Granada: From the North [Part 1 of 4]

Ludovic Kennedy narrates this 1992 documentary about the history of Granada television.
Contains classic material from Granada's archive.
Included in this part: Footage from Granada's opening night of May 3rd 1956 featuring Sidney Bernstein's valentine to the BBC and Arthur Askey on Meet the People, Criss Cross Quiz, Spot the Tune, The Army Game, University Challenge, Sean Connery in The Crucible and What The Papers Say.
Plus interviews with Denis Forman, Silvio Narizzano, Leslie Woodhead, Jeremy Isaacs and Derek Granger.

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Many thanks for posting, Mr Sidney and Mr Forman were good people. They encouraged talented folks, World In Action rivaled the Beeb's Panorama and Thames's This Week, proper investigative journalism.

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@JFBridge Excellent, thanks a lot!

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@neiljungtv It's taken from the score from 'CITIZEN KANE',composed by Bernard Herrmann.

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@mancity1000 Well said mate! From a biased Scouser ha ha. I used to love Granada, the early years of 24 hour tv were great aswell as some of their programmes. I loved regional tv full stop and respected what other companies around the country were also doing. It's all been absolutely ruined now and unfortunately, Granada are partly to blame. The only thing regional on the tv nowadays is the news! They were a credit to Manchester, Liverpool and the rest of the North West.

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I have a RCA Red Seal of the score for Citizen Kane!

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Does anyone know what the jaunty little tune at 0.30 and 4.47 is called?