[…] Australians are called Bluey, and he took Hill from his wife’s second husband, Roland, Roland Hill. Oh, he called himself Roland Hill, that’s right. Alan Roland Hill. He changed it by deed poll when he came to England because he didn’t like Picapitals and I don’t blame him, it’s a peculiar name (la[…]
[…] Manager and you stay a Floor Manager." If you'd been an Accounts Clerk you'd probably stay an Accounts Clerk you see. But I was given, because Harry Alan Towers rang me up when I went to - I had big publicity because I resigned from the BBC because an advertising agency wanted me to go, took me ove[…]
BECTU History ProjectInterview no: 357Interviewee: Peggy Hyde-Chambers Interviewer: Alan LawsonNo of tapes 1 Duration: 1:09:58COPYRIGHT: No use may be made of any interview material without the permission of the BECTU History Project (http://www.historyproject.org.uk/). Copyright of interview materi[…]
[…]ehind the history project? How did you come to...Manny Yospa: I'm not sure, I think Roy Fowler, I think was the guiding light, he started it off, and Alan Lawson, he joined it. Because I never knew Roy Fowler before but I knew Alan Lawson from years ago.Charles Drazin: Yes. So you must have met a lo[…]
BECTU History ProjectInterview no: 281Interviewee: Alice (Queenie) Turner Interviewers: Alan Lawson and Syd Wilson No of tapes: OneDuration: 01:04:30COPYRIGHT: No use may be made of any interview material without the permission of the BECTU History Project (http://www.historyproject.org.uk/). Copyri[…]