[…]cepted the call. They said come tomorrow morning 10.3-. And I did go at 10.30by then head of programmes, a great man, alas no longer with us called John Salt, his wife was a famous broad cas[…]
[…]en I got a letter back from the BBC asking me to come up for an interview at Broadcasting House. And dear old Peter Parrish, I think was there as the head programme engineer, or was it Dr. Alexander, one of them was in charge. John Ammonds 9:06 Well, yes ... Joh[…]
[…] say, that the actual producers would talk to the actual head of programming. And, we didn’t know, what have we […]
[…]d never really met him. And then he, he, I must have applied for a job, or I rang up, or he rang me I think, I think I was, one time in my life I was headhunted. And he said, ‘Come in and meet me,’ and I did, and he was running Bandung File with Darcus Howe. And, he, he said, ‘I’ve seen The Battle F[…]
[…] Chief Accountant, who was a man called J.G.L. Francis I think.[10:24]And there was also a, they used a Chief Accountant and I think Lock..., Mr. Lockhead was the Controller of Finance. And I typed this dreaded thing, which was a double foolscap page thing, and we had these old Remington typewriters[…]
[…] arrival we then had joining us Pat Hillyard who was head of Light Entertainment in Radio and they brought him […]
[…]y with it. We went up on a four week course to learn how to be teachers and I got acting sergeant because I was now an instructor and I was posted to Headquarters of Fighter Command which was at Stanmore.And the unit there that sort of provided the staff for the Headquarters was like a little Air Fo[…]
[…] they were all put in caravans, and if ever the head of department or anybody wanted to see them I […]
[…]rs came in, there were no offices for them because it was all so tiny, so there was a big car park and they were all put in caravans, and if ever the head of department or anybody wanted to see them I had to open my window and yell out, you know, [Laughter] to whoever was around, pass it down, you k[…]
[…]y ten years after they had been engaged and he went to LorettoSchool as a Chaplain. The whole family went through Loretto School, one of my Uncles wasHeadmaster and the Loretto ethic was very deeply embedded in the family. My Father was mildlyclerical during his school period. After that not so much[…]