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Timothy Graham (1958 – 6 September 2015) was from Holloway,
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/ Scots parentage and the son of John Graham. In his own right, he was a
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Award-winning TV Producer, journalist, former television presenter, chairman and founder of Soho-based Fin London.


Television career

Graham began his TV career as a researcher on
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show ''Number 73'' (1983–1984) and became its music associate (1985). He worked on two series of Tyne Tees' ''The Tube'', before becoming presenter on Channel 4's BAFTA-winning ''Wired'' (1988), working with artists including Elton John,
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, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Iggy Pop. He also co-devised
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Children's series ''What's That Noise!'', which won a Royal Television Society Children's Entertainment Award in 1992. In 1997, Tim was promoted to deputy editor of cable and satellite channel Granada Talk TV. At
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, Graham executive-produced shows including Gordon Ramsay's ''Beyond Boiling Point'' (2000), having produced the chef's first television series ''Boiling Point'' (1999), including its pilot episode for
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. In early 2001, Tim was promoted to Deputy Managing Director of LWT's digital unit The Lab - having formed its start-up team as Head of Development. He headed-up shows including ''The End of the Week Show'', a topical discussion programme with
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and created the first series of ITV's ''The Borough'', which was awarded special commendation by the ITC. Later producing work included ''A Place in the Sun'' and, at his own production company, exec'ing the lead episode of
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Music Journalism & Writing career

Tim began his media career as an Arts/Music writer for pop culture magazines including
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, Melody Maker and
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. For radio, he produced the
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''Doing the Business'' documentary 'The Glass Ceiling', about women in the music business. Graham wrote poetry for a number of audio books, including ''Cricket: A Sport in Verse'' which features his work ''Mantra of the Beast'' and ''Beirut Wedding Poem''.


Voiceover career

Tim voiced a number of commercials, including
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and Siemens.


References

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