Heartbeat and Beyond: Memoirs of 50 Years of Yorkshire Television

by John Fairley, Graham Ironside

In 1968 a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programs that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century.

These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whickers World, Dont Ask Me and Heartbeat.

At the same time they attracted, indeed often created, stars of international fame such as James Mason, Catherine Zeta Jones, Alan Whicker, David Jason, Magnus Pike and David Frost.

Fifty years on, their achievements and experiences, often dramatic and frequently absurd, make for fascinating behind-the-scenes reading. This book paints a colorful and entertaining picture of the making from virtually nothing of one of the greatest television channels of all times.

200 pages, Hardcover

Published January 23, 2018

Reviews

[Stephen Tubbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

An important archive of reminiscences of those who were directly responsible for producing Yorkshire Television.