[…] he says, "No, out of the question." He says, "The BBC could never afford cinema-quality cartoons." He says, "I'll tell […]
[…]e union importantly, which were about the future of the film industry, which were about the future of television, should we have a second, should the BBC have a second channel, should they have a second channel. What should we do with Channel Four, should we have Channel Four and, you know, politica[…]
[…]riting for... Do you remember, did you know Julian Bond?I know the name.Yes. He started doing a lot of, well he later on did a lot of writing for the BBC and he did, he did a lot of adaptations, quite well known big series on television he did, but he was really just starting out at that time and st[…]
[…]took a sample, you know a film. I said, "Can I make some animated cartoons for you?" You know, "Oh" he says, "No, out of the question." He says, "The BBC could never afford cinema-quality cartoons." He says, "I'll tell you what, why don't you get some puppets, you know, stick your hand up a jumper a[…]
[…]nks about it the more disastrous Sydney Box is inretrospect.Maurice Carter: And we had to move out of Shepherd's Bush at that time, it was sold tothe BBC, three quarters the way through Columbus, so the whole shooting match had tobe transferred to Pinewood. Of course that was received with absolute […]
[…]ed to go. It was upstairs, I’m not sure if it wasn’t called the Lyric Club. I was asked to do a broadcast at St George’s Hall, well when I got to the BBC, they looked at the performers’ list, they said everything in St Georges has been cancelled - so far as I know, I had my rehearsal there-, I thoug[…]
[…]ed out to be a very clever lady.RF: They all had a talent of arts, Peter Rogers, Betty BoxVG: Otherwise, I never went back to the Bush again till the BBC did a thing on me. And I had to go back to the Bush and film on the very stage we worked on and my god that brought back memories, this is where t[…]