Interviewed by Stephen Kelly, 10 August 2017. Let’s start with your initial contact with Granada. Well, long before I joined I was very familiar with the building, and a lot of the staff before I actually became employed there. In the late 60s, I’d done a fashion show with a friend of mine, we were…
Read MoreKim Horton
Interviewed by Stephen Kelly, 14 October 2017. Let’s start at the beginning. When did you join Granada, and how did you come to join Granada? I think I should start by saying that I grew up in Australia, and probably had not much of an idea about what Granada stood for and what sort of…
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Interviewed by Judith Jones and Stephen Kelly, 21 March 2017. Starting at the very beginning Eric, can you tell me how did you come to be employed at Granada? Well, I was working at the BBC in television in the north region, I was a general assistant as they call them, in other words cameraman,…
Read MorePhil Griffin
Interviewed by Stephen Kelly, 8 September 2016. Let’s start with how you came to work for Granada. My first job after university was at Piccadilly radio when commercial radio was just getting some its early evolution. Put some years to all these. Yes, of course. In 1974 Piccadilly radio was the second independent station outside…
Read MoreDerek Granger
Interviewed by Stephen Kelly, 28 September 2016. How did you come to join Granada? I was a journalist, and I’d been a provincial journalist on the Sussex Daily News and Evening Argus in Brighton. I’d come out of the war, and I’d come out of the Navy where I was a lieutenant (or NVR? 0:46),…
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Interviewed by Geoff Moore, 6 December 2018. So Steve, going back before Granada, just tell us a bit about your background and education and stuff? Yes, well I grew up in a place called Kirkby, which was a big council estate on the outskirts of Liverpool. Newtown. It was where Z Cars was located. They…
Read MoreColin Weston
Interviewed by Stephen Kelly, 12 September 2016. Let’s begin Colin, with how you came to join Granada. Well, I lived in south London with my parents and I always wanted to get into television, and I used to regularly watch the ITV stations down in London. And I said, “I’d like to do that job,”…
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Michael Ryan – biography
Michael Ryan began his television career in 1963 as a BBC2 trainee, working on Panorama as a studio director. However a chance meeting in 1966 with Michael Parkinson in his father’s London pub, led to him joining Granada as a Researcher. In 1967 he worked on Cinema which, at the time, boasted an audience of…
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Steve Morrison – biography
Steve Morrison joined Granada Television in 1974 while still a student at the National Film School. He would quickly become a producer on World In Action. After making a number of World In Action programmes he moved to local programmes where he became editor of Granada Reports and a few years later became Head of…
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Brian Lapping on how he joined Granada
So that was my first job. I got a job at the Daily Mirror. And then I moved from the Mirror to the Guardian, and from the Guardian to the Financial Times, and then from the Financial Times to New Society, and it was when I was working on New Society, a weekly magazine, I…
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Brian Lapping on producing What the Paper Say
So what did you do at Granada? What were the first jobs you had there? Well, first of all I was put onto local programmes for a few weeks and sort of learned about things, and then I was given What the Papers Say to run, and I remember my first week on What the…
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Brian Lapping’s impressions of World In Action
Tell me how you came to be on World in Action. I don’t think it was anything to do with me. It was simply I was told by Denis (Forman) or David Plowright or whoever, “Will you take over World in Action?” Hah! It’s come back to me. I had a telephone call. I…
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Brian Lapping remembers the GTV series End of Empire (1985)
When I was on the Guardian, my job was largely writing about Commonwealth affairs. I went to the subcontinent and to Africa. I wrote quite a lot of stories about the conflicts Britain was having with the rebels there and the measures that were leading, in effect, quite a number of them moving to independence,…
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Brian Lapping’s gratitude to his colleague, Norma Percy
You worked a lot with Norma Percy over the years. You worked in Granada with Norma didn’t you? And since as an independent? How important has she been in your career? Absolutely crucial. It’s quite freakish. John Mackintosh MP, Labour MP, great enthusiasm for the creation of select committees, very significant figure. At the time…
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Brian Lapping on the Bernsteins and Denis Forman
One of the questions is what did you make of the grand days of Granada and the Bernsteins, and Denis Forman and Plowright? Well, I did get to know Sidney moderately well. Sidney was extraordinary. Very incisive and intrusive and fascinating to talk to. Cecil I didn’t know scarcely at all. But I had quite…
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Brian Lapping on leaving Granada TV and setting up as an independent
On your exit from Granada, how did that come about? Oh, well, it was perfect example. Channel 4 was about to be started, and somebody, I’m afraid I can’t remember who, said to me, “Rather than work for a company like Granada, why don’t you set up your own company and then you can sell…
Read MoreEsther Dean
Interviewed by Judith Jones, 4 November 2015. Okay. Can you begin by telling me how you came to be employed at Granada, how you joined Granada? This is going to be quite a long story! I was always very stage-struck. I was brought up in Manchester. Even during the war I can remember going to…
Read MoreHenri Barande’s Saatchi Gallery exhibition monograph
To mark the first UK show of artist Henri Barande, graphic designer Christoph Stolberg and German studio Schultzschultz have created Henri Barande. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even realizing. As a result, some of our best stuff…
Read MoreMartin Müller designs covers for Specious Books
The project was inspired by the dilemma graphic designers and illustrators are so often faced with in commissioned projects – all your efforts won’t heighten the quality of a poorly written book. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us…
Read MoreRan Park explores the chaos of “Konglish” in a new zine
Konglish is the use of English words, or words derived from English words, in a Korean context. This simple premise was the concept behind Berlin-based designer Ran Park’s zine, Lost In Konglish. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us…
Read MoreAnja Wicki’s sarcastically sweet comic illustrations
The work of Swiss illustrator Anja Wicki uses illustrative figures of ironic humour in saturated colour combinations, making her work to sarcastically sweet. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even realizing. As a result, some of our best…
Read More“Nymphomaniac” photographer Casper Sejersen’s explosive images
There’s something unsettling in the work of photographer Casper Sejersen. In one image, a woman stands serenely in a flimsy creamy yellow dress. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even realizing. As a result, some of our best…
Read MoreWe speak to Ace & Tate Creative Fund Board Members
Way back in April we wrote about the Ace & Tate Creative Fund, a project which aims to support creatives by offering one-off financial grants and the support of a panel of established creatives. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears…
Read MoreKuti Kuti, the comic association looking to educate
Kuti Kuti is a Finnish contemporary comics association, sourcing and producing fascinating illustration. Helping them grow into “one of the most recognised Finnish comic phenomenons besides. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even realizing. As a result, some…
Read MoreDanny Fox: the Cornish artist inspired by LA’s Skid Row
Everyone can from his animated gif can customize an analog flip. A Gifbuch precisely. Gifs are cool, just experiencing a renaissance in the Internet and enjoy brisk popularity. Although flipbook, however everyone knows. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without…
Read MoreLara records the determination of sporting Kuwaiti women
Active Arab Women is a project aiming to overcome Gulf Arab stereotypes by publishing the stories of female athletes in Kuwait. Designer Lara Al-Hadeedi wanted to record their struggles and successes. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even…
Read MoreSteph Wilson’s photographs balance fashion, art and politics
The work of photographer Steph Wilson is perfect in its balance of fine art, politics and fashion. This London-based photographer has already completed work for Dazed, Vice, W Magazine and Mulberry. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us even…
Read MoreHeroes and Villains: Rio 2016 through the eyes of Wilfrid Wood
The Rio Games saw over 11,000 athletes compete for 2102 medals in 306 events of 28 different sports. More than 40,000 hours of TV footage were created, more if you include digital, as the eyes of the world turned to Brazil. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or…
Read MoreTwelve studio’s rippling identity for Beijing new media studio
Graphic design studio Twelve was commissioned by Beijing studio and exhibition space Mirror Lake to design its identity. The studio is focussed on VR and augmented reality in entertainment, and Twelve describes. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like a blip and disappears without us…
Read MoreMeet the prop-maker building imaginary boyfriends
“Perfect?” is a magazine about the Barbie doll. The topic deals with the conflicting views of the popular doll as a toy. By taking pictures we visualize the surrounding where the Barbie appears and who plays with it. Most times, ideacide happens without us even realizing it. A possible off-the-wall idea or solution appears like…
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