Lord Mayor of London been mandatory for election to the Lord Mayoralty. Two Sheriffs are selected annually by Common Hall, which meets on Midsummer's Day for this purpose. By an ordinance of 1435, the Lord Mayor must be chosen from amongst the Aldermen of the City of London. Those on the electoral roll of each of the City's 25 Wards select one Alderman, who formerly held office for life or until resignation. Now each Alderman must submit for re-election at least once in every six years. The Lord Mayor is then sworn in November, on the day before the Lord Mayor's Show ("see below").
The Saturday Night Show Saturday Night Show" for an initial run of eight weeks before handing over to Craig Doyle who would present "Tonight with Craig Doyle" for a further eight weeks. Whichever chat show proved successful would be recommissioned for a further series. "The Saturday Night Show" made its debut on 30 January 2010 for an initial run of eight programmes. Peaches Geldof and Jim Corr were the first interviewees while Republic of Loose were the first musical guests. Following the completion of both "The Saturday Night Show" and "Tonight with Craig Doyle" it was decided to recommission the former for a second