The Time, The Place
Encyclopedia
The Time, The Place was a British audience participation talk show
that was produced by Central Independent Television
, later Anglia Television
and broadcast live on ITV
from 1987-1998. TTTP was presented by Mike Scott from 1987-1993 and by John Stapleton
from 1991-1998. Henry Kelly also presented the programme for a period before Stapleton took over full time.
's Kilroy
morning discussion show which premiered in 1986. It differed from Kilroy in that Kilroy delved into more political and current event related issues, while TTTP focused on human interest topics.
The programme toured the country and came from the various ITV regional studios. Towards the end of its run, the programme came from London at least three days a week to save money.
It was axed to make way for the less topical, more issue-led programme Vanessa
, which mainly dealt with personal matters.
s and turban
s, but soon after engaged the presenter about racism and a shouting match ensued. Stapleton attempted to keep some order in the studio by ignoring the protesters and going to interview another couple, but the two men continued their ranting and walked out to the front of the stage. Stapleton attempted to have them evicted and when security became involved things quickly got out of hand. The show ended several minutes early that day.
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
that was produced by Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
, later Anglia Television
Anglia Television
Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional...
and broadcast live on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
from 1987-1998. TTTP was presented by Mike Scott from 1987-1993 and by John Stapleton
John Stapleton
John Martin Stapleton is an English journalist and presenter. He is currently working as a freelancer with various media outlets.-Television career:...
from 1991-1998. Henry Kelly also presented the programme for a period before Stapleton took over full time.
Format
The program was developed as ITV's competition to the BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Kilroy
Kilroy (television series)
Kilroy is a BBC1 daytime chat show hosted by Robert Kilroy-Silk that began in 8 September 1986 and finished on 29 January 2004 after 18 years....
morning discussion show which premiered in 1986. It differed from Kilroy in that Kilroy delved into more political and current event related issues, while TTTP focused on human interest topics.
The programme toured the country and came from the various ITV regional studios. Towards the end of its run, the programme came from London at least three days a week to save money.
It was axed to make way for the less topical, more issue-led programme Vanessa
Vanessa Feltz
Vanessa Jane Feltz is an English television personality, broadcaster and journalist. She currently presents an early morning radio show on BBC Radio 2, a mid morning phone-in show on BBC London 94.9. In 2011, she started hosting The Vanessa Show on Channel 5. The first series ended on June 24th...
, which mainly dealt with personal matters.
Incident
On a later episode (broadcast on February 3, 1995) dealing with men's fashion, the discussion was successfully interrupted by two protesters. When asked to give their opinion on their fashion sense, the two men, who called themselves "Prayer Man" and "Magic Spider" started by discussing their fashion tastes, and why they were wearing leather jacketLeather jacket
A leather jacket is a type of clothing—a jacket-length coat—usually worn on top of other apparel, and made from the tanned hide of various animals. The leather material is typically dyed black, or various shades of brown, but a wide range of colors is possible...
s and turban
Turban
In English, Turban refers to several types of headwear popularly worn in the Middle East, North Africa, Punjab, Jamaica and Southwest Asia. A commonly used synonym is Pagri, the Indian word for turban.-Styles:...
s, but soon after engaged the presenter about racism and a shouting match ensued. Stapleton attempted to keep some order in the studio by ignoring the protesters and going to interview another couple, but the two men continued their ranting and walked out to the front of the stage. Stapleton attempted to have them evicted and when security became involved things quickly got out of hand. The show ended several minutes early that day.