Search Results for: GPO Film Unit

[…]f August, 1933 and lived there until 1948, then moved to another council estate.  But left school 1950.  I had two years’ training with the GPO as a telephone engineer, then went into the RAF for two years’ national service, 1952 – 54, and when I came out I went back to the GPO until 1957 […]

[…] in the 1930s as a documentary editor working at the GPO Film Unit with John Grierson and Cavalcanti. From there Hamer moved […]

[…] and all those places, they couldn't dial a telephone, let alone lay a line and all that kind of thing. They were having to rely upon the guys in the GPO who had been called up and put in the signals and asking them how you do this. Oh yes, jolly ho, I see. Oh yes jolly good. Well can you get me a p[…]