Not So Much A Programme, More A Way of Life was a BBC satire programme which aired during the winter of 1964-1965, produced by Ned Sherrin, in an attempt to continue and improve on the successful formula of his That Was The Week That Was, which had been taken off by the BBC because of the coming General Election. It too featured David Frost as compere, with Willie Rushton (again called 'William' in the credits) now joining him in this role, and a third compere was the poet P. J. Kavanagh. In addition to Saturdays, there were also editions on Fridays and Sundays.[1] The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Ned Sherrin (born 18 February 1931 in Somerset, England) is a broadcaster, author and stage director. ... That Was The Week That Was, also known as TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... People called David Frost include: Sir David Frost, the British broadcaster David Frost, the South African golfer. ... William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton (August 18, 1937–December 11, 1996) was a British cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer. ... P.J. Kavanagh (born 1931) is an English poet, lecturer, actor and broadcaster. ...

It saw the first appearances on television of John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Roy Hudd and John Fortune. Michael Crawford also featured as 'Byron'. There have been several well-known people named John Bird, including: John Bird (actor) John Bird (astronomer) John Bird (politician) ... Eleanor Bron (born 14 March 1938) is a British stage, film and television actress and author. ... Roy Hudd, OBE (b. ... John Fortune (born June 30, 1939) is a British satirist, comedian writer and actor. ... Michael Crawford (right) as Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do Ave Em Michael Crawford, OBE (born Michael Patrick Dumble-Smith, 19 January 1942 in Salisbury, Wiltshire), is an English actor and singer. ...

Whereas TWTWTW had had a dark nightclub atmosphere, for the new programme predominantly white sets were introduced - this of course being before colour television.

The programme lacked the impact of TW3 and lasted only one season before being replaced by the Robert Robinson-fronted BBC3. Robert Robinson is the estranged son of Paul Robinson on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours and is portrayed by Adam Hunter. ...