Weekend (talk show)

This article is about the British television programme. For not to be confused with the radio breakfast programme on BBC World Service and BBC Radio 4, see Weekend.

Weekend is a British lifestyle show that aired on ITV from 26 April 2014 to 3 September 2017 and was presented by Aled Jones. On 22 March 2018 ITV announced that the show had been cancelled.

Weekend
Genre	Lifestyle Talk show
Presented by	Aled Jones
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	166+8 specials
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	55 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companies	Cactus TV (for ITV Breakfast)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	26 April 2014 (2014-04-26) – 3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
Related
Good Morning Britain (2014–) Lorraine (2010–)

Format

Weekend featured a mixture of chat and musical guests.^[1]

Aled Jones presented the programme on Saturday and Sunday mornings.^[2] Of this appointment, Jones said "What more can I ask for than a mix of all of the things I love! It's a dream come true to present a show I've always wanted to watch and I can't wait to get started".

The show also had a feature on people with strange talents or hobbies, called 'We're Talking in the Air', a pun on "Walking in the Air", a song famously covered by Jones.

Experts

• Stephen Bailey
• Georgie Barrat
• Lucie Cave
• Tom Craine
• Rhianna Dhillon
• Alison Hammond
• Boyd Hilton
• James King
• Patrick Monahan
• David Morgan
• Rebecca Perfect
• Craig Stevens
• Iain Stirling
• Ella Williamson

Production

Episodes of Weekend were pre-recorded at the Cactus Studios in London.^[3]

Transmissions

Regular series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	26 April 2014	7 September 2014	40
2	18 April 2015	6 September 2015	42
3	16 April 2016	4 September 2016	42
4	15 April 2017	3 September 2017	42

Christmas specials

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	25 December 2014	28 December 2014	4
2	25 December 2015	27 December 2015	2
3	24 December 2016	25 December 2016	2

Episodes

Series 1

#	Date	Guests
1	26 April 2014	Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Michelle Collins and Rufus Hound
2	27 April 2014	Sam Bailey, Keith Duffy and David Garrett
3	3 May 2014	Sheila Hancock, James Argent, Embrace and Danny Wallace
4	4 May 2014	Engelbert Humperdinck, Lloyd Owen, Imelda Staunton and Amanda Byram
5	10 May 2014	Kian Egan, Sarah Beeny and Stephen Mulhern
6	11 May 2014	Lisa Stansfield, Samia Ghadie and Tom Conti
7	17 May 2014	Gaby Roslin, The Saturdays and Foxes
8	18 May 2014	Stephen Mangan, Sharon Small and Matt Cardle
9	24 May 2014	Stephanie Cole, Mark Benton and Peter Andre
10	25 May 2014	Nina Wadia, Gaynor Faye, Ross Kemp and Bernhoft
11	31 May 2014	Jenny Eclair, Chris Tarrant, Ashley Roberts and Jersey Boys
12	1 June 2014	Brian Conley, Martin Kemp, Ada Nicodemou, Ray Meagher and The Hoosiers
13	7 June 2014	Shaun Williamson, Sunetra Sarker, Sara Bareilles and Collabro
14	8 June 2014	Debra Stephenson, Verity Rushworth, Charlotte Jaconelli and Imelda May
15	14 June 2014	Gregory Porter, Penn & Teller and Rebecca Adlington
16	15 June 2014	Les Dennis, Christopher Biggins, Lynda La Plante and Clean Bandit
17	21 June 2014	Arlene Phillips, Pamela Stephenson, Jason Mraz and Razorlight
18	22 June 2014	Joey Essex, Milton Jones, Joel Dommett, Ruthie Henshall and The Gypsy Queens
19	28 June 2014	Rebecca Front, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Curtis Stigers
20	29 June 2014	Blake Harrison, Charley Boorman, Kate Adie and Bellowhead
21	5 July 2014	Kimberley Walsh, Lisa Faulkner, Amanda Lamb and Alistair Griffin
22	6 July 2014	John Barrowman, Alexandra Burke, Matt Edmondson and Lissie
23	12 July 2014	Ashleigh & Pudsey, Gary Numan, Chesney Hawkes and The Shires
24	13 July 2014	Alison Steadman, Samantha Bond and Collabro
25	19 July 2014	Shobna Gulati, Denise Van Outen, Anita Rani and Ward Thomas
26	20 July 2014	Nicky Campbell, Ben Shephard, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott
27	26 July 2014	Robert Powell, Jason Donovan, Katy Brand and the cast of Let It Be Live
28	27 July 2014	Christian Jessen, Kerrie Hayes and Neon Jungle
29	2 August 2014	John Challis, Luisa Zissman, Julian Ovenden and Slow Club
30	3 August 2014	Nicholas Parsons, Jules Knight, Nik and Eva Speakman and Nell Bryden
31	9 August 2014	Adam Garcia, Jodie Prenger and Pixie Lott
32	10 August 2014	Kelvin Fletcher, Crissy Rock and Grant Nicholas
33	16 August 2014	Kathy Lette, Terry Mynott and Kingsland Road
34	17 August 2014	Jon Culshaw, Ian "H" Watkins, Tony Hadley and Imogen Heap
35	23 August 2014	Russ Abbot, Philip Jackson, Georgia May Foote and Lucy Kay
36	24 August 2014	Richard Madeley, Deborah Meaden and The Magic Numbers
37	30 August 2014	Ross Noble, Kerry Ellis, Jamie Shelton and Amelia Lily
38	31 August 2014	Gary Lucy, Tyger Drew-Honey, Jemima Rooper and Sheppard
39	6 September 2014	Alistair McGowan, Jim Carter, Omid Djalili and Deacon Blue
40	7 September 2014	Simon Callow, Alesha Dixon and Anastacia

Christmas specials

#	Date	Guests
1	25 December 2014	Status Quo, Matt Barber and Tim Vine
2	26 December 2014	Jamie Cullum, Claire King and Ben Caplan
3	27 December 2014	Michael Ball, Mark Charnock and Professor Green
4	28 December 2014	Gino D'Acampo, Union J, Kelly Adams and Andy Burrows

Series 2

#	Date	Guests
1	18 April 2015	Pixie Lott, Jo Joyner and Texas
2	19 April 2015	Helen George, Jason Merrells and Jack Savoretti
3	25 April 2015	Charlie Brooks, Lulu and Rebecca Ferguson
4	26 April 2015	Robert Rinder, Shaun Dooley, James Dreyfus and Joshua Radin
5	2 May 2015	Tina Hobley, Jamie Lomas, Phil Davis, Rick Edwards and M.O
6	3 May 2015	Martin Shaw, Tameka Empson, Glynis Barber and Stacey Solomon
7	9 May 2015	Natalie Anderson, Debra Stephenson and David Gray
8	10 May 2015	Vic Reeves, Sam Faiers and Rae Morris
9	16 May 2015	Alex James, Siân Reeves, Tyger Drew-Honey and Stornoway
10	17 May 2015	Will Mellor, Joe Sims, Jasper Carrott and Katzenjammer
11	23 May 2015	Shayne Ward, Wet Wet Wet and Ella Eyre
12	24 May 2015	Dom Joly, Dan Snow, Brenda Blethyn and Blitz Kids
13	30 May 2015	Mark Benton, Kate Humble, Charley Boorman and Lawson
14	31 May 2015	John Suchet, Shaun Escoffery, The Shires and Jon Regen
15	6 June 2015	Billy Boyd, Elizabeth Berrington, Gemma Oaten and Kacey Musgraves
16	7 June 2015	Simon Webbe, Pauline McLynn, Sally Ann Matthews and The Staves
17	13 June 2015	Laura Linney, Kimberly Wyatt and Andreya Triana
18	14 June 2015	Francesca Annis, Pete Waterman, Hilary Devey and Gaz Coombes
19	20 June 2015	Sammy Winward, Arlene Phillips and Oritse Williams
20	21 June 2015	Alfie Boe, Jane McDonald, Felicity Kendal and Jack Pack
21	27 June 2015	Alesha Dixon, Jake Quickenden, Sharon Small and Kerri Watt
22	28 June 2015	Jason Donovan, Sian Reese-Williams and Toploader
23	4 July 2015	Craig Revel Horwood, Nina Wadia, Tony Audenshaw and Vintage Trouble
24	5 July 2015	Nathan Sykes, Connie Fisher, Fabrice Muamba and Bleachers
25	11 July 2015	Jane Asher, Midge Ure, Denise Lewis and Lucy Rose
26	12 July 2015	Sally Phillips, Sam Nixon, Mark Rhodes, Marcus Brigstocke and Kodaline
27	18 July 2015	Katherine Ryan and Little Mix
28	19 July 2015	Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Dr. Dawn Harper, Brian Capron and Andy Grammer
29	25 July 2015	Lesley Joseph, Adam Hills, Jamie Bower and Andrea Faustini
30	26 July 2015	Rebecca Front, Edith Bowman, Jenny Eclair and Bear's Den
31	1 August 2015	Adam Richman, Rachel Platten and Will Young
32	2 August 2015	Charley Webb, Cerys Matthews, Amelia Lily and Little Boots
33	8 August 2015	Robert Powell, Duncan James, JB Gill and The Fratellis
34	9 August 2015	Wendi Peters, Mark Durden-Smith and Sarah Harding
35	15 August 2015	Joe McElderry, Anton Du Beke, Alex Horne and Conrad Sewell
36	16 August 2015	Preeya Kalidas, Antony Cotton, Shaggy and Liam Bailey
37	22 August 2015	Jeremy Sheffield, Konnie Huq, Collabro and Lemar
38	23 August 2015	Louis Walsh, John Michie, Gizzi Erskine and HomeTown
39	29 August 2015	Rufus Hound, Nigel Havers, Melvin Odoom and Nerina Pallot
40	30 August 2015	Brian McFadden, Dave Gorman, Freddie Fox and Jess and the Bandits
41	5 September 2015	Denis Lawson, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Dominic Brunt and Gabrielle Aplin
42	6 September 2015	Bill Bailey, Joanna Scanlan, Kelly Hoppen and Scouting for Girls

Christmas specials

#	Date	Guests
1	25 December 2015	Laura Fraser, James Morrison and Leona Lewis
2	27 December 2015	Alexander Armstrong, Rafe Spall and The Corrs

Series 3

#	Date	Guests
1	16 April 2016	Julian Fellowes, Ian Puleston-Davies, Denise Black and Newton Faulkner
2	17 April 2016	Ashley Banjo, Samantha Bond, Colin Jackson and Vangoffey
3	23 April 2016	Anne Archer, Richard Kind, Jamie Foreman and The Feeling
4	24 April 2016	Jimmy Osmond, Adrian Dunbar and Ronan Keating
5	30 April 2016	Arabella Weir, Paul Young, Sean Kelly and Julian Ovenden
6	1 May 2016	Sarah Alexander, Nick Knowles, Amanda Redman and Gavin James
7	7 May 2016	David Haig, Jenny Seagrove, Lisa Maxwell and BB Diamond
8	8 May 2016	Lisa Riley, Jean-Michel Jarre, Ruby Wax and Tanita Tikaram
9	14 May 2016	Chris Packham, Michael Socha, Claire Sweeney and Highasakite
10	15 May 2016	Martin Shaw, Russell Kane, Phyllis Logan and Sarah Blasko
11	21 May 2016	Tony Parsons, Emilia Fox and Vincent Niclo
12	22 May 2016	Jo Frost, Christine Bottomley and Katherine Jenkins
13	28 May 2016	Howard Charles, Noel Fitzpatrick, James Fleet and Thomas Rhett
14	29 May 2016	Russell T Davies, Helen Monks, Wayne Sleep and ABC
15	4 June 2016	Gyles Brandreth, Melvyn Bragg, Maddy Hill and The Dunwells
16	5 June 2016	Hugh Dennis, Josie Lawrence, Patricia Clarkson and Max Jury
17	11 June 2016	Fern Britton, Stefan Dennis, Dick Strawbridge and Dexys
18	12 June 2016	Ruthie Henshall, Michael Brandon, Kate Mulgrew and Ladyhawke
19	18 June 2016	Adam Henson, Warwick Davis, Charlotte Bellamy and Turin Brakes
20	19 June 2016	Rhod Gilbert, Dan Brocklebank and The Vamps
21	25 June 2016	Samantha Barks, Lin Blakley, Richard Coles and Mystery Jets
22	26 June 2016	Anneka Rice, Hal Cruttenden, John McArdle and Clare Maguire
23	2 July 2016	Martina Cole, Joel Dommett and Billy Ocean
24	3 July 2016	Miriam Margolyes, Patti Clare, Nia Vardalos and Skye and Ross
25	9 July 2016	Tony Hadley, Penelope Wilton, Jason Byrne and Bright Light Bright Light
26	10 July 2016	Ray Mears, Omid Djalili, Rula Lenska and Kandace Springs
27	16 July 2016	Anita Dobson, Kerry Godliman, Rory Bremner and Corinne Bailey Rae
28	17 July 2016	Pam St. Clement, Kimberley Nixon and Travis
29	23 July 2016	Bryan Adams, Alexandra Burke, Miles Jupp and Gregory Porter
30	24 July 2016	Jay Rayner, Tanya Franks and Rick Astley
31	30 July 2016	Richard Wilson, Angus Deayton, Nina Conti, Jonas Blue and JP Cooper
32	31 July 2016	Brian Blessed, Pete Firman, Tamsin Greig and Calum Scott
33	6 August 2016	David Emanuel, Katie Derham, Jeff Stelling and The Veronicas
34	7 August 2016	Katherine Merry, Beverley Knight, Brian Cox and Brett Domino
35	13 August 2016	Alistair McGowan, Peter Egan, Anna Richardson and The Beach
36	14 August 2016	Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, Matthew Kelly and Pixie Lott
37	20 August 2016	Gwen Taylor, Lucy Spraggan, Colson Smith and Black Dylan
38	21 August 2016	Yvette Fielding, Tony Christie, Jo Hartley and Imani
39	27 August 2016	Stephen Mulhern, Micky Dolenz and Lucie Silvas
40	28 August 2016	Stefanie Powers, Martin Roberts and Chris de Burgh
41	3 September 2016	Paul McKenna, Kate Richardson-Walsh and Sophie Ellis-Bextor
42	4 September 2016	Elaine Paige, Mark Gatiss, Shane Filan and Izzy Bizu

Christmas specials

#	Date	Guests
1	24 December 2016	Katherine Parkinson, Craig Charles, Mark Benton and Pixie Geldof
2	25 December 2016	Rosemary Shrager and Vaults

Series 4

#	Date	Guests
1	15 April 2017	Arlene Phillips, Simon Callow, Paul McKenna and Nell Bryden
2	16 April 2017	Ore Oduba, Les Dennis, Samantha Womack, Mica Paris and Marti Pellow
3	22 April 2017	Dennis Quaid, Gok Wan, Brenda Blethyn and Marti Pellow
4	23 April 2017	Gaynor Faye, Noel Fitzpatrick, Josie Lawrence and Mike + The Mechanics
5	29 April 2017	Nick Knowles, Lisa Faulkner, Russell Watson and Jack Savoretti
6	30 April 2017	Gloria Hunniford, Fiona Phillips, Anthony Head and LP
7	6 May 2017	Mark Foster, Kayvan Novak, Tom Lister and Amy Macdonald
8	7 May 2017	Brian Conley, Katherine Ryan, Marc Baylis and Collabro
9	13 May 2017	Nicky Campbell, Charlie Condou, Cerys Matthews and Yes Lad
10	14 May 2017	Stacey Solomon, Jason Manford, Richard Jones and Becky Hill
11	20 May 2017	Milton Jones, Amanda Lamb, Charlotte Bellamy, John Middleton and Sound of the Sirens
12	21 May 2017	Kacey Ainsworth, Christopher Harper, Engelbert Humperdinck and Sarah Darling
13	27 May 2017	Katy Brand, Paul Zerdin and Una Healy
14	28 May 2017	Rick Edwards, Ed Westwick, Gareth Gates and AJRBrothers
15	3 June 2017	Joe Wicks, Jon Culshaw, André Rieu and Charlie Fink
16	4 June 2017	Jackie Woodburne, Laura Whitmore, Sheree Murphy and the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
17	10 June 2017	Iain Glen, Ruby Wax, and Elkie Brooks
18	11 June 2017	Nina Wadia, Larry Lamb, Tony Robinson and Ward Thomas
19	17 June 2017	Gareth Malone, Phil Davis, Jonathan Forbes and EARL
20	18 June 2017	Brendan Gleeson, Steve Backshall and Charlie Puth
21	24 June 2017	Rufus Hound, Sally Lindsay and Steps
22	25 June 2017	The Jacksons, Alastair Campbell and Procol Harum
23	1 July 2017	Melvyn Bragg, Jane Asher, Michel Roux Jr. and Callum Beattie
24	2 July 2017	Nile Rodgers, Ciarán Hinds, Jacqui Abbott and Paul Heaton
25	8 July 2017	Shappi Khorsandi, Melanie Sykes, Haydn Gwynne and Bleachers
26	9 July 2017	Adil Ray, Ranvir Singh, Joe Pasquale, Ella Eyre and Sigala
27	15 July 2017	Joe McElderry, Russell Grant, Kathy Lette and Nerina Pallot
28	16 July 2017	Louis Smith, Ray Mears, Anna Richardson and Lucy Rose
29	22 July 2017	Ross Kemp, Jonathan Wrather, Jenny Eclair and Betsy
30	23 July 2017	Stephen K. Amos, Greg James, Tom Chambers and the cast of School of Rock
31	29 July 2017	Adam Garcia, Lydia Bright, Candice Brown and Skinny Living
32	30 July 2017	Pat Sharp, Sharon Small and Texas
33	5 August 2017	Jimmy Osmond, Antony Costa, Sarah Jayne Dunn and Rae Morris
34	6 August 2017	Vicky Pattison, Jason Byrne, Jack Ellis and The Coronas
35	12 August 2017	Andy Parsons, Camilla Dallerup, Touker Suleyman and Carly Paoli
36	13 August 2017	Joel Dommett, Katie Derham, Gyles Brandreth and Ten Millennia
37	19 August 2017	Sarah Hadland, Anthony Horowitz, Simon Webbe and Jerry Williams
38	20 August 2017	Alex James, Fiona Wade and Martine McCutcheon
39	26 August 2017	Charlie Brooks, Jake Humphrey, Martin Shaw and Starley
40	27 August 2017	Dave Berry, Christian Cooke, Melvin Odoom and the cast of Motown: The Musical
41	2 September 2017	Jessie Wallace, Fay Ripley, Kieron Richardson and Jamie Lawson
42	3 September 2017	Jane McDonald, John Suchet, Shane Filan and White Buffalo