John Halas

[…]Well, you remember, Bob, the Agency's put one immediately in your place, they appointed experts. There were experts on design, they are called to art directors. There are experts on television, media, they are called television executives. And then there are experts on story board design and they ar[…]

Lord Lew Grade

[…] invited you... Lew Grade : So Val became the managing director, Val Parnell that is, I became the deputy managing […]

Martin Gibbons

[…]ch the episode, and you know it's going wrong. But you can still enjoy it and the comedy is great. But for the people, the stars of the show, and the director, it must have been a nightmare. So Tony finally persuades the BBC that they can that they should start to record is worth mentioning, of cour[…]

Rosamund John (Silkin)

[…]ff me. Leslie was wonderful and taught me everything about film. He said don't let them fuss you; the important thing is your eyes.RG: A very patient director was he?RJ: Well he was an actor and therefore understood that actors like to rehearse. There were film directors in those days who thought ac[…]

Maurice Elvey

BECTU History Project - Interview No. 110  [Copyright BECTU]Maurice Elvey (film director) 11/11/1887 – 28/8/1967 by admin — last modified Jul 28, 2008 04:49 PMTranscription Date: [? Pilot Project]  -  Interview Date: 1963-10-01  -  Interviewer: Ralph Bond[…]

Reg Sutton

[…]alled the junior maintenance engineer and I was sent to Newcastle-on-Tyne to the studio centre and I went there in 1936 when Sir John Reith was still director general and Noel Astbridge was chief engineer. And I went into digs up there and had a very happy time up there I should go back a little. wh[…]
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