Michael Grade
Also Known As: Michael Grade CBE
Biography: Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth, CBE is an English television executive and businessman. He was chairman of the BBC from 2004 to 2006 and executive chairman of ITV plc from 2007 to 2009. Since 2011, he has been a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England
Birthday: March 08, 1943
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Gender: Male
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Frost on Sketch Shows
Overview: Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-13
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The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
Overview: The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-03
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The Trial of Jack The Ripper
Overview: The Trial of Jack the Ripper (2002) The Trial of Jack the Ripper, was a TV Special, shown on the Discovery Channel, in 2002, the programme focused on four well known Ripper suspects - Francis Tumblety, Sir William Gull, James Maybrick and Aaron Kosminski.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-24
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The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar
Overview: Michael Grade reveals the story of General Tom Thumb, the world's first global show business celebrity who went from humble beginnings in America to international superstardom.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-25
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Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Overview: A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC drama about their early lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Best Ever Bond
Overview: Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-22
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The Story of Music Hall
Overview: Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him from venues such as Wilton's Music Hall in London to Glasgow's once-famous Britannia.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-25
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Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song
Overview: On February 26 2016, Eagle Rock Entertainment released A Life In Song - a concert film celebrating the life and career of Burt Bacharach, featuring performances by Joss Stone, Justin Hayward, Alfie Boe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shaun Escoffery, Rebecca Ferguson, Michael Kiwanuka, and Laura Mvula. This recording was produced and recorded by BBC Events Production. Filmed at London's Royal Festival Hall in 2015, A Life In Song presents on-stage conversations between Burt Bacharach and Michael Grade traversing different aspects of his years in music, interspersed with performances of many of his best loved songs by a diverse cast of artists. The evening culminates in a medley of some of Bacharach's most famous film songs performed by the man himself and his band, and a performance of "That's What Friends Are For" featuring the entire evening's cast.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-26
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Goodbye Television Centre
Overview: After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade gathers together many of its best-loved faces to stroll down memory lane.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-22
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Overview: Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-12
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The Fight for Saturday Night
Overview: Michael Grade tells a tale of television skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win the Saturday night ratings crown.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-17
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An Audience With Victoria Wood
Overview: British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-10
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Trials and Tribulations
Overview: A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-30
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Golazzo: The Football Italia Story
Overview: A retrospective of the Football Italia show
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-31
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Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
Overview: A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained footage which had not been seen for 50 years, and was believed to have been lost forever. The newly discovered half-hour show featured a series of gag-packed routines involving stage curtains, ventriloquism and a daring sketch in which Eric eavesdrops on a newly wedded couple in the flat next door. Now, contributors including Jonathan Ross, Ben Miller and Eddie Izzard look back at this rare slice of classic comedy once again.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-28
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