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[…]st year with re-sits and I think it became apparent that it wasn't my thing, university, so my Dad knew a guy at the bank who knew of somebody at the BBC, John Byres, who was the Operations Manager at the BBC at the time so I went through and had a chat to John Byres and, fortunately, because I was […]

[…]  Another one.  I’ve actually got a picture of myself somewhere in there [Laughter]MIKE DICK:  It says you’re an extra in the crowd in BBC Bunker, is that…PETE MURRAY:  BBC?MIKE DICK:  BBC Bunker.  That’s, That’s how its termed… PETE MURRAY:  I’ve never heard […]

[…]Gaumont British News doing, again, run of the mill newsstories all over the place in England, Scotland and everywhere. And then a job came up with theBBC, I saw it advertised in the Times, so I thought I would have a go at that. So I got it. I got thisjob with Camera and BBC Television News based at[…]

[…]e never known anybody shoot with such low ratios. I mean when we went out shooting Peter shot the shot and that was it there was no messing about. No BBC 40 takes. It was just what he knew exactly what he wanted it was all absolutely planned that went in his head not on paper. And eventually they th[…]

[…]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[…]

[…]unds like two years for Ealing... You went there in 1937 until 1939...PS. Yes.. yes.. And I liked Ealing very much... And way after the war, when the BBC formed a film unit, and I got in, they bought Ealing Studios, and it was home from home, because I went there, and one of the electricians who'd k[…]

[…]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[…]