Virginia McKenna

[…]The Edwardians (1972-4),[105] and the one I was in was called ‘Darling Daisy’. The costumes were, to be believed, they were so beautiful. As only the BBC can do, I think – certainly in those days – the quality of the production in every way. I mean, even your petticoat, which was never seen; everyth[…]

Bill Ward

[…]ard  1:28   I didn't know. I never had any idea. Hadn't the faintest idea? I got into into radio because I joined  BBC Plymouth, 5PY, which was a local radio station BBC, of course, had to be in those days, 1932 ,32 and my father knew the chief engineer of the Plym[…]

John Schlesinger

[…]The River Plate as a result of that. So I had some mentors. And Basil Dearden was a mentor of mine as well. And in the years following my time at the BBC I became 2nd unit director on The Four Just Men, Basil was very good to me and gave me chunks of series to do which     &[…]

Sheelagh Rees

[…]e?Yes, that’s right, mm.And it had a marble bathroom.[Laughter]Mind you we were in bunk beds, which was a bit of a letdown because my letter from the BBC said it would be dormitory type accommodation sharing, they didn’t say you would be in a bunk bed, you know.[05:06][Laughter]But anyway I’d been i[…]

Rudolph (Rudi) Cartier

[…]yone in television. I'll introduce you he said and. So the next day came an invitation to meet Michael Barry at the Royal Automobile Club, not at the BBC, and we started talking and I said and may I tell you what I think of BBC Television. He said yes, tell me. And I said I think nothing, it's just […]

BEHP Bulletin no 9 July 2021

[…] had a most enlightening meeting with Alban Webb of the BBC /Sussex archive project which l aunch ed the next […]

BEHP Bulletin no 2 June 2020

[…] She can be contacted at sue.malden@b tinternet.com New Collection of BBC Pebble Mill Interviews We have recently received a major […]
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