Heartbeat and Beyond
50 Years of Yorkshire Television
$80.63
- Hardcover
188 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2017
Summary
In 1968, a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programmes that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century. These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whicker’s World, Don’t Ask Me, and Heartbeat. At the same time, they attracted, indeed often created, stars of international fame such as James Mason, Cather…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473896697 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147389669X |
| Author: | John Fairley |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 188 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.11kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 216mm |
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Heartbeat and Beyond is full of stories of drama and comedy, both in front of and behind the camera.
Heartbeat and Beyond is full of stories of drama and comedy, both in front of and behind the camera.– “Malton Gazette & Herald”
About The Author
John Fairley
John Fairley was a scholar of The Queens College, Oxford before working in Fleet Street and for BBC Radio. He was in at the start of Yorkshire Television in 1968, becoming Editor of Calendar, Head of Documentaries and, in 1990, Managing Director. He is a well known producer of spats and documentary programmes. He was co-author of The Monocled Mutineer the celebrated BBC TV series. His published works include a number of art-related titles, most recently Horses in The Great War. Married with three daughters, he lives at Norton, Yorkshire.
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