Week Ending 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 mid-seventies. The show was written and recorded shortly before the first broadcast, and satirised events of the week. Each show concluded with "And now here
The Frontline (Irish TV programme) as one of the best current affairs programmes in 2009. The two reviewers said that, compared to "The Late Late Show", Kenny was more "in his comfort zone". Sarah Carey, also in "The Irish Times", was disappointed by the tone of the programme even though Kenny was "thoroughly enjoying himself". She said it was a televised version of "Liveline". Future President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins, then a Labour Party TD, said in February 2010 that "The Frontline" "degrade[d] politics" and called it a "really bad programme". The Frontline (Irish TV programme) The Frontline is a topical debate television programme