Editing Jeremy Isaacs (section)

==Early life==
Isaacs was born in [[Glasgow]] from what were described as "Scottish Jewish roots".<ref>Attias, Elaine. [https://archive.today/20130131232712/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475576371.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+01,+1986&author=Elaine+Attias&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Britain's+exciting+Channel+4+breaking+all+lthe+TV+rules&pqatl=google "Britain's exciting Channel 4 breaking all the TV rules"], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 1 November 1986. Accessed 31 August 2011. "In his early 50s, he is a personal and passionate man who went from Scottish Jewish roots to a philosophy degree at Oxford, presidency of the [[Oxford Union]] and on to top programming positions at Thames and Granada television, Britain's powerful commercial independents."</ref> He grew up in [[Hillhead]], the son of a jeweller and a [[General practitioner|GP]], and is a cousin to virologist [[Alick Isaacs]]. He was educated at the independent [[The Glasgow Academy|Glasgow Academy]] and [[Merton College, Oxford]], where he read [[Classics]].<ref name="MCreg">{{cite book|editor1-last=Levens|editor1-first=R.G.C.|title=Merton College Register 1900–1964|date=1964|publisher=Basil Blackwell|location=Oxford|page=425}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.theguardian.com/money/2008/sep/06/workandcareers.television | title= My mentors | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jeremy | last=Isaacs | date=6 September 2008}}</ref> Whilst at Oxford he served as President of the [[Oxford Union]]. He also served in the [[Royal Scots Fusiliers]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/544342/index.html | title=Jeremy Isaacs | work=Screenonline | first=Tise | last=Vahimagi | access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>