Category Archives: Stories

The Support Proximity Effect and Percussive Maintenance

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Alec Bray I spent the last half of my working life in the IT industry.  In the IT industry there is a well-know effect – the “Support Proximity Effect”. What this says is this – if you have an intractable … Continue reading →

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The Skills Are Not Being Handed Down

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Background Dramas including “Jamaica Inn” and “Quirke” transmitted in 2014 attracted a great deal of attention – for all the wrong reasons.  The dialogue in “Jamaica Inn” was very difficult to hear – a combination of the actors and actresses … Continue reading →

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We are the Management…

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Irregular Hours Pat Heigham There was a situation when I was pushing for a salary upgrade for Gram Ops, as we were actually doing far more work than was fondly believed by Management.  In the mid/late sixties, Gram Ops were … Continue reading →

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Which Production? Which Studio?

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Background Evening meal break – to the canteen for pork pie, chips and beans – back to the studio. Some time to go before line-up and then TX or recording.  Many of the crew sat in the Production Gallery – … Continue reading →

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Steam Powered Tech Ops

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Pat Heigham Years ago, while working on “Fiddler on the Roof”, based in Zagreb, after a late Saturday night in town, wending my unsteady way back to the hotel, the other side of the railway, I passed under the bridge, … Continue reading →

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Out of the Unknown

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alec Bray

Out of the Unknown – VT Clock John Kelly via Pat Heigham The BFI are releasing the 1965-1971 BBC series “Out of the Unknown” on DVD, and I am putting together a little package of commentaries/documentaries to accompany some of … Continue reading →

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