#granada reports

[plakatierenverboten]

Joy Division: Shadowplay (Granada Reports, 1978)

[weaversweek]

This week, a profile of Gordon Burns.

From Ulster to Granada, and mostly the host of The Krypton Factor.

Every winner is a superperson. Every contender is a superperson.

Also a look at Gordon's dabble into shoot-em-up Tetris, and A Word in Your Ear - a communication game show where Bob Holness could draw a picture like this on lunchtime BBC1.

Lovely lighthouse there, Bob.

Gordon Burns was a journalist by training, he hosted UTV Live and Granada Reports and later BBC North West Tonight.

Absolute hero, and we even mention his cousin Ed Sheeran.

[bookmarkquinn]

Mr Manchester

And so it goes.People, culture, music and rave;all the memories to people you gave.In Pendletonyou arrived in Hope,in Manchesteryou were bigger than the Pope. So it goes.Regionalism is what you support,we saw your face on Granada Reports.Factory Records was your toy,the Hacienda gave you joy. So it goes.You liked to talk,you walked the walk.Music and nightclubs were your thing,the music records…

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[downthetubes]

Emirates FA Cup heroes get starring role in new limited edition Roy of the Rovers comic

Emirates FA Cup heroes get starring role in new limited edition Roy of the Rovers comic

Third round Emirates FA Cup heroes have been immortalised in a limited-edition Roy of the Rovers comic, available to download free now

The heroes of the Emirates FA Cup third round have been immortalised in a limited edition Roy of the Rovers comic released this week, which earned attention on local news media around the UK as free copies were given out to young fans.

The commemorative strip…

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[thisisgranada]

Richard Madeley and Tony Wilson introduce Granada Reports on the day that a petrol train derailed in Summit tunnel near Todmorden, bursting into flame and polluting local water.

[thisisgranada]

A quick promo for tonight's Granada Reports, then we're off to the execrable Mr Merlin.

[unculturedmag]

Indeed...

[dan-the-dragon]

I saw one of the local ITV News presenters getting out of his car a few days ago and i think thats as far as my contact with celebrities will go