Michael Grade
Date of birth: 1943-03-08
Place of birth: London, England
Known for: Acting
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.
Movie Credits
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013-03-13
Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety th
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011-01-03
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private a
The Trial of Jack The Ripper
2002-02-24
The Trial of Jack the Ripper (2002) The Trial of Jack the Ripper, was a TV Special, shown on the Di
The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar
2014-11-25
Michael Grade reveals the story of General Tom Thumb, the world's first global show business celebri
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011-01-01
A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC dram
Best Ever Bond
2002-11-22
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast
The Story of Music Hall
2011-10-25
Michael Grade traces the raucous history of the music hall in a revelatory journey that takes him fr
Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song
2016-02-26
Filmed at London's Royal Festival Hall in 2015, A Life In Song presents on-stage conversations betwe
Goodbye Television Centre
2013-03-22
After 53 years Television Centre, the BBC's TV headquarters, is closing its doors and Michael Grade
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016-09-12
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context fro
The Fight for Saturday Night
2014-12-17
Michael Grade tells a tale of television skullduggery and dirty dealings in the battle to win the Sa
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988-12-10
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi
Trials and Tribulations
2008-09-30
A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), cov
Golazzo: The Football Italia Story
2018-03-31
A retrospective of the Football Italia show
Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes
2021-07-28
A series of sketches taken from the recently-unearthed Morecambe & Wise tape that contained footage
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008-10-09
To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008-12-25
Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns from retirement and returns to the Christmas schedules with a t