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On 18 May 2022, to celebrate the launch of the , Creative 91Ö±²¥ will be hosting a with David Olusoga OBE and broadcasting vanguards to explore the past, present and future landscape of British TV.

Our partners at the will open the British Pop Archive exhibition on the 19 May 2022. This national archive is the first specifically designated, large-scale popular archive in the UK, an excellent resource for research and teaching and a boost to 91Ö±²¥â€™s status as a creative and cultural capital.

As part of British Pop Archive, the John Rylands Library will welcome the return to 91Ö±²¥ of the . Granada TV holds a significant place in the history of British television, and was once referred to as the ‘greatest television company in the world.’ Audiences might be familiar with Granada TV for creating trail-blazing programmes, including Coronation Street, Sherlock Holmes, and The Royle Family. With the changing landscape of television – the rise of the Big Five TV channels, streaming services, and social media platforms – Granada TV’s identity has drastically altered over time.

To mark both the launch of the British Pop Archive exhibition and the return of the Granada TV Archive, Creative 91Ö±²¥ will be hosting the event ‘’ This is a roundtable discussion with leading experts, reflecting on Granada TV, the current landscape of television, and what the future of British TV will might look like.

The roundtable will feature the following notable speakers:

– historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and filmmaker from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, now based in Bristol. His recent work includes the multi-series , , and the BAFTA award-winning . He is Professor of Public History at The University of Manchester and recently appeared as an expert witness in the trial of the ‘Colston four’.

– President of Murray Edward College, Cambridge. She began her television career at Granada as a producer on World in Action and became Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 in 2003, before moving to a role as Editor-at-Large for the company until recently.  She was made a Fellow of The Royal Television Society for her Outstanding Contribution to Television and won the RTS Journalism award for Outstanding Contribution to Television Journalism. She is the author of , and is an alumna of The University of Manchester.

– BAFTA award-winning television film-maker responsible for the critically acclaimed BBC series . She has an impressive track record as a producer and director of programmes including (BBC 2), , and . An alumna of The University of Manchester, she lives and works in the city.

, taking place on 18 May 2022 at 4pm.

You can find further information on the British Pop Archive .