| Tim Graham | |
| Birth Name: | Timothy Graham |
| Birth Date: | 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Holloway, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Years Active: | 1983–2015 |
| Notable Works: | Boiling Point |
| Father: | John Graham |
Timothy Graham (1958 - 6 September 2015)[1] was from Holloway, London of Irish/Scots parentage and the son of John Graham. In his own right, he was a British, RTS Award-winning TV Producer,[2] journalist, former television presenter, chairman and founder of Soho-based Fin London.[3] [4]
Graham began his TV career as a researcher on ITV show Number 73 (1983–1984)[5] and became its music associate (1985).[6] He worked on two series of Tyne Tees' The Tube,[7] before becoming presenter on Channel 4's BAFTA-winning Wired (1988), working with artists including Elton John, Miles Davis, Paul Weller, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Iggy Pop.[8] [9]
He also co-devised BBC Children's series What's That Noise!, which won a Royal Television Society Children's Entertainment Award in 1992.[10] [2]
In 1997, Tim was promoted to deputy editor of cable and satellite channel Granada Talk TV.[11]
At LWT, Graham executive-produced shows including Gordon Ramsay's Beyond Boiling Point (2000), having produced the chef's first television series Boiling Point (1999), including its pilot episode for Channel 4.[12]
In early 2001, Tim was promoted to Deputy Managing Director of LWT's digital unit The Lab - having formed its start-up team as Head of Development.[13] He headed-up shows including The End of the Week Show, a topical discussion programme with Mariella Frostrup[14] and created the first series of ITV's The Borough, which was awarded special commendation by the ITC.[15]
Later producing work included A Place in the Sun[16] and, at his own production company, exec'ing the lead episode of Megafactories Series 5 for National Geographic Channel which aired in over 66 countries worldwide.[17]
Tim began his media career as an Arts/Music writer for pop culture magazines including BLITZ, Melody Maker and Hot Press. For radio, he produced the Radio 1 Doing the Business documentary 'The Glass Ceiling', about women in the music business.[18]
Graham wrote poetry for a number of audio books, including Cricket: A Sport in Verse which features his work Mantra of the Beast and Beirut Wedding Poem.[19]
Tim voiced a number of commercials, including Guerlain for ITV, Rimmel and Siemens.[20]