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[…] show, that show out and there was a picket of ITN and BBC. So, yes, it was a lively period. […]
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[…]ere. We used a hurling stick as the bat and a rubber ball as the ball. And we used to have memorable games against our dear and close colleagues from ITN who had a porter cabin on the flat roof. And they would come out to play with this. So people likeUnknown Speaker 3:05 Trevor McDonald[…]
[…]cumentary going out which we struck over. The Home Secretary actually stopped the BBC from putting that show, that show out and there was a picket of ITN and BBC. So, yes, it was a lively period. So for you it wasn’t just about membership it was also about being active? Yeah, of yeah. And […]
[…]bsp; There was so much irrationality, even at that point, in the way broadcasting operated. I was amazed when I arrived about the contract with ITN for Channel 5 News, £11 million/year. I said ‘When I costed this we were getting it for £7 million, so why pay £11?’. I waited for the break point[…]
