Bernard Gribble

[…]ave been had some connection with the army or something anyway then it was a question of the voice over the coronation of Richard Dimbleby.SPEAKER: M4BBC wanted to march. So OK we got Richard down played overseas. Ha. Yes. The moment of crowning has come. No really I should have said. And he put his[…]

John Cotter

[…]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[…]

Gerry Weinbren

[…]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[…]

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[…]

Robert Scott

[…]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 […]

Pete Murray

[…]  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 […]

Val Guest

[…]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[…]
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