[…]t was full anyway. And frankly, it was only when Peter told them that he'd been offered a job by Transport. Edgar had moved to Transport by then. RG: British Transport Films. SE: that they eventually said, "No, no, don't, you know, you'll be a director writer," ...he'd done a bit of directing here a[…]
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[…] I'll go back now to the States. Well, after a while, and mother got herself a job. It was some secret work. I don't know what it was. It was for the British purchasing commission in New York. And that afforded her enough to get a small flat, which we did, which was on Lexington Avenue, overlooking […]
[…]d from time to time as assistant for other cameramen. Other cameramen I worked for—I remember working for—were James Ritchie, later a producer at the British Rail Unit, and John Reed [UNVERIFIED], John R.F. Stewart, and Bill Pollard. It was with Bill Pollard I remember having possibly my most enjoya[…]
[…]both down. So somehow, how we did it I don't know, I wasn't quite the size I am now. So we got down, that was one of those things.We also went out to British Columbia to a small holding, there which was on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, and he had an orchard and a small field with some cows and he h[…]
[…] everybody was in those days.!JL: Now we 've got onto British Transport Films, that was 1949. DA: That was May 1st, 1949. […]
[…] Robson: They were originally designed for the silent days, with British Acoustic pull-through sound heads on the bottom. Lovely. That […]
[…]was - we had very ancient equipment, it was Gaumont Chronos.Alan Lawson: Blimey!David Robson: They were originally designed for the silent days, with British Acoustic pull-through sound heads on the bottom. Lovely. That part of it was lovely. And a 25 amp - so low-intensity - arcs and the front shut[…]
[…] years back! And I took him to Bowden House the British photographic museum, and he was amazed, you see. So […]
