Granada Reports

Granada is ditching its Granada Tonight programme, reverting to the title Granada Reports.

Reports was last used as its title in 1989. The New Year saw the all-new Granada Tonight start.

Big relaunch on October 1.

It's official.

It can't be worse than GT.

So its finally going ahead!

End of September/Beginning of October seems to be a prime time for relaunches at the moment.

Sky News
Central News West
Granada Tonight/Reports
New jingles across the Lincs FM stations (Not TV related but a relaunch)

Well, I'll be turning my aerial on Monday night to Winter Hill to have a look at what its like, but one eye firmly fixed on Central News as well.

Ooh fab. But I do remember last time Granada tried to relaunch. New trailers, constant plugs for the new Granada Tonight. Did it happen? No.

Hopefully this will mean a new desk.

Granada isn't a bad news operation, IMO it provided some pretty impressive coverage of what happened in New York, with special bulletins that were far better than anything I saw on HTV or Central. Hopefully Granada will realise that their current style isn't doing them justice and a new authorative programme will arrive.

Excellent news.

Oh now that you've reminded me about radio jingles, Mr Ison. Would anyone like the new BBC Radio Merseyside jingle?

I said I'd encode it for a certain Mr Naylor, and I have. Feel free to download:

http://rain.prohosting.com/~cheshuku/merseynew.mp3

The best way I can describe it is... anti-climax.

If it doesn't happen, there will be some crimson faces around.

They've invited the North West media to view its first edition.

And they're also sacking Fred the Weather.

No! They can't do that! Fred represented everything that Granada Tonight stood for.

Ohhh... I geddit.

The whole of the North West media eh? So, that's you and Gordon Burns? lol. RB, you could include your trip to Granada in your retirement book. Not long now Grandad. *evil laugh*
They must have high hopes for it. No doubt a lot of BBC MNCHSTR bods will be scurrying about, taking notes.

If Granada get it right then they could make it a great success. North West Tonight is not such a wonderful programme, certainly not the best. I think HTV (Wales) have done pretty well when it comes to regional news. West on the other hand are a pile of pants. And I'm sure Mr BBC West employee, wherever he is at the moment, will agree with me when I say that.

Harrumph!

It's never too late to have a cat spayed, y'know.

I would listen... if only I could get it to work!

BRILLIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And about friggin' time too! I reckon that plasma screen will finally get regular use, the one which they only use on important occasions, for example the New York attacks and, um, Liverpool FC winning something.

Fred Talbot going? Aaw, I like him! Maybe, though, they're planning to replace him with a new team of on-screen weather presenters! We can but hope.

I'm so happy.

Hmph. I'll send it to you later, Steve.

I'd claw the vet's neck apart before he had a chance to touch any part of my body. Evil needle wielding scumbags that vets are. Being a cat is so tough. You humans have easy lives!

Rob McLaughlin just signed off tonight's show with 'Join us tomorrow for the end of an era' - it'll be the last ever Granada Tonight - AND I'LL BE WORKING! DAMN!

I might have given you some disinformation.

Fred the Weather has been sacked from This Morning. I got my wires crossed. He might still be on GR. Nice chap, IMHO. I once ate vol au vents with him.