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[…] to watch ’em. So I always made sure at the BBC, I rang up the publicity people and I always […]

[…] lessons. SF: Yes. And risen through the ranks-ish in the BBC. SF: Yes. Started as a floor manager. SF: Yes. […]

[…] he says, "No, out of the question." He says, "The BBC could never afford cinema-quality cartoons." He says, "I'll tell […]

[…] said, "Commercial television is coming up." Had you done any BBC television as an actress, or as a director? Joan […]

[…]g the films, was, publicity. It seemed to me, there’s no point in making the damn things if nobody’s going to watch ’em. So I always made sure at the BBC, I rang up the publicity people and I always made sure that the press got copies and all that stuff. And, chatted people up and tried to get showi[…]

[…]on’t get a lot of parts with an accent.SF: No, of course, not.So he’d gone and taken elocution lessons.SF: Yes.And risen through the ranks-ish in the BBC.SF: Yes.Started as a floor manager.SF: Yes.And worked in the BBC. So when I met him he’d just made a little film, I think I was about... How old w[…]

[…]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[…]

[…]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[…]