Granada Television--The First Generation

Granada Television--The First Generation
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-13 : 0719065151
ISBN-10 : 9780719065156
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Book Synopsis Granada Television--The First Generation by : John Finch

Download or read book Granada Television--The First Generation written by John Finch and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rich and readable collection of memoirs of those who worked at Granada during the first thirty years of its existence. It captures a climate of creative activity unique in the history of broadcasting, referred to now as the Golden Years of British Television. Lords Birt and Macdonald, Sir Denis Forman, Michael Parkinson, Michael Apted, Stan Barstow, Nick Elliott, Victoria Wood, Kenith Trodd, Jack Rosenthal, Anna Ford, Chris Kelly and Alan Plater are just a few of the many well known contributors who were responsible for creating the foundations on which Granada's considerable worldwide reputation was based. Shows like World in Action, Brideshead Revisited, A Family at War, Coronation Street, What the Papers Say, and many more described in this book were pioneers in their respective fields.


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