Michael Grade

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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.

Most Popular Michael Grade Trailers

Total trailers found: 21

42nd Street Trailer (2019)

01 May 2019

The story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway.

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse Trailer (2011)

03 January 2011

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.

Goodbye Television Centre Trailer (2013)

22 March 2013

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.

The Real Tom Thumb: History's Smallest Superstar Trailer (2014)

25 November 2014

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.

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

A history of the British television comedy double act Morecambe & Wise to coincide with the BBC drama about their early lives.

Best Ever Bond Trailer (2002)

22 November 2002

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Burt Bacharach - A Life in Song Trailer (2016)

26 February 2016

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.

Trials and Tribulations Trailer (2008)

30 September 2008

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.

The Fight for Saturday Night Trailer (2014)

17 December 2014

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

Frost on Sketch Shows Trailer (2013)

13 March 2013

Sir David Frost traces the development of the sketch show over the last fifty years, from variety theatre to primetime television.

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga Trailer (2008)

09 October 2008

To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documentary for the first time.

The Story of Music Hall Trailer (2011)

25 October 2011

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.

The Trial of Jack The Ripper Trailer (2002)

24 February 2002

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.

An Audience With Victoria Wood Trailer (1988)

10 December 1988

British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special.

Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes Trailer (2021)

28 July 2021

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.

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Trailer (2016)

12 September 2016

Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew.

Golazzo: The Football Italia Story Trailer (2018)

31 March 2018

A retrospective of the Football Italia show

Being Stanley Baxter Trailer (2025)

31 December 2025

A portrait of Stanley Baxter, Scotland’s most dazzling TV star of the 1970s and ’80s, whose groundbreaking sketches and lavish specials made him a household name.

Stanley Baxter: Now and Then Trailer (2008)

25 December 2008

Comedy legend Stanley Baxter returns from retirement and returns to the Christmas schedules with a trawl through the very best of his classic sketches and routines, his memories of making the shows, plus some brand new material, including his contemporary take on the Queen's Christmas Message to the Commonwealth.

The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter Trailer (2013)

06 January 2013

Celebrating the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, whose shows captivated huge audiences for twenty years before the cost of his epics priced him off our screens.

This is Stanley Baxter Trailer (2001)

12 July 2001

BBC Scotland documentary catching up with and celebrating the life of legendary Scottish comedian Stanley Baxter as he returns to Glasgow for his 75th Birthday.