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:''For the former VFL player, see Bill Grundy (footballer). William Grundy (18 May 1923 – 9 February 1993) was an English television presenter and host of ''Today'', a regional news programme broadcast on Thames Television. In the latter role, he gained national attention for his interview with the Sex Pistols in 1976 during which group members swore. The interview destroyed Grundy's career, elevated the Sex Pistols to notoriety, and signalled the arrival of punk rock.〔("Never mind four-letter words... here's the Sex Pistols: when television met punk rock" ). The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2012〕 ==Biography== The son of a factory owner, Bill Grundy was born in Manchester, Lancashire, in 1923 and educated at the University of Manchester, where he read geology. Grundy began his career as a geologist and as a part-time journalist. When Granada Television began broadcasting in 1956, Grundy auditioned for the post of newsreader, which at first he held in tandem with his geological work. He was the first television presenter to present the Beatles on Granada Television on 17 October 1962. As well as writing a regular column for ''Punch'' magazine, Grundy appeared on several TV shows, including ''People and Places'' and ''Man About the House'', but he is best remembered for hosting the ''Today'' show. In an early ''faux pas'' he filmed a report to camera on the Ilford North by-election and was deeply critical of the constituency. Unfortunately he was filming in Ilford South at the time. Grundy was also the producer of ''The Flower of Gloster'', a children's TV serial. The 1967 drama, about four youngsters who take a narrow boat from North Wales to London, was broadcast as 13 weekly episodes. Based on a 1911 book of the same name by E. Temple Thurston, it was Granada TV's first venture into colour. Grundy also wrote a book of the same name, basically an updated version of Thurston's original.〔''The Flower of Gloster'', Grundy, Bill, Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd, London. 1970〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Grundy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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