Ron Goodwin

[…];24:13  Well, I mean, that's an exam. I can't remember what the others were. Anyway, while I was doing all this, I was also broadcasting for the BBC. I mean, I don't know. I found the time for all this, really, you could do it now, you know. And I was doing a weekly show called Variety Playhous[…]

Mike Hodges

[…]me -  all the commercial companies that overstaffed to begin with, and they were now shedding staff. So it was even worse and I'd applied to the BBC to get a job as a trainee cameraman and failed that. I mean, I, you know, they'd ask if you're a member of a camera club, or I mean, it was bizarr[…]

Jill Balcon (Day-Lewis)

[…]itish. I certainly could remember what was called the Polish Corridor at Gaumont British, and later of course I worked there a lot because it was the BBC television as you know after Ally Pally, Alexandra Palace that is. And now we're into Ealing I don't think I went all that often. No, I don't thin[…]

Aida Young (nee Cohen)

[…] I think that if I was starting and I wanted to go into the industry, I would go into television.  I would get trained by a television company - BBC or you know - and then try to be creative, direct if I could or produce, you know, because if you are with a company then you know you are going t[…]

Monty Berman

[…]ieCharteris from Paddy Carstairs, because Paddy knew Leslie. So we got an introduction toCharteris and twisted his arm. And then we offered it to the BBC, The Saint, and ofcourse they turned it downAlan Lawson: What was the reason, do you knowMonty Berman: No idea, well what is the reason why these […]

Jan Zilliacus

[…]h right.But of course, you know.Oh well.But we lost didn’t we Manny about two to one, we lost by about two to one.That’s right.MY: Yes, they were the BBC people I suppose.Mm, yes.Jan Zilliacus Tape 3 Side B100Yes, the BBC people.Yes.Y es.They’re bound to.There is a problem. So how do you feel about […]
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