Working Lunch
Titles used 6 October 2008 ? 30 July 2010
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	John Ashton Thomas
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Production locations	Studio TC7, BBC Television Centre , London
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	19 September 1994  ( 1994-09-19 )  ? 30 July 2010  ( 2010-07-30 )

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Presenters and reporters [ edit ]

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. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

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. ^[8]

Gillian Lacey-Solymar left the show on 29 January 2010.

The show had a regular cast of experts like Justin Urquhart Stewart . ^[9]

2008 relaunch [ edit ]

The show was 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 . ^{[10] [11]}

Broadcast schedule [ edit ]

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 .

Graphics [ edit ]

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.

See also [ edit ]

• Business Daily

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Working Lunch at BBC Online
• Working Lunch at BBC Online - Archived BBC page
• Working Lunch at IMDb .