Editing Week Ending (section)

==Contributors and cast==

''Week Ending'' was considered a "training ground" for a large number of comedy writers, performers and producers. Many young BBC production recruits were given the programme for a month or so in order to get to grips with scripted comedy and working with performers. The programme also accepted material by post, fax and e-mail. This open door policy, which it shared with Radio 2's long-running ''[[News Huddlines]]'', made it a point of entry for writers who went on to have successful careers in British radio and television.

Script contributors included [[Mel Giedroyc]],<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/sue-perkins-childhood-friendship-gmb-29136216</ref> [[Sue Perkins]],<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/sue-perkins-childhood-friendship-gmb-29136216</ref> [[Andy Hamilton]], [[Mark Burton (writer)|Mark Burton]], [[John O'Farrell (author)|John O'Farrell]], [[Guy Jenkin]], [[Andy Riley]], [[Kevin Cecil]], [[Richard Herring]], [[Debbie Barham|D. A. (Debbie) Barham]], [[Peter Baynham]], [[Julian Dutton]], [[Harry Hill]], [[Al Murray]], [[Ben Moor (writer)|Ben Moor]], [[Tony Lee]], [[Rich Johnston]], [[David Baddiel]], [[Robert Newman (comedian)|Rob Newman]], [[Graeme Sutherland]], [[Kim Morrissey]], [[Barry Pilton]], [[Paddy Murray (journalist)|Paddy Murray]], [[Ivan Shakespeare]], [[Barry Atkins]], [[Stewart Lee]], [[Colin Bostock-Smith]] and [[Martin Curtis]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

Regular performers during the run included [[David Jason]], [[Bill Wallis]], [[Nigel Rees]], [[David Tate (actor)|David Tate]], [[Jon Glover]], [[Sheila Steafel]], [[Alison Steadman]], [[Tracey Ullman]], [[Toby Longworth]], [[Chris Emmett]] and [[Sally Grace]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

For several months during 1997, ''Week Ending'' carried a musical number written by [[Gerard Foster]] and performed by [[Richie Webb]]. This broke a lengthy hiatus for musical content, which until 1982 had involved [[Bill McGuffie]], [[David Firman]] and [[Steve Brown (composer)|Steve Brown]].

Amongst the producers were [[John Lloyd (writer)|John Lloyd]], [[Douglas Adams]], [[David Tyler (UK)|David Tyler]], [[Jimmy Mulville]], [[Harry Thompson]], [[Gareth Edwards (producer)|Gareth Edwards]], [[Armando Iannucci]], [[Jon Magnusson (producer)|Jon Magnusson]], [[Geoffrey Perkins]], [[Griff Rhys Jones]], [[Sarah Smith (director)|Sarah Smith]] and [[Adam Tandy]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}