[…]ing an Arts Correspondent on Scotland Today that was one thing. There weren't always stories every day and it became clear after a few weeks that the best thing to do was to make documentaries if you could because that gave you a project and there were documentary slots that we made. Half-hour thing[…]
[…]e doing an apprenticeship you see and you were studying you didn’t have to go in the Army [0:10:00] you got deferments so I literally became the best qualified apprentice in south London because I was, I had to keep studying because if I’d stopped studying I would have to go and go in the Army […]
[…]neral election night at three on the day of my day, my university final exams. So I've committed like party member, I believe the Labour Party is the best way of representing working people and people who need representation. And I'm pleased that my job was back to and with Thompson's brings me into[…]
[…]ea quarter of the B.B.C.’s output must come from independents. And George and I, two seniorproducers in the department, were invited by Will to go to BAFTA, sit on the stage andanswer questions about what sort of things we felt we wanted from independents (we theB.B.C.) wanted from independents and […]
[…]e Goon Show, etc. So he didn't have the time to get involved to the extent that he would want to. So he declined. Time, but he wished us all the very best love, peace from spike, etc. So I then thought, Well, why don't we ask Sir John Betje````min? And I wrote to him, and he replied, Yes, I'd love t[…]
[…]se is awards and honours and things like that. Have you had any [inaudible]?Well, I’m a Fellow of the Royal College of Art, and, I’ve got a BAFTA.For?A Channel 4 film Cutting Edge: Casualties.Ah, OK. And your parents did what? It’s sort of relevant.[laughs] My father was in the A[…]
[…]ight of this interview lies with the \british Entertainment History ProjectInterview with Jean KentJean Kent (1921-) is a British film and television actress whose work spanned seven decades. Often known for playing bad girls, her film credits include Fanny by Gaslight (1945) Good Time G[…]
