[…]this is a piece of cake." And fortunately I eventually I got the job of Floor Manager with a fellow called Bill Ward who was a senior Producer at the BBC. And of course, when ATV started he was the man that Lew Grade picked, and Val Parnell picked to organise the television side. And of course Bill […]
[…]e lucky we weren’t concerned with politics only peripherally. We did the Eisenhower and McMillan meeting in Downing Street live, and we did the Suez crisis with Eden, I remember sitting on the sofa with Charles Hill who was Minister of Information I think at that time, and Clarissa – was that […]
[…] and then, as I say, I left and joined The BBC. But that gave you presumably a general sympathy with the […]
[…]ld be rung or anything because we were all on the stage. So that was about, I was there for about two years and then, as I say, I left and joined The BBC.But that gave you presumably a general sympathy with the lot of the actor?Oh yes, absolutely.[Laughter] And also the thing was very valuable I tho[…]
[…]e school closed, I was casting about for what to do next. And that was when I began in the theatre. And very soon afterwards started my career in the BBC. Joyce Robinson 2:39 Well, well, so this is this when you're 22. And you Lois Singer 2:42 &n[…]
[…] so many seconds to get up to speed and into sync and you couldn’t hurry it.CR: Obviously you collaborated with your team, and other teams within the BBC. Did you have much liaison with personnel outside the corporation? So, directors or distributors, film producers who were…TE: Certainly people at […]
[…]ake 27:37 This is with the two lots of students. Yes, yes. Waris Hussein 27:40 I got a call from the BBC. Would I book two seats for the Head of Drama who would like to see it? He came. I didn't see him at all. I booked him into a hotel, he left and I[…]
[…]bsp; Did you see where you were going or did you have any notions…?NEVILLE WORTMAN: I always had one very big ambition and that was to join the BBC. That was the big thing. To be a director. That’s what I really wanted to do. And by any means just to try to get on the B[…]
