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[…] When Shepherds Bush closed down Birch moved to Gaumont British News as a dubbing mixer. He served in the RNVR […]

[…]m of course everything was duped on to filmBG What was the process?CY Yeah you get a viewing. You. Well the first thing to do if you're going to have Pathe Newsreelwas to go over to the office. Go through the index files . There were no. Computer screens with databases and key words here which is kn[…]

[…]At Shepherd's Bush, I don't think there was any alteration, not whilst I was there, and then of course they closed down in 1937, and then I went onto Newsreel for a couple of years. I was very flattered, because there were four mixers, and, when it came to closing down, the newsreel section had to b[…]

[…]anking and shipping, but he came to a sticky end, I think, I mean, after I left there, I think he didn't die well to do at all. I think it was rather pathetic, actually. But he was the last of the big suspenders that did out about it. So what did you learn there? From, well, I learned to I learned t[…]

[…] M3 When were you born where I was born on November the. 2nd 1915 at a little place called Ruislip in Middlesex My mother and father had a lttle newsagents and tobacconists shop which is still there to this day. And. Ruislip then is a little village I mean there are a few shops by the station. […]

[…] cutting. Rodney Giesler: And he went on to make these Pathe documentaries didn't he? Dicky Leeman: That's right. Yes, yes. […]

[…]ournalists. So I sort of grew up in what they were all journalists. So they were very much there was an there was a tremendous need in those days for news from back home. When somebody used to come back from Pakistan, one of the things they used to bring was newspapers. And these newspapers just use[…]

[…] down every so on, not every night, obviously, but every so often when I could find the time, go down and watch the rehearsals for the, then, nightly News programme called Scotland Today and I used to sit in the studio and watch the cameras and, eventually, when I got to know the camera crew really […]

[…]s in the RAF Film Unit throughout the war, and again I learnt quite a bit about editing from him cutting.Rodney Giesler: And he went on to make these Pathe documentaries didn't he?Dicky Leeman: That's right. Yes, yes. He was a nice...he was a nice bloke.Rodney Giesler: I knew him quite well.Dicky Le[…]

[…]oke out and my brother was a bit upset I was more upset than he was. And I caught my father saying to him, if you're a very good boy, I'll give you a pathescope, which was a 9.5 patheescope projector for your birthday. Now I knew George wouldn't be interested because he got out with he's got to have[…]