[…]y was William Stratton. My father knew him, I think he'd been manager at HMV Recording Studios and he wasin charge of the contracts department at the BBC. He said they would very much like me to join the staff of the BBC. I asked what the job was and he said it's called assistant engineer. I said wh[…]
[…]BC which is what I did. The course, what it had actually done was to give you a really good, broad training and then, so I ended up on station at the BBC. I always wanted to work in Operations and they put me in to Communications for some reason despite the fact that I had no particular training in […]
[…]ys said when he dies he will be known as Richard ‘The Knack’ Lester (laughs) so that was it I did lots of commercials as well as working at the BBC.00:19:50It was recognised at that time - of course I was - I wasn’t BBC staff I was BBC contract - which was another thing that Frank Muir and Den[…]
[…]yes. Chap says, You seem to do our exhibitions for us. I said Who's that speaking to you then My name is Kenneth Adam I'm the ex public? of the BBC. said could you come and see me because we've got an exhibition. In Prague and I'd like you to design it Oh, click that and I go up to see, […]
[…]th enormous flair and so I became his producer and the most critical time I had in that category of things was that I was his producer at the time of SuezNorman Swallow: I did one with him at that time because I think you were on leave, I think I stepped in, one of his Suez broadcasts, I think the f[…]
[…]rected them to do American directors. The main producer was Bob Graff. And on assignment South East Asia I met my present wife.SPEAKER: M5That was in 1956. She was one of the best actress for NBC set when you came back from these adventures abroad.SPEAKER: M1Did you make some more feature films at a[…]
[…] Pat Jackson (1916 -2011) was an English film and television director. His films included Encore (1951) and What a Carve Up! […]
[…] was that I was his producer at the time of Suez Norman Swallow: I did one with him at that […]
[…] was in charge of the contracts departme nt at the BBC. He said they would very much like me to join […]
[…]er Twist set where they were filming a scene in Fagin's kitchen with the young John Howard Davies as Oliver. Of course he is now a famed producer and director. I watched the shooting of Oliver Twist until about 3 and then we went over to The Red Shoes set. I saw Micky Powell running around. And I wa[…]
