John Schlesinger

[…]herry trees outside the front door. We would have to go round in a parade and salute this ridiculous tree. I thought he was crazy. The thing I remember about those years most was, because it was in the papers and in the magazines there was a very great deal about Hitler and the rise of the Nazi[…]

John Shirley

[…] Studios in Shepherds Bush. In those days, it was Brooklyn road, or the rather the goldhawk end of, of it was called Brooklyn road. And I very well remember the old glass shed, as we used to call it. It was also known as go months in those days. And there was a little house at the end of the glass s[…]

Stanley W Sayer

[…]used for VistaVision and Technirama (VistaVision with a squeeze lens); SW states that the last Technicolor subject was Romeo and Juliet in 1952; SS remembers shooting VistaVision on location for American producers; the three-strip cameras were converted to VistaVision cameras but they also had light[…]

Cedric Dawe

[…]dio there was a sculptor who was architectrally. . . . . . . . . as well and he introduced my work to the Architectural Association, and I was made a member straight away on the strength of my portfolio. Well that started another period when I was made a member I had access to any employment and tha[…]

Nancy Thomas

[…]t worked wonderfully really and I adored my time at the Open University. I found it absolutely fascinating, valuable, everything. And they gave me an honorary degree.So you have an academic degree now, despite all you’ve been telling us. [laughter]The chap who – Arnold Kettle, the Professor of Liter[…]

Daphne Anstey (nee Lily)

[…]John, and when Caroline was 18 which was about ‘71 he took her and I said my turn next, but unfortunately he didn’t go back again. He went back as an honorary member but he said he found it very boring, he only liked being there when he was on the jury. He had a lot of trips to Russia and we made ve[…]

Adrian (Andy) Worker

[…]is for the archives, for history, to be as indiscreet as we can about Gainsborough in those days, under the Ostrers. What kind of skeletons can you remember? Andy Worker: Well not a lot really. I don't think um - I don't think there were any skeletons in those days. Roy Fowler: So it was a[…]
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