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Wide Awake Club was broadcast on Saturday mornings. It was devised by producer Nick Wilson to be TV-am's flagship children's programme, replacing Data Run . The live programme combined comedy, games, celebrity guests, competitions and viewer interaction. There were also more educational features, including visiting experts such as Carol Vorderman for the science slot, as well as attempts to explain historical and contemporary events like the Cold War. A spelling contest, 'Bonk and Boob' was praised by teachers for encouraging children to learn to spell properly. The show also launched the career of Mike Myers, who made monthly guest appearances as part of the 'Sound Asleep Club'.
The programme was so successful that it launched two spin-offs: Wacaday, a programme for holiday mornings presented soley by Timmy Mallett that became even more successful than its parent, and WAC Extra, a Sunday morning version of the show.
Meanwhile, Wide Awake Club continued for many years with only minor changes to the format. However, in late 1987 it was relauched as WAC '90, a longer programme broadcast from Granada's studios in Manchester (as opposed to TV-am's in LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri). The programme ran until the end of 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo, when it was replaced by Hey, Hey, it's Saturday! . However, that was not the end of the Wide Awake Club franchise as Wacaday continued until 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi.