Peston on Sunday


Peston on Sunday was the flagship political discussion programme on British television network ITV, which was broadcast live on Sunday mornings from 10 am and rebroadcast after the News at Ten on Sunday evening. The programme is presented by Robert Peston, the Political Editor of ITV News, and featured discussions with politicians and public figures on the major news events of the week alongside analysis and social media reaction.
The programme shared a studio with Lorraine and Loose Women.
It was announced on 5 June 2018 that the show would be back in the autumn of 2018 and moved to Wednesday evenings after News at Ten, rebranded under the new name of Peston. The revamped show began in September 2018.

Format

As a Sunday morning talk show, in contrast to the style of questioning employed by rival programmes like The Andrew Marr Show and Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Peston on Sunday featured a more relaxed, conversational approach to engage and explore the opinions of the political guests.
The programme was usually broadcast live from The London Studios. Episodes were broadcast from Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow during the party conference seasons of 2016 and 2017.

Episodes

Run 1

It was confirmed on 5 May 2016 that Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne would be one of the studio guests on the launch episode of Peston on Sunday with the first run leading in to and dealing with the immediate aftermath of the EU Referendum.
EpisodeDateGuests
8 May 2016George Osborne, Louis Theroux, Suzanne O'Sullivan with Esther McVey and Alastair Campbell
15 May 2016Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage, Tim Samuels with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Liz Kendall
22 May 2016David Cameron, Lily Allen, David Baddiel with Esther McVey and Ed Balls
29 May 2016Sadiq Khan, Iain Duncan Smith, Alison Jackson with Nadine Dorries and Tom Baldwin
5 June 2016Michael Gove, Lily Cole, Henry Winter with James Cleverly and Harriet Harman
12 June 2016John McDonnell, Julian Assange, Omid Djalili, with Ruth Davidson and Suzanne Evans
19 June 2016George Osborne, Nigel Farage, Steve Hilton with Penny Mordaunt and Yvette Cooper
26 June 2016Philip Hammond, Nicola Sturgeon, Heidi Alexander, John McDonnell with Esther McVey and Ed Balls
3 July 2016Theresa May, Emily Thornberry, Stephen Crabb with Nicky Morgan and Tom Baldwin
10 July 2016Angela Eagle, Iain Duncan Smith, Alex Salmond, Hugh Dennis with Ed Balls and Sayeeda Warsi

Run 2

The second run of Peston on Sunday began on 18 September 2016.
EpisodeDateGuests
18 September 2016Jeremy Corbyn, Nick Boles, Matt Forde with Nicky Morgan and Ed Balls
25 September 2016 John McDonnell, Yvette Cooper, Jon Culshaw with Esther McVey and Tristram Hunt
2 October 2016 Chris Grayling, Roland Rudd, Ranulph Fiennes, Jan Ravens with Jess Phillips and Anna Soubry
9 October 2016Justine Greening, Shami Chakrabarti, Bill Bailey, with Alastair Campbell and Craig Oliver
16 October 2016Nicola Sturgeon, Greg Hands, Andrew Mitchell and Nina Conti with Gisela Stuart and Rohan Silva
23 October 2016Nigel Farage, Angela Eagle and Andy Hamilton with Jess Phillips and Kwasi Kwarteng
30 October 2016Keir Starmer, Damian Hinds, Nick Clegg and Adil Ray with Liz Kendall and Nadine Dorries
6 November 2016David Lidington, Chris Patten, Mhairi Black and Sister Sledge with Daniel Hannan, Pippa Malmgren and Tina Fordham
13 November 2016Ed Miliband, Howard Davies, Suzanne Evans and Stewart Lee with Jan Halper-Hayes, Esther McVey and Ed Balls
20 November 2016Philip Hammond, Clive Lewis, Matthew Barzun and Alexander Armstrong with Tristram Hunt and Theresa Villiers
27 November 2016Damian Green, Trevor Noah, Frances O'Grady and Josh Widdicombe with Lisa Nandy and Dominic Raab
4 December 2016Boris Johnson, Sir Michael Rake and Romesh Ranganathan with Sayeeda Warsi and Ed Balls

Run 3

The third run launched on 15 January 2017, with minor set changes.
EpisodeDateGuests
15 January 2017Emily Thornberry, Piers Morgan, Helen Stokes-Lampard, Russell Kane, with Alastair Campbell and Sir Craig Oliver
22 January 2017Paul Nuttall, Keir Starmer, Tiff Stevenson with Pippa Malmgren and Michael Gove
29 January 2017Jeremy Corbyn, Julian Assange and Ross Noble with Chuka Umunna and Suella Fernandes
5 February 2017Gavin Barwell, Caroline Lucas, Mark Gatiss and Rory Bremner with Caroline Flint and Andrew Mitchell
12 February 2017David Lidington, Shami Chakrabarti, Bob Kerslake and Stephen K. Amos with Yvette Cooper and John Whittingdale
19 February 2017Sadiq Khan, David Anderson, Sam Gyimah and Lucy Porter with Liz Kendall and Nicholas Soames
26 February 2017Amber Rudd, Tom Watson and Shappi Khorsandi with Tom Baldwin and Nadine Dorries
5 March 2017Philip Hammond, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Gina Miller with Ed Balls and Douglas Carswell
12 March 2017Boris Johnson, Carolyn Fairbairn, Michael Heseltine and Ian Hislop with Hilary Benn and Theresa Villiers
19 March 2017Nicola Sturgeon, Alun Cairns, Matthew Taylor and Milton Jones with Stephen Kinnock and Nicky Morgan
26 March 2017Jeremy Corbyn, Ben Wallace and David Morrissey with Anna Soubry and Douglas Carswell

Run 4

The fourth run launched on 23 April 2017, the week after Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election to be held on Thursday, 8 June 2017.
EpisodeDateGuests
23 April 2017Tim Farron, Damian Green and Reginald D. Hunter with Liz Kendall and Michael Gove.
30 April 2017Theresa May and John McDonnell with Camilla Cavendish and Alastair Campbell.
7 May 2017Jeremy Hunt, Emily Thornberry and Nigel Farage with Michael Gove and Tom Baldwin.
14 May 2017David Davis, Nicola Sturgeon and Rob Wainwright with Nadine Dorries and Jonathan Ashworth.
21 May 2017Boris Johnson, Barry Gardiner, Caroline Lucas and Hugh Grant with Nicholas Soames and Jess Phillips.
28 May 2017Jeremy Corbyn, Sir Michael Fallon and Paul Nuttall with Sir Vince Cable and Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh.
4 June 2017Amber Rudd, Emily Thornberry and Leanne Wood with Sayeeda Warsi and Ed Balls.
11 June 2017John McDonnell, Chris Grayling, Michael Heseltine and Charles Flanagan with Nicky Morgan and Caroline Flint.
18 June 2017Philip Hammond, Jeremy Corbyn and Nisha Parti with Sarah Wollaston and David Lammy.
25 June 2017Priti Patel, Chris Patten and Vince Cable with Angela Eagle and Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Run 5

EpisodeDateGuests
24 September 2017 John McDonnell and Len McCluskey with Chuka Umunna and Katie Perrior.
1 October 2017 Damian Green, Andy Burnham and Dave Ward with Jess Phillips and Grant Shapps.
8 October 2017 Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson and Salman Rushdie with Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh and Nadine Dorries.
15 October 2017Keir Starmer, Alok Sharma and Adam Kay with Matt Zarb-Cousin and Nicky Morgan.
22 October 2017Liam Fox, Debbie Abrahams and Armando Iannucci with Yvette Cooper and Lord Strathclyde.
29 October 2017Jeremy Hunt, Shami Chakrabarti and Ross Kemp with Alastair Campbell and Camilla Cavendish and Miriam González Durántez.
5 November 2017Mark Carney, Chris Grayling and Eddie Mair with Caroline Flint and Heidi Allen.
19 November 2017Philip Hammond, David Miliband and Liu Xiaoming with Sarah Champion and Johnny Mercer.
26 November 2017Justin Welby, John McDonnell and Tony Adams with Lisa Nandy and Nadhim Zahawi.
3 December 2017Jeremy Hunt, David McAllister, Ronni Ancona and Lewis MacLeod with Jess Phillips and Nadine Dorries.

Run 6

Returned on 14 January 2018
EpisodeDateGuests
14 January 2018Jeremy Corbyn, Matt Hancock and Miriam Margolyes with Andrew Adonis and Sarah Wollaston.
21 January 2018Elizabeth Truss, Carolyn Fairbairn and Henry Bolton with David Lammy and Ed Vaizey.
28 January 2018Jacob Rees-Mogg, Natalie Evans and Nish Kumar with Kate Hoey and Nadine Dorries.
4 February 2018Gus O'Donnell, Shami Chakrabarti, Dominic Raab and Katie Price with Stella Creasy and John Whittingdale.
11 February 2018John McDonnell, David Gauke and Neale Richmond with Alastair Campbell and Theresa Villiers.
18 February 2018Ruth Davidson, Emily Thornberry and Justine Greening with Jess Phillips and David Willetts.
25 February 2018Andrea Leadsom, Nigel Dodds and Tom Watson with Chris Williamson and Nicky Morgan.
4 March 2018Nicola Sturgeon, David Lidington and Vince Cable with Caroline Flint and Sarah Wollaston.
11 March 2018Philip Hammond, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Jacob Rees-Mogg with Emma Reynolds and Mark Garnier.
18 March 2018John McDonnell, Brandon Lewis, Ian Blackford and Yevgeny Chichvarkin with Chris Leslie and Anna Soubry.
25 March 2018Jeremy Hunt, Keir Starmer and Michael Sheen with Ben Bradshaw and Heidi Allen.

Run 7

Returned on 15 April 2018.
EpisodeDateGuests
15 April 2018David Lidington, Emily Thornberry, Patricia Scotland and Caroline Lucas with Chuka Umunna and Nadine Dorries.
22 April 2018John McDonnell, Sayeeda Warsi and Maureen Lipman with Wera Hobhouse, Owen Smith and James Brokenshire.
29 April 2018Sadiq Khan, Jo Johnson and Gerard Batten with Jo Swinson, Kate Hoey and Ed Vaizey.
6 May 2018Jacob Rees-Mogg, Barry Gardiner, Joan Bakewell and Kellie Maloney with Wes Streeting and Grant Shapps.
13 May 2018Nicky Morgan, Natalie Evans, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Mark Regev with Lisa Nandy and John Whittingdale.
20 May 2018Nicola Sturgeon, Len McCluskey, Matt Hancock and Paul Drechsler with Peter Mandelson and Sarah Wollaston.
27 May 2018Tom Watson, Anne Milton, Michelle O'Neill and Akala with Alastair Campbell and Henry Newman.

Rebranding

ITV announced in June that the show would be rebranded to Peston and would be broadcast after the ITV News at Ten on Wednesday nights. The show will now transmit from TC2 at BBC Studioworks' Television Centre.