Category Archives: Evesham

First BBC A Course , Going for Gold , Barry Webb and Stan Appel

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Paul Thackray

From John Bennett “I was on the first ever “A” course (“A1”) in 1970 and I have just one (rather sad but possibly amusing now) photo of 4 of us gathered around an old Pye (Mk?) B&W camera in the … Continue reading →

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Evesham pictures

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Paul Thackray

From Bill Jenkin and Bernie Newnham EveshamTO22‘s (1965) final exercise with Chris Beer, Bob Auger?, Roger Casstles, and Chris Penny Camera is Pye MkIII – with servo everything, rather before servos were a proven technology… Camera is Marconi MkIV as … Continue reading →

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PTA 1960 and Evesham

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Bernard Newnham

More from Brian’s collection. Here are two Evesham pictures. He doesn’t have names for the first – And this is where we lived…..

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Transport, PAWN and Wood Norton Hall

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

GWR Hall Class Names Alec Bray Anyone who went to Wood Norton up to the mid-sixties and who travelled to Evesham by rail would have come across former Great Western locomotives. The Great Western – and British Rail Western Region … Continue reading →

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Nation shall speak at PPM 4 unto Nation

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

John Howell … found a book: “Sound And Television Broadcasting General Principles” by K R Sturley, pub. 1961 Pat Heigham Was that the famous Sturley – the Camp Commandant of Evesham? He had me in to his office to tell … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Alec Bray

Background A Christmas Tree sticker on someone’s BBC personal file was supposed to indicate that that person was a pinko, leftie, commie, and query Soviet spy … John Howell, Alex Thomas, Geoff Fletcher,  Albert Barber, Roger Bunce, Tony Scott … … Continue reading →

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