Gerry Weinbren

[…]ed in in every threes. So that we can have the registration opened and we've also had the Gates moved down so we're as wide as we can get ready for HDTV we don't even print anymore we don't print and Technicolor what we do go straight to D1. Or we might but some things which we think are not long te[…]

Sheelagh Rees

[…]w, it was nice to have the letter.Yes, yes.I’ve got the letters.The other consistent thing is you always worked for The BBC, you never worked for an ITV company.No.Were you ever tempted to, I mean so many people did during that time?No, I wasn’t tempted to.Never thought of it?Well, I considered it. […]

Dudley Lovell

[…]then I stayed in fridges until 1977 and 77, I photographed my first documentary from 77 to 87, which was my last job. I did documentaries worked as a TV lighting director, and also photographs second units on fairly major pictures such as wild geese, and Ellis Island.John Taylor  3:27  And[…]

Rodney Giesler

[…] can tell a story with films so I'll pay you 10 quid a week as a trainee." I was in. At that time the Union situation became easier. It was 1955 and ITV was starting, and they were recruiting an awful lot of people. So I was given a provisional ticket under Rule 10c, and I joined the Coal Board unit[…]

Richard Levin

[…]o radio. You know, my logo, perhaps. You don't know my logo thing I bequeathed the BBC was BBC,which originally started off as three squares, BBC and TV. Now you can't stop change. logos and the BBC by asking a committee to approve it. That's right. No. And I was in a very strong position about this[…]

Charles Potter

[…]were instrumental making outstanding training films. One of the most famous films in this category was third Sam narrated by Stanley Holloway. It was awarded the British Film Academy top award to be the best training film anywhere. This is interesting. Aside, nothing to do with film making, but I go[…]

Moira Armstrong

[…]up in television.[25:03]No. Hugh Wheldon told me that seventy-five per cent of the people they put on those courses for BBC2...Mm.Either went off to ITV or abroad, or well at least fell by the way?Oh really?They only got twenty-five per cent out of all those courses, yes.All those courses, yes, inte[…]
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