Week Ending of sketches written during Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister, emerged in 1989 and was reissued on CD as "Week Ending with Maggie" in April 2009. Week Ending Week Ending was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. It ran from 1970 to 1998, and was devised by writer-producers Simon Brett and David Hatch, and was originally hosted by "Nationwide" presenter Michael Barratt. The show's title was always announced as "Week Ending..." followed by the broadcast date, although the ellipsis was dropped from its billed title in "Radio Times" during the
Fiona Bruce South East, appearing as an occasional presenter and reporter on "Newsroom South East" and a weekly current affairs programme, "First Sight". From 1994 to 1995, she was a reporter on the BBC2 current affairs programme "Public Eye". She then reported for "Panorama" and "Newsnight". In 1999, as part of a major relaunch of the BBC's news output, Bruce was named secondary presenter of the "BBC Six O'Clock News". She presented the programme as cover for main presenter Huw Edwards, as well as regularly on Fridays, until a presenter reshuffle in January 2003 to coincide with the retirement of Michael Buerk