Granada Talk TV
Granada Talk TV was a short-lived TV channel owned and operated by Granada Sky Broadcasting, a joint venture between BSkyB and Granada Television. It launched on 1 October 1996 with the other channels of the bouquet, but due to low viewership the channel ceased broadcasting on 31 August 1997.
The channel is perhaps best known for helping launch the careers of Sacha Baron Cohen, Natasha Kaplinsky and Graham Norton.
It also bred some of British television's most successful production talent, including Layla Sabih, Mark Cowley and Rob Burley.
Channel controller Will Smith became head of Granada London's Factual department, best known for the hit series Airline.
It closed on 31 August 1997 along with Sky 2 following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The final day's broadcasts were a simulcast of Sky News.
