Colin Dean

…ers were not all documentary people but a fascinating cross-section of informed society. The Gargoyle Club was another meeting place for socialising with film people.

George Ivan Smith

.Meeting Alistair Cook and Ed Murrow .Procedure for royal broadcasters .The bombing of Bedford  College

Cyril (Cid) Thawley

…lar scaffolding.He was asked to join NATKE [National Association of Theatrical, Television and Kine Employees] almost immediately as the unions began to organise - details.  He became a NATKE Com…

John Brabourne (Knatchbull)

Head of Thames Television Behp0346-john-brabourne-summaryTranscribed from handwritten notes.SIDE ONE Early days; Eton; Wooden Horse; Ian Dalrymple; Herbert Wilcox and Anna Neagle; Trent’s Last Case; F…

Maurice Askew

…72), Scorpio (1973), Romeo and Juliet (1968), as well as various Gerry Anderson television programmes . He, Jim Shields and Lionel Strutt discuss the advantages of the dubbing theatre in the Gate Stud…

Edwin (Ted) Astley

…tra, but the musicians, sensing he was new to the job, took him for a ride! The Royal Philharmonic were used after that – they were gentlemen!. The next production was Colonel March of Scotland Yard, …

Billy Jordan

…2, is in on the invasion of Sicily, gets wounded also receives the MM [Military Medal]. He is then sent to [Monte] Cassino and joins up with Bill (Eric) McConville.

Anthony Mendleson

…s meant to be used in the manufacture of sanitary towels for the WRNS! [Women’s Royal Naval Service].SIDE TWOHe continues with brief comments on all his films – see list, under biography tab. At Ealin…

Sydney Lotterby

…rby married Marcia Dos Santos in 1997.He died on 28 July 2020, at the age of 93.Television comedy series which he produced or directed included: As Time Goes By, May to December, Last o…

Roger MacDougall

… through. He also wrote two shows for the Crazy Gang and talks about going to a Royal Command Performance, where he followed the usual procedure of taking the National Anthem to be the playout music! …