Category Archives: Pictures

That’s lunch studio……

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Bernard Newnham

The 2nd October 2012 at the Coach and Horses in Ickenham. Disorganised lunchtime again, for around the 22nd time.  I took some pictures, but first  – Barry Bonner has provided a cast list….. Roy Bailey Albert Barber Gordon Blockley Barry … Continue reading →

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Test Cards

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Bernard Newnham

Paul Ewing has kindly given me some pages of BBC Engineering Information Dept material explaining Test Card C.  I know that out in the world there used to be a whole cult (is that the right word?) of test card … Continue reading →

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Roger’s Christmas Card, and This is the BBC

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Bernard Newnham

Roger Bunce has been looking after this Christmas card from the Production Design department since the early nineties. It was the very end of the era of the confident BBC culture at Television Centre, when the BBC was still (almost) … Continue reading →

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Ian Norman’s pictures

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bernard Newnham

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 Bernard Newnham

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 Bernard Newnham

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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