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Grandstand

Britain in a Box Series 5
Episode 2 of 3

Paul Jackson delves into the legacy of Grandstand, the byword for 麻豆官网首页入口 sports coverage for almost 50 years. With Des Lynam. From July 2012.

Paul Jackson presents a further edition of the show that not only celebrates classic television programmes, but also uses them as a window on a particular period in our cultural and social history.

Programme 2. Grandstand - in a programme recorded before the London Olympics, Paul traces the origins of the show that for nearly 50 years changed our relationship to sport, brought constant innovation to live TV coverage, and gave us not only David Coleman and Frank Bough but also Des Lynam.

And with the help of the said Lynam, as well as former 麻豆官网首页入口 1 controllers Sir Paul Fox and Alan Hart, former and current Heads of Sport Jonathan Martin and Barbara Slater, Paul Jackson not only traces the development of Grandstand but also assesses it's legacy and asks whether the 麻豆官网首页入口 is in danger of taking its eye off the sporting ball.

Producers: Oliver Julian & Paul Kobrak.

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  • Sat 7 Jul 2012 10:30
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  • Thu 4 Oct 2012 23:30
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  • Sat 14 Oct 2017 07:30
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