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.
Go ahead. You've got five more seconds. Say something outrageous. (His infamous last words to the Sex Pistols, December 1976, "Today Programme." The Pistols obliged him, and the ensuing ruckus cost him his job.)
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Fact
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His son, Tim Grundy, was also a radio and television presenter.
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Conducted the legendary interview with The Sex Pistols in 1976 on the Today show. The Pistols were swearing and some people felt that he goaded them during the interview. It is remembered as a landmark in British TV history.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Flower of Gloster
1967
TV Series producer - 13 episodes
World in Action
1963
TV Series documentary producer - 2 episodes
All Our Yesterdays
1960
TV Series documentary producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
World in Action
1963
TV Series documentary production team - 6 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Kind of Loving
1982
TV Mini-Series
Interviewer
The Punch Review
1975
TV Series
Man About the House
1974
Interviewer
People and Places
1962
TV Series
Presenter
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012
writer: "Shivas Regal Theme For Gypsy"
Der Schuh des Manitu
2001
writer: "Theme for Gypsy"
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
writer: "Shivers Regal"
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
World in Action
1963
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen...
1978
TV Series
Himself
In Search of...
1978
TV Series documentary
Himself
Today
1976
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Getting Sentimental Over You
1969
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Filth and the Fury
2000
Documentary
Himself
Sex Pistols Number 1
1977
Short
Himself
Known for movies
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) as Soundtrack
$20 Million
