28-10-2023, 09:14 AM
(27-10-2023, 11:17 PM)JAS84 Wrote: Has that ever happened before anywhere in the world? A former prime minister or president becoming a TV host?There was a late night chat show in the early 80s called Friday Night, Saturday Morning which had guests hosts every two weeks. It's most famous for the appearance of John Cleese and Michael Palin defending the film Life of Brian against a bishop.
In 1979 Harold Wilson presented it for two episodes, 3 years after resigning as PM. Until Johnson I think he's the only British PM to present a TV programme.
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As you can see Wilson wasn't very good at it, in fact clips of the above were included in Channel 4's TV Hell night. It's thought that's partly due to Alzeimers, which he was showing signs of from the mid 70s and is believed to be part of the reason he resigned