Peter Proud

  THE COPYRIGHT OF THIS RECORDING IS VESTED IN THE ACTT PROJECT. PETER PROUD INTERVIEWED BY SID COLE ON 18TH NOVEMBER 1987.SIDE ONE Peter Proud:  Sid Cole     My fam[…]

Adolph Simon

HISTORY PROJECT - ADOLPH SIMON​[TIME CODE IN ELAPSED TIME]​SIDE 1​Q:​This is the recording by the ACTT History Project on the 16th of October 1987, with Monsieur Adolph Simon, originally French, but now a long resident in England. Mr Simon, tell me when and where were you born? 00:00:20​AD[…]

Sidney Cole

SIDNEY COLE, producer, director, editor, ACT pioneer, ACTT activist interviewed by Alan Lawsonc ACTT History Project 1987Tape 1 Side 1AL : Where and when viere you born?SC : I was born in Oakley St., Kennington not very far according to one report from where Charlie Chaplin was born. If the win[…]

Bryan Langley

The copyright of this recording and transcript is vested in the BECTU History Project. Bryan Langley was interviewed by Arthur Graham on 18 November 1987.1. Improvising with film stockAG: We're on the different types of film stocks. What were their differences, and what were their special requiremen[…]

BEHP Bulletin no 3 Nov

www.historyproject.org.uk British Entertainment History Project Bulletin 3. November 2020 Dear all, Sorry this Bulletin is later coming out than we […]

BEHP Management Meeting 22 Aug 17

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Draft Member etc criteria June 2017

British Entertainment History Project Draft criteria: Members, Volunteers, Community Members Supporters For thirty years we have generally referred to anyone […]
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