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Topics 4 – Another Lockdown collection

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Alec Bray

Here is another issue of the e-zine that YOU write! Topics 4 comes to you in the midst of the latest English four-week “lockdown” for Covid-19, as this second wave of the Covid-19 infection has hit: Wales has already had … Continue reading →

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Topics 3 – The Coronavirus Issue

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Alec Bray

On 23rd March 2020, the United Kingdom  – as had happened with many other European countries and other countries Worldwide – was put into lockdown in an unprecedented step to attempt to limit the spread of CoronaVirus and the disease … Continue reading →

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Topics Issue 2

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Alec Bray

This collection of “Topics”  –  composed of emails written by BBC Technical Operators – was inspired by the comments of the Tech Ops group following the release of the film “1917”.  This film tells the story of the day, 6th … Continue reading →

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Roger Bunce’s Behind the Scenes Glimpses

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Bernard Newnham

Roger has been building a small collection of BBC Programmes which feature behind-the-scenes glimpses of Cameramen and other Techies, performing their daily grind at BBC Television Centre, and elsewhere. These are screen grabs from those programmes, showing some familiar scenes … Continue reading →

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Topics Issue 1

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Alec Bray

This collection was created in response to a “crie de coeur” from Tony Nuttall – in the wilds of Cumbria – who wrote: “…  superb explanations of Operational Techniques [for Sound Synchronisation]… and how to achieve them. I do hope that … Continue reading →

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Lunch – 3rd July 2019

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Bernard Newnham

The Coach and Horses, Ickenham

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