David Robson

[…]as nobody to look after me as a baby. I was shipped off to Welwyn Garden City, my grandparents, his mother and father. And I was brought up at Welwyn for quite some time. I don't know whether you know Welwyn, it's a beautiful place.Alan Lawson: Yes, yes, yes.David Robson: The main Cambridge line run[…]

Harry Fowler

[…]derful man. I think one of the best things I have ever seen in my life – certainly one of the best cast series is Dad’s Army. Perry and Croft deserve award after award for the casting of that show. I have never seen such a combination of good casting. OK you can get John le Mesurier and Captain Main[…]

Jill Balcon (Day-Lewis)

[…]time he came home. So I can't say it was close in the way that I think families are now because children were so much more circumscribed about. Well, for one thing, there were keepers and he had a staff of servants. And for another thing.Jill Balcon  1:59  He didn't play any sort[…]

Angela Allen

[…]ject is Angela Allen interviewed by Linda Wood, November 27th 1990, File 168Honorary Member of the Guild of British Camera Technicians (GBCT) and was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the Queen's New Year’s Honour's List in 1996. Film titles are in bold textUnknown words have be[…]

Cyril Page

[…]ou've got a bonus..." Oh! Oh yes, by the way, if I can go back to Korea. Um...just go back for seconds...These things come to my mind...Um...I got an award, at the BBC, and Rene Cutforth. So we had to go and see um...the Director General...Haley...and er up to Broadcasting House, and get a glass of […]

David Prosser

[…] ACTT History Project. David Prosser, Newsreel cameraman, later BBC film cameraman. Recorded on the 23rd of the fifth, 1989 at his home in Chandler's Ford, Interviewer Alan Lawson. Side one.[break in recording]Alan Lawson: David, to ask you first, where and when were you born?David Prosser: Born Car[…]

Francis Searle

[…]hing is, emphasis has changed completely.Roy Fowler  26:22  Let's tidy up. Then. Let's start with the dancers. Your memories of the dancing award?Speaker 1  26:30  Couple of rogues, coward Jimmy, but thank you how successful I became, honey Mayfield hotel and what have you incred[…]

Len Runkel

[…]ly using Otter, https://get.otter.ai/interview-transcription/.It provides a basic, but unverified or proofread transcript of the interview. Therefore, the British Entertainment History Project (BEHP) accepts no liability for any misinterpretation of the content of this interview.However, the BE[…]

Julia Cave

[…]ybody there and from the excellent editors and the whole, whole thing was a great experience for me.  And of course, we won, as a team the BAFTA award. Norman Swallow: Which year? Sorry the usual question.Julia Cave: Well I can’t do years you see.  It’s whatever year BBC2 18:00 o[…]

Patrick (Paddy) Carey

[…]Paddy Carey  32:27  Laura Lee, really lovely. commentary on any film I've ever had, I thinkJohn Taylor  32:34  it got 10 numerous awards, didn't it? Yes, it did. I can't remember which Oscars got the ticket and American or Oscar.Paddy Carey  32:43  It was nominated for […]
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