[…]did work, because Panorama was perhaps too much so in my time, too much of a news programme. Donald Edwards who was then the Editor of News and Current Affairs called it a news bulletin deluxe, a weekly news bulletin deluxe. ‘The Economist’ said it was difficult to do a news…it was done […]
[…]he best of the available seating at the show of their choice. My message on the day in question was rather vague in that “some members from the teams currently playing in the Roses Match might pop in so if they do, take care of them”. One did and I went up to greet the player in the foyer and asked […]
[…]ection there was an STV reception at the Liberal Democrat Conference in the Corran Halls in Oban. David Scott who was, at that time, Head of News and Current Affairs of STV said, "I would like you to come and work for STV in the run up to the next election." Didn't hear anything from David Scott for[…]
[…] Tony Jay is going and I want you to be head of his departmentSp: What was her position at that time.Bill Cotton Jr: She was head of talks or head of current affairs. No head of talks group.I said what makes you think that I would drop my seniority to become a head of department with you. I'm doing […]
[…]e you became qualified within the BBC, taking on a senior position?Michael Aldridge 3:27 Yes, they did. Well, I worked mainly in news and current affairs in The Grove when I started with the BBC. I didn't spend much time at Ealing, it was mainly at The Grove. And then from The Grove, I w[…]
[…] care about it, don’t know anything about it’. ‘Perfect’, he said, ‘just the very person’. So I became Head of Factual Programmes, News and Current Affairs and Documentaries at Channel 4 and then later Director of Programmes.Tell us a bit about the starting up and the...Liz Forgan Page&nbs[…]
[…] was a chauffeur reporting for duty. But that that was quite interesting. These currently currently Congress went up the east coast of Scotland that went round to&nb[…]
[…]: Talks meant talks and documentaries and features. But it wasstill called talks and current affairs it meant, it meant current affairs, itmeant features, it meant documentaries.&n[…]
