Afternoon Plus
Broadcast
1979
© Thames Television
An edition of the discussion programme hosted by Bernard Braden. Thames innovated with daytime TV in Britain, with shows like Afternoon Plus (1979-89) and its direct forbears Tea Break (1971) and Good Afternoon (1972-79). Mavis Nicholson was the main host, aided by the likes of Judith Chalmers, Mary Parkinson, Simon Reed and Betty Foster. Seen as a smart alternative to the BBC's lightweight Pebble Mill at One, on it you would find guests as diverse as chefs Mary Berry and Ken Lo, movie legends Deborah Kerr and Dirk Bogarde, and Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and Margaret Thatcher.
