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THE BBC is considering jettisoning its cosy coffee morning pairing of Anne Diamond and Nick Owen in a revamp of its daytime output.
In a ratings war, dubbed the Battle of the Sofas, BBC1's Good Morning with Anne and Nick has been trailing badly behind ITV's This Morning, presented by the slicker husband-and-wife partnership of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
But Good Morning with Anne and Nick, which began four years ago and attracts a peak of 900,000 viewers against ITV's 1.9 million, is regarded as the weakest link in the BBC's morning line-up, which also includes Kilroy and Pebble Mill.
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Title
BBC1 may axe Good Morning programme as loser in 'sofa war' with ITV
The Guardian (pre-1997 Fulltext); Manchester (UK)
Pages
007
Number of pages
0
Publication year
1995
Publication date
Dec 4, 1995
Section
The Guardian Home Page
Place of publication
Manchester (UK)
Country of publication
United Kingdom
Publication subject
ISSN
02613077
Source type
Newspaper
Language of publication
English
Document type
NEWSPAPER
ProQuest document ID
294952535
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/bbc1-may-axe-good-morning-programme-as-loser-sofa/docview/294952535/se-2?accountid=208611
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Copyright Guardian Newspapers, Limited Dec 4, 1995
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