Alex Graham (born 1953) is a Scottish television producer and journalist.

Biography

Born in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

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, Alexander Graham was educated at the former

Hamilton Academy Hamilton Academy was a school in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was described as "one of the finest schools in Scotland" in the Cambridge University Press County Biography of 1910, and was featured in a 1950 Scottish Seconda ...

school and the

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, subsequently attaining in 1978 a Diploma in Journalism from

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– Speakers' biographies, Alex Graham. Retrieved 22 October 2010. While studying at the University of Glasgow in 1976 he co-directed a campaign film highlighting the effects of the public expenditure cuts on university students called
So you think you know about the cuts
. Working as a journalist on the ''

Bradford Telegraph and Argus The ''Telegraph & Argus'' is the daily newspaper for Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is published six times each week, from Monday to Saturday inclusive. The newspaper has offices in Newhall Way, Bradford, from where its journalists work ...

'' and ''

The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...

'', in 1979 Graham joined

London Weekend Television London Weekend Television (LWT) (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 unt ...

which he left in 1983 for Diverse Productions, becoming editor of

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

's current affairs series ''Diverse Reports'' and ''The Media Show''. Establishing the television programme production company Wall to Wall Television Ltd. in 1987, Graham has since been involved in the creation and production of numerous hit programmes including, ''

The 1900 House ''The 1900 House'' is a historical reenactment reality television series made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. The program features a modern family attempting to live in the way of the late Victorians for three months in a modified house. It w ...

''; ''

The 1940s House ''The 1940s House'' is a British historical reenactment reality television series made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2001 about a modern family that tries to live as a typical middle-class family in London during The Blitz of World War II.Cooper, ...

''; ''

A Rather English Marriage ''A Rather English Marriage'' is a novel by Angela Lambert, first published in 1992, and later adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC. Plot summary The book's plot concerns two retired men who are thrown together following the deat ...

''; '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' and ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...

''. Further productions include ''Our Boy''; ''Glasgow Kiss''; ''Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll''; ''Baby It’s You''; ''Neanderthal''; ''Body Story''; ''Smallpox 2002''; ''

The Edwardian Country House ''The Edwardian Country House'' is a British historical reenactment reality television miniseries produced by Channel 4. First aired weekly in the UK beginning in April 2002, it was later broadcast in the United States on PBS stations as ''Man ...

'', and ''

Frontier House ''Frontier House'' is a historical reality television series that originally aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States from April 29 to May 3, 2002. The series followed three family groups that agreed to live as homest ...

''. Wall to Wall has been voted one of the top seven independent producers in the world by the trade magazine, ''Real Screen'' and has won numerous awards including, BAFTAs;

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...

and

Peabody Awards The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

and in 2009 won an

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology), ...

for its first documentary feature, ''

Man on Wire ''Man on Wire'' is a 2008 documentary film directed by James Marsh. The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. It is based on Petit's 2002 book, ''To Reach the Clouds'', r ...

''. In 2007, Wall to Wall became part of

Shed Media Warner Bros. Television Studios UK (formerly Shed Media Group and later Warner Bros. Television Productions UK) is a British creator and distributor of television content. The Group produces long-running television brands in drama, factual, doc ...

Group plc of which board member Alexander Graham is one of the largest shareholders. He is also a member of the board of the

Sheffield International Documentary Festival Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film sc ...

and a former Chairman of Producers' Alliance for Cinema and Television (PACT), now a member of its Patrons' Group. Alex Graham is a Fellow of the

and of the

Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), also known as the Royal Society of Arts, is a London-based organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA acronym is used m ...

and a visiting fellow of the University of Bournemouth's Media School. In September 2016, Graham was appointed as chair of the

Scott Trust Scott Trust Limited is the British company that owns Guardian Media Group and thus ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer'' as well as various other media businesses in the UK. In 2008, it replaced the Scott Trust, which had owned ''The Guardian'' s ...

which oversees the

Guardian Media Group Guardian Media Group plc (GMG) is a British-based mass media company owning various media operations including ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer''. The group is wholly owned by the Scott Trust Limited, which exists to secure the financial and e ...

, and will succeed Dame

Liz Forgan Dame Elizabeth Anne Lucy Forgan, DBE (born 31 August 1944) is an English journalist, and radio and television executive. Early life Forgan was educated at Benenden School, Kent, and St Hugh's College, Oxford, then an all-female college. She ini ...

in the role later in the year.

References

External links

Real Screen television and film trade magazineUniversity of Bournemouth
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Alex 1953 births Alumni of the University of Glasgow Fellows of the Royal Television Society Living people People educated at Hamilton Academy Scottish film producers Scottish television producers