Moira Armstrong

…amp; Kinross, in Scotland and raised in North East Scotland and had a radio and television career which expanded over 50 years. However, her working life got off to a rocky start as her acceptance let…

Peter Duguid

Peter Duguid (1923–2009) was a British television and film director best known for his contributions to drama and documentary programming in the post-war period.Early LifePeter Duguid was born in 1923…

Derek Williams

…1964) was on behalf of the Nuffield MAths Project and won a Society of Film and Television Arts (SFTA, the predecessor to BAFTA). Turkey the Bridge focused on Turkeys historical and cultural heritage.…

John Wiles

John Wiles  was a film and television cinematographer, director and producer. He worked   on many black-and-white crime movies that became a staple of British cinema in the 1950s.T…

Ernest Maxin

…e to Maxin..Ernest Maxin  British producer and director who specialised in television  light entertainment and comedy, for both The BBC and ITV. Maxin worked alongside comedians including Le…

Julie Harris

…ecades, costume designer Julie Harris (b. 1921) has worked on over 80 films and television series. After studying at Chelsea Art School, Harris took a position as a design assistant at Gainsborough St…

Dicky Leeman

…h A Dream, also co-writing the screenplay. During the early 1950s he moved into television production for both the BBC and ATV, specialising particularly in musical variety shows. Notable credits as a…

John Schlesinger

…in.The Falcon and the Snowman (1985).Madame Sousatzka (1988).Later Career & Television WorkThough his later films met mixed success, Schlesinger remained active in both film and television. He dir…

Aubrey Singer

Aubrey Singer was a distinguished former Managing Director of both BBC Television and Radio. He joined the BBC in 1949.Aubrey founded science programmes including Tomorrow's World and Horizon and…