from John Hays

1000th “Tonight”

The 1000th edition of ‘Tonight’ in Studio G Lime Grove 1960. John is top right with George Prince – top left is Alan Thorne and Bernard Fox.

Foreground centre is Editor Alastaire Milne, presenter Cliff Michelmore on his right, followed by Grace Wyndham Goldie and Derek Hart

Goodbye Lime Grove

Goodbye Lime Grove – Studio E sound control room on the last day

…and Studio D the same day.

BBC Tech Ops Stores storeman

This is Les the storeman, of whom many things could be said.
I’d forgotten him till this picture arrived, but it all comes flooding back. Les ran the tech ops stores, where crews went every morning to pick up all the additional gear – microphones monitors etc etc they’d need on a production. Les was, and may still be, what people call “a character”. This was taken just before he retired