[2] Breakfast Time mixed hard news with accessible features, creating a cosy feel, with sofas and bright colours.

[3] The presenters typically wore casual clothes instead of formal suits, in contrast to the regular news broadcasts.

Frank Bough, Selina Scott and Nick Ross anchored the show, with regulars such as Russell Grant (astrology) and Diana Moran, also known as the "Green Goddess" due to the colour of her leotard.

[4] Among the in-studio guests on the first Breakfast Time on 17 January 1983 was Jane Pauley, presenter of NBC News Today in the United States.

[1] Hardened journalists such as Jeremy Paxman and Kirsty Wark joined the team as the programme shifted its tone to analysis of the morning's news stories, especially politics.

[7][3] Breakfast Time notably broadcast continuous live coverage of the Brighton hotel bombing at the Conservative Party conference in 1984.

Frank Bough presented the programme with David Icke providing "Olympic Action Summaries" at 7.05, 8.05 and 8.50.