The London interview

Title

The London interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Aug 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:51:49

Description

The London Interview. Brian Hayes interviews Michael Grade, Director of Programmes for London Weekend Television. When he left school, Grade’s father, an agent for performing artists, secured him an interview with Hugh Cudlipp at the Daily Mirror, where he started as a tea boy and was eventually given his own sports column. After six years he joined his father’s business as an agent, and discovered Larry Grayson and Freddie Starr, but eventually joined LWT as head of light entertainment. He says he has resisted the urge of making programmes suitable for the lucrative American market because it would result in creative compromises. Interview in two parts, divided by break in audio.

Contributors

Brian Hayes; Michael Grade

Keywords

London; Television; Broadcasting; Commercial television; LWT; Public service broadcasting; Michael Grade; Larry Grayson; Hugh Cudlipp; Billy Marsh; Freddie Star; Cyril Bennett

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