| Collection | Bernard Weatherill Papers |
| Description | This video contains footage of the lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London at which the 'What the Papers Say' awards for 1989 were presented. The awards ceremony is introduced by David Plowright, the Chairman of Granada television, the speech and presentations made by Weatherill and the announcement of the winners by Russell Davies. Weatherill's speech is on the theme of parliament and a free press being the greatest guarantees of a free society. A note on the video box in his writing says 'not the easiest audience', and they seem to react with little enthusiasm. Following the presentation of the awards, there is a review of the 34 years of the life of the programme, which started being screened on ITV, moved to Channel Four and then to BBC2. This review shows the programme to continue its original rationale as a critique of newspapers, with the personal views of the presenter - usually a distinguished journalist. |
| Related Person | Plowright, David, (1930-2006), chairman of Granada Television |
| Davies, Russell, (1946-), television broadcaster |