Michael Grade

Born: 1943-03-08

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.


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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Self
Released: 2016-09-12

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context...

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The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

as uncredited
Released: 2011-01-03

The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast...

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An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self - Questioner
Released: 1988-12-10

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters,...

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Frost on Sketch Shows

as Self
Released: 2013-03-13

Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from...

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Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song

as uncredited
Released: 2016-02-26

On February 26 2016, Eagle Rock Entertainment released A Life In Song - a concert film...

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The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar

as Narrator
Released: 2014-11-25

Michael Grade reveals the story of General Tom Thumb, the world's first global show business...

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Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes

as Self
Released: 2021-07-28

A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained...

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The Story of Music Hall

as Self
Released: 2011-10-25

Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes...

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Golazzo: The Football Italia Story

as Himself
Released: 2018-03-31

A retrospective of the Football Italia show

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Trials and Tribulations

as (archive footage)
Released: 2008-09-30

A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963),...

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Goodbye Television Centre

as Self - Host
Released: 2013-03-22

After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael...

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The Fight for Saturday Night

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2014-12-17

Michael Grade tells a tale of television skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win...

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist
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Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news...

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An Audience with...

as Self
First aired: 1978-01-08

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...

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Jonathan Creek

as Michael Grade (uncredited)
First aired: 1997-05-09

Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...

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Have I Got News for You

as Self
First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Chair, Ofcom
First aired: 2022-09-04

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside...

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Room 101

as Self
First aired: 1994-07-04

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities...

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Question Time

as Himself - Panellist
First aired: 1979-09-25

This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least...

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French & Saunders

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-03-09

French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic...

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A Life on Screen

as Himself
First aired: 2014-12-24

Documentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.

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Morecambe & Wise in America

as Self
First aired: 2018-12-27

Three part series hosted by Jonathan Ross, telling the story of Eric and Ernie's attempts to...

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Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story

as Self
First aired: 2022-03-29

In 1963, armed with just a typewriter, a Midlands housewife began a 30-year battle against the...

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Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

as Self
First aired: 2022-08-30

David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the...

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