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Head of Visual Arts at ATVObituary. It is with great regret that the Alexandra Palace Television Society has today learnt of the death of Richard Greenough, Designer (BBC 1948-1955, ATV 1955-1983).As …

… got a six- month contract with TV Newsreel; talks about the early days at Alexandra Palace. He then talks about the ‘takeover’ of the newsreel by the News Division under Tahu Hole; he talks abou…

…l and for this purpose the Ministry of Food requisitioned the Great Hall of the Alexandra Palace from 1941-1951.The BBC Television Unit had been set up at the Alexandra Palace in 1936 for experimental…

…d Berlitz to learn Italian. Gave it up, had an interview with Cecil McGivern at Alexandra Palace, taken on as an assistant librarian in the film library under Dick Cawston.He talks about working on va…

…uth at 16, inspired by his father's desire for job security. He transitioned to Alexandra Palace in 1936, working on early television experiments. Ward became the youngest maintenance engineer at 21, …

…he was given an interview with the controller of programmes at A.P. [Presumably Alexandra Palace, BBC], where he joined the television newsreel staff. filming of the Royal Wedding, and the proble…

.Travels with my Aunt with George Cukor .Offered Nicholas and Alexandra by Sam Spiegel.(28’40”) .Persuaded him to make it in Spain but then moved to Zagreb

…manager; he was then offered a permanent post and talks about his early days at Alexandra Palace working with Robert Barr, Ian Atkins and the scriptwriter Duncan Ross. He was given a late night show t…

…n the early war years. he then moves on to the immediate post war years at Alexandra Palace, and his meeting with Phil Dorte (Head of OBs and Film) and early days of television newsreel.His first…

… in 38 years.PREMISES.The convent at Maida Vale; the hostel in Grosvenor Square.Alexandra Palace.Marylebone Road (half the script department).Lime Grove.Television Centre.Threshold House.And Birmingha…