[…]ng in and in three weeks it was difficult to buy space it was quite incredible. It was aclose run thing. Rediffusion had the resources and we didn't, ATV was fairly shaky, ABC weren'tbecause they the whole of the cinema chain behind them. It was quite a relief when the moneystarted to come in.Taylor[…]
[…] him that he is mistaken]In ‘Blowers’ we thought as it was a success we would go and make some more and Francis Essex at Elstree…who was in charge of ATV, he had written these, and they were a little unwieldy and I had to go over them a bit. But they were charming stories. We took over this little v[…]
[…]sp;as an ex Eighth Army manI was quite tickled with the job.Where was that shot?ATV Studios at Borehamwood. Various things at EMI and BIP. I'm afraid Ithen became an […]
[…] it may have been a permanent job and eventually they paid over the rate, eventually. But in the early days a lot of the BBC left the BBC and went to ATV and the other channels, you know. But eventually they did pay over the rate and were very good employers, you know on the whole. But, do you know,[…]
[…] have a name? David Reid, he used to be at ATV. And I thought that was very nice. So I […]
[…] and he used to do that terrible commercial programme for ATV in Birmingham, Mrs Somebody's Lodger, who was it? Don't […]
[…] close run thing. Rediffusion had the resources and we didn't, ATV was fairly shaky, ABC weren't because they the whole […]
[…] Hood, The Adventures of Sir Lancelot and The Buccaneers for ATV; The Adventures of Black Beauty and Dick Turpin for […]
[…]as pretty heavily policed. I mean, there's a lovely story told about STV. Francis Essex had just arrived and Francis was a very dashing wee chap from ATV and London and very much a Light Entertainment specialist, and indeed, hadn't long won the Bafta for a show with Millie [Millicent] Martin, as I r[…]
[…]ss so with ITN. I mean they were terrific but you didn’t feel that big back up. 2 hours 30 mins DB: No. 2.30.01 And certainly the same with ATV I should think. PB-C: Sure. DB: Yes, I’d agree with that. When I first went outside the BBC, where I’d been born and brought up, to Tham[…]
