[…]years ago, and I’m talking…well three years ago…1990, the News Access Agreement was enforced again in this country, and by agreement between the BBC, ITV, and Sky, news access became possible to each others exclusive sporting events. And as a result of that, BBC News can now show the cricket i[…]
[…]e were who'd interviewed me for the job, I would have been, I would have had the most unbelievable stage fright because they were all quite giants of ITV at the time. But anyway, I got the job and what Granada, it was during, I think it was during their working class period. They were looking for pe[…]
[…]te various papers including one on the concept public service broadcasting – “a career shaping experience”. Hoggart had been on Pilkington Ctte, anti-ITV, pro-“uplifting” public monopoly: “ideas which I found antithetical but interesting”. Years later drew on this experience as Professor of Broadcas[…]
[…]he chair of the committee. They elected me the chair of the committee. I came off the council and continued until 1979 to come to general council and ITV division. And then, after the long three month, ITV strike in 79 I think it was then that I got on a standing orders committee. Yes, the standing […]
[…] wa s basically a BBC department in the middle of ITV. In the middle of LWT. Which was a very […]
[…]as doing Surprise, Surprise, Blind Date, in this LE environment, there was this one department, which was basically a BBC department in the middle of ITV. In the middle of LWT. Which was a very successful station. It must have been the perfect home for you? With your backgrounds, your interests[…]
