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Will Wyatt was born on 7 January 1942. Wikipedia+2IMDb+2His birth name is Alan Will Wyatt. WikipediaHe was born in Oxford, England. WikipediaHe was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, and later won a scholarship to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Wikipedia+1Career in Broadcasting & the BBCWyatt began his career as a trainee journalist at the Sheffield Telegraph. Wikipedia+1He joined BBC Radio News as a sub-editor in 1965, then moved into television. Wikipedia+1In television he worked in the Presentation Department, producing programmes such as Points of View, The Fifties, Storyteller, and Late Night Line-Up. Wikipedia+1He edited and created shows like Edition and The Book Programme, and produced various documentaries including All the Buildings Fit to Print. Wikipedia+1From 1981 to 1988 he was Head of Documentary Features, overseeing a number of documentary series. Wikipedia+1In 1991 he became Managing Director of BBC Network Television, and later (1996–1999) Chief Executive of BBC Broadcast, overseeing multiple BBC radio and TV operations and launching digital initiatives. Wikipedia+1He was a deputy to the Director-General John Birt during key reform periods of the BBC. Wikipedia+1Later Activities & HonorsWyatt retired from the BBC at the end of 1999. Wikipedia+1After retirement, he served as Chairman of the London Institute, helping transition the constituent colleges into what is now the University of the Arts London. WikipediaHe was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours. WikipediaHe served as President of the Royal Television Society from 2000 to 2004. WikipediaHe has published several books, among them The Fun Factory: A Life in the BBC, a memoir and inside account of his time in broadcasting. Google Books+2Wikipedia+2In 2007 he published the Wyatt Report, investigating issues around the editing of a BBC documentary series involving the Queen. WikipediaMore recently, his memoir Oxford Boy – A Post-War Townie Childhood was published, reflecting on his upbringing. WikipediaPersonal LifeWyatt married Jane Bridgit Bagenal in April 1966. WikipediaThey have two daughters (and a granddaughter). WikipediaHis interests include walking (especially in hills), horse racing, opera, theatre, and he is a member of the Garrick Club. Wikipedia

      In 1986 Roy Fowler was the founder  of the ACTT History Project, which was the forerunner of the BECTU History and the British Entertainment History Project. Roy spoke about his own career in film, TV and radio in an interview with the History Project in 2000 (interview 479). Andrew Dawson, who teaches at the University of Greenwich, re-interviewed Roy in 2010 specifically about his central role in the creation and leadership of the Bectu History Project. In the interview Roy deals in a candid fashion with the motives behind the formation of the History Project, selection of interview subjects, his sometimes strained relations with the parent union, ACTT (the forerunner of Bectu), his resignation as chair of the History Project in 1996, the difficulties of fund raising, the changing technologies of interview recording, and dealings with outside bodies, including the British Film Institute, University of East Anglia and the University of Exeter’s Bill Douglas Centre. The interview is complete but does end abruptly.This interview, and that of Roy Lockett (interview 704), was conducted as part of a wider research project on the early development of the History Project. See Andrew Dawson and Sean P Holmes (2012): “‘Help to Preserve the Real Story of Our Cinema and Television Industries’: The BECTUHistory Project and the Construction of British Media History, 1986-2010”, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 32:3, 435-448; and “The BECTUHistory Project: A Postscript”, 32:3, 449-451.ABSTRACTThe film and television industries have many stories.Which stories are granted credibility and gain public attention depends on the author’s cultural and political authority. Industry figures, supported by public relations advisers and the state are dominant voices. The mass of workers earning livelihoods in the industry are largely ignored. In 1986, workers and trade unionists in the British film and television industries founded the BECTU History Project (BHP) to collect and archive the oral testimonies of retired co-workers. It is the only collection of its kind in Britain and is one of the largest archives of media industry oral history in the world. All archives -- as repositories of knowledge and narrators of the past -- are inextricably linked to contemporary power relations and are thus sites of contested memory. While BHP members’ union background encourages a democratic and inclusive approach to interviewing, support for the ideals of an artistic labour aristocracy and a commitment to ‘our industry’ pushes them in other directions. Could BHP’s archive be an alternative to the world-view assiduously constructed by Hollywood-financed archives: more fundamentally, has the Project the will or intention to act as a counterweight to dominant industry voices? With over six hundred interviews recorded since 1987 by a wide range of interviewers it is difficult to adequately summarise the content of this vast collection. Volunteers tended to be white, male, from creative occupations, living in London and the Home Counties, which is reflected in the kinds of people they wished to interview. Early concern to record the experiences of British film industry pioneers means that the archive is top heavy with film-industry figures of the 1930s and 40s. While the Project is rightly proud of its claim to include all crafts, and the famous and the less well known, the collection over-represents directors, producers, writers, editors and directors of photography. KEYWORDS: archives, oral history, Britain, film industry, television industry, BECTU History Project. Andrew Dawson   

Date of birth: 23 December 1937 historyproject.org.ukPlace of birth: Nottingham, England historyproject.org.ukNationality: British historyproject.org.ukEducation & Early CareerShe attended Mundella Grammar School in Nottingham. historyproject.org.ukAfter school, Hanford worked in public libraries, starting in Nottingham. While doing that, she pursued her professional qualifications in librarianship part-time—first in Nottingham and then later in London (including at North West Polytechnic) historyproject.org.uk.She moved to London when she married in 1956. historyproject.org.ukEntry into Television / Film LibrarianshipHer move into television came by chance: while working in a public reference library, she met someone who had connections with Associated-Rediffusion, an early independent TV company, which led to a job in their library. historyproject.org.ukShe started at Associated-Rediffusion around 1957. Her first role there involved working in the library, then moving into film library work (cataloguing, handling stock shots, film research) historyproject.org.uk.She became assistant in the Film Library (assistant to the Film Librarian) at the BBC when she applied for that position in 1961. historyproject.org.ukBBC and Later CareerAt the BBC, her responsibilities increased over time: from assistant film librarian to head of television library services. She oversaw the Film Library, including storage, cataloguing, selection of material for reuse, and later the combination of film and video archives. historyproject.org.ukKey developments during her tenure:• The move of the Film Library and storage from several locations (Ealing, Lime Grove) to a more consolidated storage site (Windmill Road) so as to manage the library more efficiently. historyproject.org.uk• Dealing with the growing pressures of television archives: increasing material (video + film), higher user demand, rising expectations for access, and technical / organizational challenges. historyproject.org.ukShe was involved in professional and international bodies concerned with television archives, such as FIAT/IFTA (International Federation of Television Archives) and with the Royal Television Society’s History & Archive group. historyproject.org.ukShe also undertook consultancy work after / during her BBC career, including consulting for Channel 4’s television library, and producing reports on music collections jointly for the BBC and British Library. historyproject.org.ukHonors & RecognitionShe is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society. KEY QUESTIONS FOR BRITISH ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY PROJECT·      Name·      Date of Birth·      Place of Birth·      Nationality·      Awards  ·      Honours·      Family background – for example, did interviewee’s parents have anything to do with the “business”?·      Schooling·      Further education·      Formal training eg as film- or programme-maker; librarian·      Worked in television, theatre, radio other?·      Main areas of work (crafts): producer, director, camera, editor, etc.·      For a few or many companies?·      What attracted you to the television/film business?·      How and when did you get started in the business?·      Describe what your job(s)·      Outline of career development·      Who have you work with, and where?·      What have you enjoyed about your job(s)?·      What were the difficulties?·      How do you see the future of these crafts/professions developing?·      What was it like being one of the few women managers, especially in Film Department·      The Briggs report·      Any thoughts on the strike·      Role establishing FIAT/IFTA·      Work with RTS History & Archive group·      Consultancy work  The interviewer should ask the interviewee to clarify the spelling of any names, explain acronyms.