Richard and Judy
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are married co-stars of British daytime television programmes. Since their marriage, their television appearances have been largely made as a couple, though each has had the occasional solo project.

Judy joined Granada Television as a researcher in 1971, and in 1974 moved to Anglia TV in Norwich to become the first female reporter on the About Anglia news team . In 1980 she returned to Granada in Manchester, working on a range of programmes including Flying Start (with Anthony Wilson), Granada Reports and Scramble.

Richard began his media career in local newspapers in Essex, before moving to BBC Radio Carlisle at the age of 19 as a news producer and presenter. He soon moved to nearby Border Television as a reporter on the Lookaround local news slot, before fronting its equivalent Calendar with Richard Whiteley on the much bigger Yorkshire TV, and then on to Granada Reports for Granada from the early 1980s. Here he met Judy who, assigned to look after him on his first day, greeted him with the words "Hello, I'm your mummy".

Richard and Judy met in 1982 when they worked on separate programmes for Granada TV. At this time each were in their first marriages. The couple married in 1986. They have two children together - Jack (born 1986) and Chloe (born 1987) - and Finnigan has twin sons - Dan and Tom (born 1978) - from her first marriage.

Richard and Judyy's most well-known show has undoubtedly been This Morning, which they hosted from its inception until 2001. The series, a mix of celebrity interviews, household tips, cookery and phone-ins lasted approximately two hours each weekday morning on ITV. This live show set the standard for daytime fare in British television throughout the 1990s. It first aired in October 1988 and was broadcast from the Albert Dock in Liverpool, although production moved to London in 1996. They were so closely associated with the show, that most people referred to it by their names, Richard and Judy, rather than This Morning.

The Richard and Judy Show
In 2001, they quit This Morning, having been approached by Channel 4 to host a similar show, simply called Richard & Judy, shown for an hour in the early evenings.

Richard & Judy is an afternoon programme is a magazine show that often features the world's most famous stars, along with features including their Book Club, Wine Club and Film Club.

The couple announced on 13 May 2007 that Judy plans to retire and concentrate on her writing career. Richard will attempt to reinvent himself as a solo presenter. The pair will continue until their current contract expires.

You Say We Pay
This daily competition has a viewer at home describing images on a TV screen for Richard and Judy (who can't see the images, as the screen is behind them) to guess - without using any of the words on the screen. For each correct answer, the viewer wins £1000.

The game also appeared on the third series of Matt Lucas' and David Walliams' comedy hit Little Britain. Fictional characters Lou and Andy were seen playing the game, and Andy didn't really seem to get the hang of it (he just said exactly what the images were). Other comedy lampoons of this game included the song "Richard & Judy" by Lazyhand which described a man's descent into poverty through trying to phone into this show.

In January 2006, MP and Celebrity Big Brother UK contestant George Galloway played the quiz and won his housemates' shopping budget for the week. Tony Blair and Abi Titmuss have also participated when they were guests on the programme.

Richard & Judy Book Club
In 2004, the Richard & Judy Book Club was added as a regular segment of the show. It been credited as having a massive effect on the sales of the books it features [2], much like Oprah's Book Club in the USA. Each year they feature ten books and have discussions during the programme, often with guests. Alongside the discussions and programme features, the novels in contention for the Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, presented at the British Book Awards, the winner being the book that gets the most votes from the public.

Book Club 2004
Monica Ali - Brick Lane
Martina Cole - The Know
William Dalrymple - White Mughals
Zoe Heller - Notes on a Scandal
David Nicholls - Starter for Ten
Joseph O'Connor - The Star of the Sea
Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones (winner)
Asne Seierstad - The Bookseller of Kabul
Nigel Slater - Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
Adriana Trigiani - Lucia, Lucia

Book Club 2005
William Brodrick - The Sixth Lamentation
Paula Byrne - Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson
Justin Cartwright - The Promise of Happiness
Karen Joy Fowler - The Jane Austen Book Club
Chris Heath - Feel: Robbie Williams
David Mitchell - Cloud Atlas (winner)
Audrey Niffenegger - The Time Traveler's Wife
Jodi Picoult - My Sister's Keeper
* Andrew Taylor - The American Boy
Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Shadow of the Wind

Book Club 2006
Julian Barnes - Arthur & George
Richard Benson - The Farm
Geraldine Brooks - March
Michael Connelly - The Lincoln Lawyer
Martin Davies - The Conjurer's Bird
Nicole Krauss - The History of Love
Anchee Min - Empress Orchid
Kate Mosse - Labyrinth (winner)
Eva Rice - The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
Andrew Smith - Moondust

Book Club 2007
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Half of a Yellow Sun
William Boyd - Restless
A.M. Homes - This Book Will Save Your Life
Lori Lansens - The Girls
James Robertson - The Testament of Gideon Mack
Griff Rhys Jones - Semi-detached
Jed Rubenfeld - The Interpretation of Murder (winner)
Catherine Ryan Hyde - Love in the Present Tense

Richard & Judy Wine Club
Hoping to emulate the success of their book club, Richard and Judy launched their wine club in 2005. Focussing on a different selection of wine each week, they reviewed the wines and gave tasting notes to the viewers.

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