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John Barclay

from Paul Thackray For those that new John (TVC vision mixer) he has sadly passed away. His wife Ann (also a TVC VM) wrote ‘We have arranged John’s funeral and the details are as follows: Thursday 23rd November 2023 St. … Continue reading

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Graham Reed, former TVC Cameraman

from Dave Howell Dear all, Apparently Graham Reed passed away last Saturday, 16th September 2023. The screenshot below is from his Facebook page with information from his family . We were on the same TO32 course in September 1969, later … Continue reading

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A Celebration of Ken Major

from Emma Major A celebration of Ken Major on 23.06.2023 Hello all Please find attached the details so far for Dad’s funeral Please do share with BBC folks (looking at you: Uncle Ian and Bernie!) Live stream details: To follow … Continue reading

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Alan Jeffery

from Geoff Beech Alan Jeffery died on January 31st 2023. Alan was an ex BBC Lighting Director at TV Centre. He had suffered from Parkinson’s Disease for some time, and the last few years have been very hard for Alan … Continue reading

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Appreciation -Stewart Morris

Stewart Morris died on Saturday 10th January 2009. Stewart was one of the Light Entertainment producers of the BBCs great days. Though it’s a cliche, it’s true to to say that Stewart was a larger than life character, a brash … Continue reading

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Appreciation – Mother Joan Marsden

Mother Joan Marsden – Mother to all who knew her – died on 3rd March 2004, just few days before I quoted her on page 90. Strange coincidence – I can’t say that she had really entered my thoughts for … Continue reading

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