Category Archives: Life story

Dave Buckley

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Alec Bray

My BBC career 1963 -1993 (and some more!) I joined the BBC in 1963 as a projectionist reporting to Television Film Studios (TFS) Ealing. During my time showing films, I worked at Alexandra Palace (AP), Lime Grove (LG), Bush House … Continue reading →

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Ralph Parrot

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Paul Thackray

Alan Taylor One of the memorable characters at Kendal Avenue was a vision supervisor called Ralph Parrot. When I knew him, he was close to retirement and occasionally talked about the early days of outside broadcasts. He was a very … Continue reading →

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Bill Dudman, his working life.

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Bernard Newnham

Bill wrote this for The Veteran magazine

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Goodbye Bernie

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Alec Bray

Pauline Langfield It is with great sadness that I share with you that Bernie died [on the 17th August 2023]. He had been ill for some time, but was able to spend his last few months at home where he wanted … Continue reading →

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Mike Giles – Life at the BBC

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Bernard Newnham

A few reminiscences of life in the Beeb by Mike Giles (be warned ~ there are 31 pages!) I left school in 1964 with a reasonable ‘A’ level in physics, plus indifferent ‘A’ levels in chemistry and biology. The BBC’s … Continue reading →

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Alec Bray – My time at the BBC

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Bernard Newnham

Technical Operator – Dolly Operator One (Dolly Op 1) I was in the fast Arts stream at Reading School. At the end of the fourth form, we went straight into a two-year “A” level course, taking “A” levels at the … Continue reading →

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