That Was the Week That Was
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That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced, and directed by Ned Sherrin and Jack (aka John) Duncan, and presented by David Frost.
That Was the Week That Was: With David Frost, Millicent Martin, William Rushton, Roy Kinnear. Satirical sketch show. The first such show in the UK. It ran for two seasons before being pulled just before the 1964 general election.
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Nov 19, 2005 · November 19, 200512:00 AM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Audio will be available later today. Broadcasting "That Was the Week that Was." In 1964, NBC took a bold step into...
Overview. That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost.
May 18, 2012 · That Was the Week That Was, or TW3, began on the BBC in 1962 where it launched the star of David Frost, who would later go on to make Richard Nixon sad on TV. The show proved to be very...
Devised by former Tonight men, including Donald Baverstock, Ned Sherrin, Alasdair Milne and Antony Jay, That Was The Week That Was (or TW3 as it became known) reflected the new permissive image of the BBC under Director-General Sir Hugh Carleton Greene.
That Was the Week That Was, was a weekly TV series with a modernistic satirical spin on the previous week's news events. Host David Frost, together with a supporting cast of commentators, brought to the nation a trendy humorous look at the national and international goings-on in the world.
