[1] Henry Kelly also presented the programme for a period before Stapleton took over full time.

The programme was developed as ITV's competition to the BBC's Kilroy morning discussion show which premiered in 1986.

[2][3] The programme toured the country and came from the various ITV regional studios, including Aberdeen after the Piper Alpha disaster.

Towards the end of its run, the programme came from London at least three days a week to save money.

It ended on 20 March 1998, to make way for the less topical, more issue-led programme Vanessa, which mainly dealt with personal matters.