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Category Archives: Stories
Chris Harnett – his working life
My parents were ice skaters and thus show biz was in my blood. I began my BBC career as a TA at AP but it was at the moment that news was due to go to the Spur. My playing … Continue reading →
Clive Doig – stories from a life in tv
I was born on 11th August 1940 during an air raid. I came into the world in Nelson Hospital, Merton, and my mother used to tell me that my entry into the world replaced someone across the road who had … Continue reading →
The Vinten Heron
The Vinten Heron was a camera crane built to a BBC spec in the early sixties. It was in regular use till the early eighties, and probably did a large part of its work on Top of the Pops. The … Continue reading →
The Vinten Peregrine – Stories 6
The Vinten Peregrine Page This has become a growing project since Roger Francis sent me the drawings further down the page. The Vinten Peregrine was a failed experiment in camera crane technology. Designed to a BBC spec, it was delivered … Continue reading →
John Summers – My Working Life
My Working Life by John Summers I was born on 25th October 1925. I lived in Carshalton, Surrey, with my Mum and Dad, who was a hotel manager, and elder brothers George and Ron. After infants and primary school education … Continue reading →
Stories 3
From Patrick Heigham Memories of Gram operating in the sixties I became a Gram Op in order to be able to park. No kidding! In the days before the BBC multi-story, (and I left before the builders’ cleavage had reached … Continue reading →
