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The Late Show

  • TV Series
  • 1988–1995
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Jim Carter and Jessica Marshall-Gardiner in The Late Show (1988)
Documentary

Television programme on arts, the media and culture.Television programme on arts, the media and culture.Television programme on arts, the media and culture.

  • Stars
    • Tracey MacLeod
    • Sarah Dunant
    • Michael Ignatieff
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    36
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Tracey MacLeod
      • Sarah Dunant
      • Michael Ignatieff
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    Tracey MacLeod
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1995
    Sarah Dunant
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1995
    Michael Ignatieff
    Michael Ignatieff
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1989–1995
    Paul Morley
    Paul Morley
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1990
    Jeremy Isaacs
    Jeremy Isaacs
    • Self - Interviewer
    • 1989–1994
    Waldemar Januszczak
    Waldemar Januszczak
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989
    Kirsty Wark
    Kirsty Wark
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1990–1992
    Clive James
    Clive James
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1988–1989
    Fintan O'Toole
    Fintan O'Toole
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1994–1995
    Mark Lawson
    Mark Lawson
    • Self - Presenter…
    • 1993–1995
    Ian Hislop
    Ian Hislop
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1991
    Cynthia Rose
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989
    Melvyn Bragg
    Melvyn Bragg
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1994
    Matthew Collings
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1990–1991
    Benjamin Woolley
    • Self - Reporter…
    • 1989–1994
    Germaine Greer
    Germaine Greer
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1989–1994
    Robert Krulwich
    Robert Krulwich
    • Self - Presenter
    • 1991–1992
    Howard Jacobson
    Howard Jacobson
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    • 1988–1994
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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 4, 1988 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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