Background
Isaacs, Jeremy Israel was born on September 28, 1932. Son of Isidore Isaacs and Sara Jacobs.
Isaacs, Jeremy Israel was born on September 28, 1932. Son of Isidore Isaacs and Sara Jacobs.
Student, Glasgow Academy. Student, Merton College, Oxford, England. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Strathclyde, 1983.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Bristol, 1988.
Producer, Granada TV (What the Papers Say, All Our Yesterdays) 1958, Associated Rediffusion (This Week) 1963. Producer, The World at War 1974, Director of Programmes 1974-1978. Special independent consultant TV series Hollywood, ITV, A Sense of Freedom, ITV, Ireland, a Television Documentary.
Director Royal Opera House since 1988 (Director since 1985). Governor British Film Institute since 1979. Chairman, British Film Institute Production Board 1979-1981.
James MacTaggart Memorial Lecturer, Edinburgh TV Festival 1979. Fellow, Royal Television Society 1978.
Producer: The World at War, 1974. Special independent consultant television series Hollywood, Independent Television, A Sense of Freedom, Independent Television, Ireland, a Television Documentary, British Broadcasting Corporation, Battle for Crete, New Zealand television. Chief Executive Officer Channel 4 television Company, 1981-1988.
Governor British Film Institute, since 1979. Chair British Film Institute Production Board, 1979-1981. James MacTaggart Memorial lecturer, Edinburgh television Festival, 1979.
Author: Storm Over Four: A Personal Account, 1989.
Fellow Royal television Society, British Academy Film and television Arts, British Film Institute.
Married 1st Tamara (nee Weinreich) in 1958 (deceased in 1986). Married 2nd Gillian Widdicombe in 1988.