Betty Willingale

This recording was transcribed by funds from the AHRC-funded ‘History of Women in British Film and Television project, 1933-1989’, led by Dr Melanie Bell (Principal Investigator, University of Leeds) and Dr Vicky Ball (Co-Investigator, De Montfort University). (2015).BECTU History ProjectInterview n[…]

F E (Ernie) Diamond

[…]are a bit older than me. And then what would your schooling like you went to the ordinary elementary school.Sid Cole  0:03  grada what your films were, at some point, Colin will come in because he wants to ask you a lot of detail about actual construction and his right to call your constru[…]

Peter Proud

[…]bsp;as I loved selling things. That's possibly the connection of getting myself into films. But that was how it went onfor years and everybody, my brother, alas he&n[…]

Reg Sutton

[…]ry Project - Interview No. 17 [Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: Unknown - draft analytical transcription by Sarah Easen, British Universities Film and Video CouncilInterview Date: 1987-09-16Interviewer: Roy FowlerInterviewee: Reg SuttonSound recordist: Taffy HainesTape 1, Side 1 Roy Fow[…]

John Turner

[…]e head master said, you know, "Oh, you'll presumably go into a bank or something like that." So, I hadn't a clue what to do but I had an uncle in the film business and he said he could get me a job. And so I told this head master that I was going into the film business and he was absolutely astounde[…]

Bill Cotton

[…]aylor: You said it was simpler in those days. So you had a good start in life.Bill Cotton Jr: In terms of the industry, yes. My brother went into the film industry, he was a pilot, a mosquito pilot during the war, and he caught TB, and when he was3rdcured of that he went to Shepperton and became a a[…]
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