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Museum Exhibits

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

At lunch the other day Gerry Tivers gave me these for safe keeping. He thinks they should be in a museum, and so do I, but experience has shown that big museums aren’t that interested. They are probably deluged with … Continue reading →

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Ian Norman’s pictures

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

Ian sent very large copies of these, too big for WordPress, but if anyone wants an original size version, I’m sure he won’t mind me sending one. Ian says – The Oresteia – These five photographs were taken of Crew … Continue reading →

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Richard Chamberlain

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

In late 2011 John Henshall mentioned  a tape he had stashed away to the producers of Tales of TV Centre (BBC 2012) – and caused a sensation. The story is told here on BBC News  and you can see the … Continue reading →

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One picture, lots of stories…

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Here’s a picture taken on That Was The Week That Was, probably in 1963 – Robin Sutherland found it on the Museum of the Broadcast Television Camera website, and it turns out to have been taken by cameraman Michael Barrett. … Continue reading →

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Peter Sumpter’s TV Centre pictures

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

Peter has been recording the last days of Television Centre over the past few months (December 2011). Here are some of the pictures he has collected, either from donors or taken recently by him.  

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1992 pictures

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Saved from the skip by Nigel Taylor, these were 35mm slides from a clear up in the hub – the basement of TV Centre that once was VT Area 1, under the fountain. We don’t know why they were shot, … Continue reading →

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