Tony Bridgewater

Chief Engineer, BBC Television Born 1908, Tony  describes his early childhood and schooling; his father got a job in Canada and so the family moved to Toronto where he went to the University of T…

Kenneth Griffith

…y BBC Wales.Griffith's film work had tailed off in the 1960s as he took on more television roles and concentrated on documentary-making, though later films of note include The Wild Geese (1978) and Th…

Norman Swallow

…ent in independent production , was that of a major pioneer of the British television documentary and, more broadly, a significant contributor to public service television. BEHP 0127 S Norman Swa…

Jack Hildyard

…y and 55 Days to Peking, Ray was taken ill on the first day of shooting; Casino Royale which he calls a ‘phoney Bond’ and working with the various directors on the film.00:30:00 – 00:45:35 Circus Worl…

Paul Dickson

…ing” would pay for their cinema tickets but paid in beer instead. Served in the Royal Artillery throughout the war on anti-aircraft defence and later in Algiers and Italy. Refused a commission, return…