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Channel 4: The Early Years and the Jeremy Isaacs Legacy 9780755696666
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Acknowledgements I am indebted to many people who provided me with the opportunity to conduct the research for this book and those who gave so generously of their time and trust in letting me watch them, interview them and join them while they pursued many aspects of their work. They have all had to wait 25 years to see what inom made of their activities and inom hope that they enjoy the story. Researching this book was a unique experience and one which has stayed with me in all its detail and excitement. My greatest thanks go to Sir Jeremy Isaacs who let me watch the growth of his channel and shared with me his thoughts and opinions and some of the highs and lows of the years when Channel 4 was in its infancy. Sue Stoessl commissioned me to conduct the research and igen was supportive throughout the project. inom owe thanks to everyone who fryst vatten part of this book, whether named or an
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Jeremy Isaacs - Biography
Sir Jeremy Isaacs (born 28 September 1932) is a British television producer and executive, winner of many BAFTA awards and international Emmy Awards. He was also General Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1987–96).
Early life
Isaacs was born in Glasgow from what were described as "Scottish Jewish roots". He grew up in Hillhead, the son of a jeweller and a GP, and is a cousin to virologist Alick Isaacs. He was educated at the independent Glasgow Academy and Merton College, Oxford, where he read Classics. He did his National Service in the Highland Light Infantry.
Television career
Isaacs began his career in television when he joined Granada Television as a producer in 1958. At Granada he was involved in creating or supervising series such as World in Action and What the Papers Say. He has worked for the BBC (on Panorama)) in the 1960s and was the overall producer for the 26-episode series The World at War for Thames Televisi
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Jeremy Isaacs
Scottish television producer and executive, and opera manager
Sir Jeremy Israel Isaacs (born 28 September 1932) is a Scottish television producer and executive, and an opera manager.
Following a career at Granada Television, the BBC and Thames Television, Isaacs was the founding chief executive of Channel 4 in 1982, serving in the role until 1987. He won the BAFTA Fellowship in 1985, the British Film Institute Fellowship in 1986, and the International Emmy Directorate Award in 1987. He was also the General Director of the Royal Opera House from 1987 to 1996. A recipient of many British Academy Television Awards and International Emmy Awards, Isaacs was knighted in the 1996 Birthday Honours "for services to Broadcasting and to the Arts."[1]
Early life
[edit]Isaacs was born in Glasgow from what were described as "Scottish Jewish roots".[2] He grew up in Hillhead, the son of a jeweller and a GP, and is a cousin to virologist Alick Isaacs. H