Granada Reports
Granada Reports began as Northern Newscast in May 1956 when the station first started broadcasting. The programme evolved through several name changes including People and Places, Scene at 6.30, Six-O-One, and Newsday before settling on its current brand in 1973. Early broadcasts featured Travelling Eye outside broadcasts that covered regional news and sport regularly within programming. A topical magazine called People and Places appeared within a year of the station's launch. This show became notable for featuring some of the earliest television appearances by The Beatles. In 1958 Granada produced three Travelling Eye programmes covering the Rochdale by-election. The station also created Welsh language output until 1962 with daily bulletins and Dewch i Mewn for North Wales viewers. Scene at 6.30 replaced People and Places in January 1963 and broke news of John F. Kennedy's assassination following a tip-off from CBS News. Late night editions of Scene ran alongside Granada in the North which later became On Air starting in 1964. These strands replaced continuity junctions with local summaries and features. After franchise changes in 1968 Scene was axed and replaced by six self-contained regional programmes preceded by short Granada News bulletins. The flagship evening programme relaunched as Granada Tonight in January 1990 before returning to Manchester headquarters in 1992.
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Common questions
When did Granada Reports begin broadcasting?
Granada Reports began as Northern Newscast in May 1956 when the station first started broadcasting.
What was the original name of Granada Reports before it became known by its current brand?
The programme evolved through several name changes including People and Places, Scene at 6.30, Six-O-One, and Newsday before settling on its current brand in 1973.
Which early television appearances were featured in the People and Places show?
People and Places appeared within a year of the station's launch and became notable for featuring some of the earliest television appearances by The Beatles.
How did Granada Reports break news of John F. Kennedy's assassination?
Scene at 6.30 replaced People and Places in January 1963 and broke news of John F. Kennedy's assassination following a tip-off from CBS News.
When did Granada Tonight replace the flagship evening programme?
The flagship evening programme relaunched as Granada Tonight in January 1990 before returning to Manchester headquarters in 1992.