Vox Pops Oral History

Granadaland

We believe that as oral historians we should continue to develop our own projects as well as offering training and advice.  Our most recent project is called ‘Granadaland‘

Granada Television was founded in 1954 by Lord Bernstein and began transmitting in 1956 to the North of England. Its heyday was probably in the period between 1960 until 1990 when Granada produced some of the finest television of its day including Brideshead Revisited, World In Action, What the Papers Say, Seven Up, Coronation Street and The Jewel In The Crown. The New York Times described Granada as ‘the finest television company in the world.’

We have collected the memories of over 100 former Granada employees including presenters, producers, researchers, directors, camera operators, stagehands, production assistants, accountants and many others who worked for the company. This project will form part of the Granada TV Archive within the British Pop Archive at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester.