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Brian Moser. Part 1

Brian Moser. Part 2

Andy Harries. Part 2

Tim Sullivan

Andre Singer. Part 2

John Scarrott. Part 1

John Scarrott. Part 2

Anne McGarry

Paul Greengrass

Priscilla John

Jim Grant (aka Lee Child)

Judith Jones. Part 2

Judith Jones. Part 1

Andre Singer. Part 1

Dorothy Byrne

Jim Hancock

Stephen Kelly. Part 1

Stephen Kelly. Part 2

Sandy Ross joined Granada Television in 1976 after working as a solicitor in Edinburgh. He worked initially as a Researcher on regional programmes and in particular Granada Reports before working with Tony Wilson on What’s On. He later became a Producer producing local and networked programmes such as the Mersey Pirate which presented more than its fair share of technical challenges. He also produced Alan Bleasdale’s Scully, famously persuading the Liverpool Kop to chant Scully’s name as he ran out onto the pitch alongside Kenny Dalglish. Sandy was also heavily involved in the ACTT trade union.

He left Granada in 1986 to join Scottish Television as Head of Light Entertainment. He later became Managing Director of Scottish Television.

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Sandy Ross (Researcher & Producer)

Leslie Woodhead joined Granada Television in 1962 after Cambridge and national service. He began as a researcher on local programmes and was responsible for making the first and only film footage ever made of the Beatles in the Cavern. He later joined World In Action, breaking new ground with the filming of the anti Vietnam War demonstration in Grosvenor Square in November 1968. He also directed the Stones in the Park for WIA when the Rolling Stones gave a free concert in London’s Hyde Park.

He later became editor of World In Action, a role he didn’t particularly enjoy and after a short while decided to return to filmmaking. During the 1980s he helped perfect the drama documentary making films about political issues in the Soviet Union and the eastern bloc. Leslie also worked on Disappearing World before leaving Granada in 1989. He still freelances, and claims that he is one of the oldest directors still working in British television.

Leslie Woodhead (Researcher and Director)

Interview with Bruce Anderson (Studio Cameraman).

Bruce Anderson (Studio Cameraman)

Interview with Colin Weston (station announcer)

Colin Weston (Studio Announcer)

Phil Griffin (Researcher and Producer)

David Liddiment (Producer, Head of Drama and Director of Programmes)

Kathy Arundale (Secretary)

Steve Leahy (Producer)

Andy Serraillier (Resarcher and Director). Part 1

Andy Serraillier (Researcher and Director). Part 2

Brian Park (Producer)

David Bernstein (Son of Lord Bernstein.  Part 2

Geoff Moore (Producer). Part 1

Joan Riley (Press Officer). Part 2

Steve Morrison (Programme Controller). Part 1

Andrew Quinn (Chief Executive)

Chris Kelly (Presenter)

Nick Steer (Sound). Part 1

Steve Anderson (Producer). Part 1

Steve Anderson (Producer). Part 3

Steve Anderson (Producer. Part 2

Arthur Taylor(Producer).Part 1

Arthur Taylor (Producer) Part 2

Eric Harrison (Director). Part 3

Brian Lapping (Producer)

Granada Television was once described as the ‘greatest television company in the world.’ And indeed during the 1970s and 1980s it boasted programmes such as Coronation Street, World In Action, Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel In The Crown, Seven Up and Disappearing World, all of them award winning and highly acclaimed, both by both critics and the general public. Many of these programmes, along with their presenters, remain legendary in television history.

The aim of this project is to collect the memories of those who worked for Granada at its Manchester, London and Liverpool offices between 1956 and 1990. These interviews include presenters, producers, researchers, directors, camera operators, stagehands, production assistants, accountants and many others who worked for the company.

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