Grandstand

Grandstand was a British television sport programme, and one of the BBC's longest running sports shows, alongside BBC Sports Personality of the Year. It was created by Paul Fox and Bryan Cowgill and launched on 11 October 1958. Its first presenter was Peter Dimmock. There were only four main presenters of the programme during its long history: David Coleman (who took over...
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  • Oct 11, 1958

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  • Jan 28, 2007

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Paul Fox

Sir Paul Fox, CBE, (born in 1925) is a British television executive, who spent much of his broadcasting career working for BBC Television, most prominently as the Controller...
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Bryan Cowgill

Bryan Cowgill (27 May 1927 – 14 July 2008) was a senior British television executive. He was Head of Sport for BBC Television from 1963-1973, Controller of BBC One from 1973...
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