[…]eeded to do was simply the Company and refocus it around the core asset, which was STV and Scotland, so that the heart of the plan was actually simplicity. It was kind of, you know, it was back to the past. It was to refocus the Company around the Crown Jewel assets, which was still profitable, stil[…]
[…]s a documentary, basically, about them but with their concert. I: It won a few awards, didn't it, that programme? R: It did, yeah, it won a BAFTA. I: How did you, you must be quite...? R: Oh yeah, yeah, absolutely! [61:29]I: We are back in VT and by this time, what, we are i[…]
[…]week or two weeks, suddenly all the stars started leaving the ship. And they went by helicopter to a hotel in portrait days, which is the nearest big city, big town. And, in the end, anyone who was of any importance have gone ashore, we will have done both the ship. But I loved it. I have my own dug[…]
[…]arly Bond films. So Harold Baim was a name I knew and respected and I met him went to his office in London. Curiously he asked if I was going to stay living where I was living. Well that was now my home and I thought that rather curious but possibly he thought that.If I worked for him information wo[…]
[…]o.Like the director’s slogging away every night doing the shot list for the next day, you know.Yes, yes. Mm, ah now we come to the piece de, piece de BAFTA, ‘Testament of Youth’.Exactly. [Laughter]How did ‘Testament of Youth’ come about?I had a phone call from, mm, should I introduce that for you ?Y[…]
[…]e had about three scripts when Moira, Morra Armstrong who did it so beautifully too. That was studio, studio and a bit of film. [Laughter] And it won BAFTA didn’t it?Yes.And it beat Tinker, Tailor that everybody else thought would win. So there you go, life’s full of surprises. [Laughter]Now some po[…]
[…]sually worked as war correspondents, like my father and Martin Grayand people like that - they all worked as war correspondents and were consequently living asofficers in the mess. I can remember in France I was a Corporal, despatch rider, the BorderRegiment and I went to Arras, I went through Arras[…]
[…]ause he was instrumental in lots of movies that I did and were wonderful. John Slessinger, all his movies. The first nomination I got for BAFTA was on a John Slessinger picture which was Sunday Bloody Sunday.I am getting to feel quite hot under the collar that I am not mentioning your To[…]
[…]own to join him. And of course, when I go into film, doesn't it? There was no more thought of South Africa because we were on night work, and we were living earning an excess of 11 pound a week. And that was more than professional people in 1936 Rodney Giesler 2:04 they pa[…]
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