Open Air was BBC1's flagship programme for their new daytime service which began on 27 October 1986.

[1] The programme was an on-air discussion forum for viewers to phone in their comments on the previous night's television.

Unlike similar programmes Right to Reply and Points of View, Open Air was transmitted live each weekday morning.

The programme was broadcast between September and May, initially between 11.35am and 12.20pm which, from 8 December 1986, included a break for a news summary at midday.

September 1987 also saw the introduction of an additional 15-minute early morning episode, initially aired at 8.40am following the end of Breakfast Time, before moving to 9.05am from January 1988.