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TV executive, former sports writer and showbiz agent - Michael Grade explores his life through the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Archive. From his earliest job as a sports writer on the Daily Mirror, to his varied career as Controller ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1, Chief Executive of Channel 4 and now in charge of ITV, Michael Grade's life has been a very public one. In conversation with John Wilson, Michael reflects on the soundtrack to his life drawn through over 30 years of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ sound archives. Coming from a showbusiness family, with an agent for a father and uncles Lew Grade and Bernard Delfont in theatre and TV, Michael Grade has seen at first-hand how the language of variety and vaudeville can work. In his 6-year career at the Daily Mirror, as "Mike Grade" he had a sports column and learned how to work with the press. His move into TV came in the 1970s and from the 1980s he was a major player in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV, becoming Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1. Here he hears the sound archive of his life and ponders what he's learned and how he's developed, from his earliest writings to his return to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ in 2004 and his later defection to ITV. Producer: Emma Kingsley First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 2009.