Sheelagh Reece DRAFT. Tape 1 Side AThis recording was transcribed by funds from the AHRC-funded ‘History of Women in British Film and Television project, 1933-1989’, led by Dr Melanie Bell (Principal Investigator, University of Leeds) and Dr Vicky Ball (Co-Investigator, De Montfort University). (201[…]
[…]thing by way of an original conception on the air.  And he did this "Picture Page" programme, which was a very popular programme and then he did variety shows. And he usually booked you know the kind of people that you would expect to find say at the Chiswick Empire or what have you, you know.R[…]
[…] I got into the Gaumont State at Kilburn before two o'clock I could get in for sixpence. And we had a big feature film, a B film, the news, an hour's variety programme, and an organ recital. And it was a good place for an out of work actor to sit down and rest himself during the wet weather!Rodney G[…]
[…]n the Palace premises - absolutely out. Well of course he'd got Dempster or one of these people, I don't know, I think it was the Sunday Express film correspondent. He'd got him a pass as an assistant director, well of course, on Sunday he writes an article saying "there I was with the unit, and thi[…]
BECTU History Project - Interview No. 121[Copyright BECTU]Transcription Date: 2003-02-086Interview Date: 1989-11-25Interviewer: Sidney ColeInterviewee: Charles CooperTape 1, Side 1Sidney Cole: Copyright recording by the ACTT History Project, Sidney Cole interviewing Charles Cooper, Distributor and E[…]
[…]s on first aid, you made films on electrical and mechanical engineering and mining engineering, everything you can think of, you know. You had such a variety and I liked the industry anyway, I liked mining very much indeed.Couldn’t bear the headquarters, but mining was fine and when you got out in t[…]
