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Find sources: "John Fairley" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) **John Alexander Fairley** [FRTS](/source/Royal_Television_Society) (born 15 April 1938)[1] is a British former [television producer](/source/Television_producer) from [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), who now lives in [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire).[2] With William Allison he wrote the 1978 book *The Monocled Mutineer*, made into a well-known 1986 [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) controversial drama series, adapted by [Alan Bleasdale](/source/Alan_Bleasdale). ## Early life He was born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool).[2] He attended MerchantTaylor's school in Crosby, Merseyside and then went to [The Queen's College, Oxford](/source/The_Queen's_College%2C_Oxford). ## Career ### Newspapers He started at the *[Bristol Evening Post](/source/Bristol_Post)* in 1963, then went to the *[London Evening Standard](/source/London_Evening_Standard)* in 1964. ### Radio From 1965 to 1968, he was a radio producer with BBC Radio. ### Yorkshire Television He worked for Yorkshire Television (now [ITV Yorkshire](/source/ITV_Yorkshire)). He was a television producer from 1968 to 1978. He became Managing Director of Yorkshire-Tyne Tees Television in 1993 until April 1995. He was replaced on 15 May 1995 by Bruce Gyngell, the former managing director from 1984 to 1992 of TV-am. During his employment at Yorkshire Television, he was the Producer of the cave diving documentary *[The Underground Eiger](/source/The_Underground_Eiger)*.[3] ## Publications He has written numerous books with [Simon Welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Welfare&action=edit&redlink=1). - *[The Monocled Mutineer](/source/The_Monocled_Mutineer)*, 1978, about the [Étaples mutiny](/source/%C3%89taples_mutiny), written with [William Allison](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Allison_(journalist)&action=edit&redlink=1) - *[Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_C_Clarke%27s_Mysterious_World&action=edit&redlink=1)*, published by Fontana 1980, written with [Simon Welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Welfare&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Arthur C Clarke](/source/Arthur_C_Clarke) - *[Arthur C Clarke's World of Strange Powers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_C_Clarke%27s_World_of_Strange_Powers&action=edit&redlink=1)*, published by Collins 1984, written with [Simon Welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Welfare&action=edit&redlink=1) and Arthur C Clarke - *[Arthur C Clarke's Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_C_Clarke%27s_Chronicles_of_the_Strange_and_Mysterious&action=edit&redlink=1)*, published by HarperCollins 1987, written with [Simon Welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Welfare&action=edit&redlink=1) and Arthur C Clarke - *[Arthur C Clarke's Mysteries](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arthur_C_Clarke%27s_Mysteries&action=edit&redlink=1)*, published by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. 1998, written with [Simon Welfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Welfare&action=edit&redlink=1) ## Personal life He lives in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), in [Eddlethorpe](/source/Eddlethorpe) in [Ryedale](/source/Ryedale). He is married and has three daughters. ## See also - [Ward Thomas (television executive)](/source/Ward_Thomas_(television_executive)), former chairman from 1993 to 1997 of Yorkshire Television ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["John Alexander Fairley"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/qciRnj39SOK_eK1uzp8qGWHBfXw/appointments). *[Companies House](/source/Companies_House)*. Retrieved 23 December 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Highfield_Princess_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Highfield_Princess_2-1) Berry, Chris (14 January 2023). ["Highfield Princess: At the Yorkshire yard of former Channel 4 Racing boss John Fairley's 'fastest sprinter in Europe'"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-farming/highfield-princess-at-the-yorkshire-yard-of-former-channel-4-racing-boss-john-fairleys-fastest-sprinter-in-europe-3985786). *[The Yorkshire Post](/source/The_Yorkshire_Post)*. Retrieved 23 December 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Underground Eiger"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210924085949/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6dc39959). *BFI*. British Film Institute. Archived from [the original](https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6dc39959) on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2018. ## External links - [John Fairley at BFI](https://web.archive.org/web/20210803224446/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba14d0726) - [John Fairley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265607/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Pen and Sword – John Fairley](https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/John-Fairley/a/2615) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Fairley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fairley) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fairley?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.