Kilroy (TV series)

Kilroy
Also known asDay to Day
GenreDaytime chat show
Presented byRobert Kilroy-Silk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKilroy Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release24 November 1986 (1986-11-24) –
23 January 2004 (2004-01-23)

Kilroy is a BBC One daytime chat show hosted by Robert Kilroy-Silk that began on 24 November 1986 and finished on 23 January 2004 after 17 years. Originally called Day to Day, the programme was renamed to Kilroy in September 1987.

The format featured the host moving among an audience made up of experts and members of the public, speaking to them one by one on a different topical or moral issue per episode.

Series

Season Start date End date Episodes
1 24 November 1986[1] 22 May 1987[2]
2 12 October 1987[3] 27 May 1988[4]
3 17 October 1988[5] 26 May 1989[6]
4 16 October 1989[7] 3 April 1990[8]
5 15 October 1990[9] 26 March 1991[10]
6 14 October 1991[11] 20 March 1992[12]
7 12 October 1992[13] 2 April 1993[14]
8 11 October 1993[15] 20 May 1994[16]
9 17 October 1994[17] 26 May 1995[18]
10 16 October 1995[19] 24 May 1996[20]
11 2 September 1996[21] 25 July 1997[22]
12 1 September 1997[23] 24 July 1998[24]
13 7 September 1998[25] 23 July 1999[26]
14 6 September 1999[27] 19 July 2000[28]
15 31 August 2000[29] 20 July 2001[30]
16 3 September 2001[31] 8 July 2002[32]
17 2 September 2002[33] 4 July 2003[34]
18 1 September 2003[35] 23 January 2004[36]

Controversy and cancellation

The show was taken off the air in 2004 after Kilroy-Silk made allegedly racist remarks. Kilroy-Silk questioned what contribution Arabs have made to civilisation beyond oil.[37] The Commission for Racial Equality reported him to the police.[38]

The BBC cancelled the show, stating that his views were a threat to the network's impartiality. Kilroy claimed afterwards on the BBC's Question Time that he had been under a six-month investigation when this happened. He stated that his show was cancelled because he was anti-religion, rather than racist.[39] However, panellist Shaparak Khorsandi claimed that his views were about Arabs as a people rather than their religion. Kilroy-Silk had previously claimed to have apologised in 2004. It was rejected primarily because Kilroy-Silk himself twisted his words. Iqbal Sacranie (secretary-general of the Muslim Council of Britain) claimed that Kilroy-Silk had not retracted his views but skimmed over the apology and changed a few words.[40]

The programme was replaced by Now You're Talking!, which followed a similar format and was presented by Nicky Campbell and Nadia Sawalha. The show was also produced by Kilroy-Silk's production company.[41] Though contemporary reports suggested that his agent had offered the show to Channel 5, the broadcaster did not commission it.[42]

References

  1. ^ "Day to Day – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 24 November 1986. Retrieved 17 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  2. ^ "Day to Day – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 22 May 1987. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  3. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 12 October 1987. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  4. ^ "Kilroy! – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 27 May 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  5. ^ "Kilroy! – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 17 October 1988. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  6. ^ "Kilroy! – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 26 May 1989. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  7. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 16 October 1989. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  8. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 3 April 1990. Retrieved 19 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  9. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 15 October 1990. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  10. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 26 March 1991. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  11. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 14 October 1991. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  12. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 20 March 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  13. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 12 October 1992. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  14. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 2 April 1993. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  15. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 11 October 1993. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  16. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 20 May 1994. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  17. ^ "The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 17 October 1994. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  18. ^ "The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 26 May 1995. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  19. ^ "The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 16 October 1995. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  20. ^ "The Morning on BBC1 – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 24 May 1996. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  21. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 2 September 1996. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  22. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 25 July 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  23. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 1 September 1997. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  24. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 24 July 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  25. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 7 September 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  26. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 23 July 1999. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  27. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 6 September 1999. Retrieved 21 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  28. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 19 July 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  29. ^ "Kilroy – BBC Two". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  30. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 20 July 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  31. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 3 September 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  32. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 8 July 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  33. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  34. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  35. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  36. ^ "Kilroy – BBC One". Radio Times. London, United Kingdom. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 22 February 2026 – via BBC Genome Project.
  37. ^ "BBC halts Kilroy for race 'rant'". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  38. ^ "Kilroy apology 'not good enough'". BBC. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  39. ^ "The Saturday Profile: Robert Kilroy-Silk; the self-styled saviour of Britain". The Independent. 5 June 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  40. ^ "Kilroy Silk loses his cool at 00.58". YouTube. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  41. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Now You're Talking!". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  42. ^ Wells, Matt (17 January 2004). "Kilroy-Silk agrees to quit BBC in face-saving deal". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2025.


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