David Robson

[…]he problem was, the Americans insisted on directing it. A producer is a director, or the other way round, they're different names - a producer is the director. So the producer, when he was told by the company that it has to be television, can't go edit. "Can't edit? You mean to say we've go to get i[…]

Lew Grade

[…] we joined them...Alan Sapper : They invited you...Lew Grade : So Val became the managing director, Val Parnell that is, I became the deputy managing director. And I suggested that Prince Littler, who owned the Moss Stoll group, become the chairman. And we went on from there ...Alan Sapper : And it […]

John Aldred

[…]he sound director was Sash Fischer, another legendary figure who used to wear a dagger inside his socks, I don't know what for, perhaps to attack the director. The picture was finished and we were dubbing it and we didn't know this at the time but the director, George Cukor was an absolute terror at[…]

Bernard Vorhaus – HP0219

Bernard Vorhaus (film director) 25/12/1904 – 23/11/2000 by admin — last modified Jul 27, 2008 02:46 PM BIOGRAPHY: Bernard Vorhaus […]

Michael Houldey

[…]ence behind me. And the time came for me to eventually to leave. I didn't go on to Italy. I didn't go on to Spain. I left saying, I want to be a film director. I want to be Francois Truffaut, which is slightly ambitious. But nevermind, you have to aim high. And I thought, How do I do this? Well, I'v[…]

Sandy Ross

Sandy Ross - Transcript [Interviewer is Janet McBain, Date of Recording 14 07 2018] [Start of Recording] [00:00]I: This is an interview with Sandy Ross for the Scottish Broadcasting Heritage Group's Oral History project. The interviewer is Janet McBain, the date is 14th July 2018 and […]

Ernest Maxin

 Ernest Maxin Side 143:17 SPEAKERSErnest Maxin, Linda Wood, Manny Yospa Manny Yospa  0:00  This is a BECTU History Project. The date is 17 November 2000 Manny Yospa  0:07  The Interviewee  is Ernest Maxin . The file number is […]

A F (Peter) Birch

[…]low too, I met him later on in Southern Television. He was in charge of a department, then he died didn't he? Poor chap. Saville was a rather a fiery director. Yes he could say things like that. Didn't mean them of course.Alan Lawson : He did with Lyndon.Peter Birch : He didn't fire him though, did […]
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