Live From Two
Live From Two was a regional UK daytime chat television show that aired on the Granada network. It was broadcast live from Granada's Studio 2 three days a week around 2 p.m. Brian Jacques was a guest on the show twice.
Episode 0090[]
- Original airdate: 11/14/1980
- Length: Approximately 45 minutes
Segments[]
- Host Shelley Rohde introduces the show.
- Clip of "I Cain't Say No" featuring Gloria Grahame from 1955 musical film "Oklahoma!" ~ 3 minutes
- Oscar-winning American actress Gloria Grahame discusses her Hollywood career, and working with director David Thacker on the play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" at The Dukes in Lancaster. ~ 10 minutes
- The Endellion String Quartet make their television debut performing Mozart's Minuet in E Flat. ~ 2 minutes
- American journalist and author of "Dear Philip: A diary of captivity, Changi, 1942-45" Freddy Bloom discusses her imprisonment at a military prisoner-of-war camp in Singapore after the Japanese took the country during World War II. ~ 8 minutes
- "Liverpudlian folk singer and poet" Brian Jacques performs his song, "Decasualisation", accompanied by guitar and discusses his career as a Liverpool dockman. ~ 12 minutes
- English actress and impressionist Faith Brown shows off her knack for different accents. ~ 10 minutes.
Contributors[]
- Presented by: Shelley Rohde
- Production Assistant: Liz Cotterill
- Floor Manager: Mike Carey
- Lighting: Alun Evans
- Camera: Doug Ryan
- Sound: Graham Atkinson
- Studio Vision: Albert Shepherd
- Vision Mixer: Heather Fraser
- Studio Supervisor: Mervyn Jones
- Theme music: Francis Monkman
- Graphic Designer: Steve Williams
- Design: Nick King
- Research: Susan Brookes, Max Graesser, Marian Nelson, David Wason
- Director: Ian Hamilton
- Executive Producer: Steve Morrison
- Producer: Sue Woodford
Episode 0141[]
- Original airdate: 08/12/1981
- Length: Approximately 40 minutes
Official Summary[]
Theme: bicycles, and the fact that the bicycle is enjoying a revival in the affections of the British public.
Segments[]
- Host Shelley Rohde introduces the show, and discusses the health and cost benefits of bicycling.
- Richard Ballentine discusses the revival of bicycling in studio, including the convenience compared to cars. ~ 10 minutes
- Amateur bicyclist and author of "Daisy, Daisy: A Grandmother's Journey Across America on a Bicycle" Christian Miller discusses traveling by bicycle across the United States. ~ 6 minutes
- "Ex-docker, writer, wit" Brian Jacques provides a comedic monologue about historic figures using bikes accompanied by guitarist Jack Owen. ~ 3 minutes
- Shelley Rohde discovers the joy of biking with a group by interviewing cyclers. ~ 4 minutes
- Beryl Burton, English women's racing cycling champion, discusses her professional career. ~ 11 minutes
- BMX biker Mike Chilvers provides a stunt showcase. ~ 3 minutes
- John Walton talks about the penny-farthing bicycle. ~ 3 minutes
Contributors[]
- Presented by: Shelley Rohde
- Production Assistant: Faye McCluckie
- Floor Manager: Nick Beaumont
- Lighting: Kennedy McCreadie
- Camera: Doug Ryan
- Sound: Alan Gill
- Studio Vision: Derek King
- Vision Mixer: Therese Meek
- Studio Supervisor: Mervyn Jones
- Theme music: Francis Monkman
- Graphic Designer: Steve Williams
- Design: Alison Hart
- Research: Liz Bloor, Susan Brookes, Anne Gregory, Sue Jackson
- Editor: Steve Hawes
- Director: Frank Hayes
- Producer: Peter Heinze