This short-lived, late-night BBC chat show starred former newsreader and Nationwidepresenter Sue Lawley – often labelled “the thinking man’s crumpet” – who was given her own show after the success of her nine appearances as Terry Wogan’s stand-in host.
Saturday Matters ran for ten episodes between September and November 1989 before being axed due to poor ratings.
Sue’s guests included Sarah Ferguson (the Duchess of York), Cliff Richard, Roald Dahl, Kenneth Branagh, Neil Kinnock, Peter Ustinov, Neil Sedaka, Jacqueline Bisset, Rory Bremner, Pauline Collins, Lenny Henry, Victor Borge, Ken Russell, Bob Hope (via satellite), Jane Fonda, Simply Red, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Edwina Currie, Gore Vidal, Tom Conti, Bruce Willis (via satellite) and Dennis Potter.
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