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Interviewed by Andrew Dawson, University of Greenwich, 24 August 2010 Roy, before we actually get started on the interview can you give me your date of birth please? It was the tenth of March 1927. Okay. You’re one of the founders of The ACT BECTU History Proje[…]
[…] wrong. So what would you say are the main areas of work that you've done?Howard Lanning 13:40 Well, in the beginning, it was it was like documentaries, or sponsored films commercials. And then I was given my first big break with Candid Camera that actually came by the Samuelson organisa[…]
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