In BBC tech-ops it’s always been thought that the BBC’s first studio camerawoman was Barbara Franc, in 1974. After many years, it turns out that this was wrong.
Barbara (Bimbi) Harris, who died in 2013 aged 95, was actually the first, as proven by this article, probably from around 1946 –
You live and learn. And for completeness, here is Barbara Franc on the set of I Claudius, with Brian Roberts and Jim Atkinson
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And now for something completely different – Safety Instruction 14 from H.T.O.Tel S issued in May 1966, sent by Alec Bray. Click the image to show the pdf.
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And here’s a Weekly Information Sheet, supplied by Howard Michaels –
Click on the page for the whole thing (71Mb pdf)
