Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life — Season 1
About this season
Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life is a BBC-TV satire programme produced by Ned Sherrin, which aired during the winter of 1964–1965, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was, which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compère, with two others, William Rushton and the poet P. J. Kavanagh joining him in the role. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays. It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd, Patrick Campbell and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, the new programme used predominantly white sets. The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC-3.
Episodes (62)
1. Show 1
Aired 13 November 1964 • 45 min
2. Show 2
Aired 14 November 1964 • 45 min
3. Show 3
Aired 15 November 1964 • 45 min
4. Show 4
Aired 20 November 1964 • 45 min
5. Show 5
Aired 21 November 1964 • 45 min
6. Show 6
Aired 22 November 1964 • 45 min
7. Show 7
Aired 27 November 1964 • 45 min
8. Show 8
Aired 28 November 1964 • 45 min
9. Show 9
Aired 29 November 1964 • 45 min
10. Show 10
Aired 4 December 1964 • 45 min
11. Show 11
Aired 5 December 1964 • 45 min
12. Show 12
Aired 6 December 1964 • 45 min
13. Show 13
Aired 11 December 1964 • 45 min
14. Show 14
Aired 12 December 1964 • 45 min
15. Show 15
Aired 13 December 1964 • 45 min
16. Show 16
Aired 18 December 1964 • 45 min
17. Show 17
Aired 19 December 1964 • 45 min
18. Show 18
Aired 20 December 1964 • 45 min
19. Show 19
Aired 2 January 1965 • 45 min
20. Show 20
Aired 3 January 1965 • 45 min
21. Show 21
Aired 8 January 1965 • 45 min
22. Show 22
Aired 9 January 1965 • 45 min
23. Show 23
Aired 10 January 1965 • 45 min
24. Show 24
Aired 15 January 1965 • 45 min
25. Show 25
Aired 16 January 1965 • 45 min
26. Show 26
Aired 17 January 1965 • 45 min
27. Show 27
Aired 22 January 1965 • 45 min
28. Show 28
Aired 23 January 1965 • 45 min
29. Show 29
Aired 24 January 1965 • 45 min
30. Show 30
Aired 29 January 1965 • 45 min
31. Show 31
Aired 30 January 1965 • 45 min
32. Show 32
Aired 31 January 1965 • 45 min
33. Show 33
Aired 5 February 1965 • 45 min
34. Show 34
Aired 6 February 1965 • 45 min
35. Show 35
Aired 7 February 1965 • 45 min
36. Show 36
Aired 12 February 1965 • 45 min
37. Show 37
Aired 13 February 1965 • 45 min
38. Show 38
Aired 14 February 1965 • 45 min
39. Show 39
Aired 19 February 1965 • 45 min
40. Show 40
Aired 20 February 1965 • 45 min
41. Show 41
Aired 21 February 1965 • 45 min
42. Show 42
Aired 26 February 1965 • 45 min
43. Show 43
Aired 27 February 1965 • 45 min
44. Show 44
Aired 28 February 1965 • 45 min
45. Show 45
Aired 5 March 1965 • 45 min
46. Show 46
Aired 6 March 1965 • 45 min
47. Show 47
Aired 7 March 1965 • 45 min
48. Show 48
Aired 12 March 1965 • 45 min
49. Show 49
Aired 13 March 1965 • 45 min
50. Show 50
Aired 14 March 1965 • 45 min
51. Show 51
Aired 19 March 1965 • 45 min
52. Show 52
Aired 20 March 1965 • 45 min
53. Show 53
Aired 21 March 1965 • 45 min
54. Show 54
Aired 26 March 1965 • 45 min
55. Show 55
Aired 27 March 1965 • 45 min
56. Show 56
Aired 28 March 1965 • 45 min
57. Show 57
Aired 2 April 1965 • 45 min
58. Show 58
Aired 3 April 1965 • 45 min
59. Show 59
Aired 4 April 1965 • 45 min
60. Show 60
Aired 9 April 1965 • 45 min
61. Show 61
Aired 10 April 1965 • 45 min
62. Show 62
Aired 11 April 1965 • 45 min