| 19 September 1994
?(
1994-09-19
)
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30 July 2010
?(
2010-07-30
)
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Presenters and reporters
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Originally, the show was presented by
Adrian Chiles
and
Adam Shaw
. Chiles left the programme on 26 January 2007 after
12
+
1
?
2
years, to become the co-host of the
BBC One
current affairs and lifestyle programme
The One Show
. He was replaced by Nik Wood. On Fridays,
Paddy O'Connell
fronted the show with Shaw instead of Wood. Both O'Connell and Shaw bowed out on 26 September 2008.
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In 2007, former footballer
Graeme Le Saux
presented a series of items recorded in his birthplace of
Jersey
. Jenny Culshaw, a senior producer on the show, also occasionally presented items.
Other members of the Working Lunch team included
Rachel Burden
, Simon Gompertz, Rachel Horne, Rob Pittam and Gillian Lacey-Solymar.
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From 6 October 2008, a revamped lineup saw
BBC Breakfast
'
s former business presenter,
Declan Curry
, and
Naga Munchetty
take over studio presentation, with Wood returning to his former role of roving reporter, alongside Rob Pittam.
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Gillian Lacey-Solymar left the show on 29 January 2010.
The show had a regular cast of experts like
Justin Urquhart Stewart
.
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The show had a regular weekday slot at 12.30
pm until 1
pm, except on Wednesdays when it was broadcast an hour later. The programme was broadcast for 42 weeks of the year, taking a break for
Easter
,
Christmas
and some sports tournaments coverage, such as
Wimbledon
, the
Olympic Games
and
golf
.
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
Lloyd's 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.