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In BBC tech-ops it’s always been thought that the BBC’s first studio camerawoman was Barbara Franc, in 1974.  After many years, it turns out that this was wrong. Barbara (Bimbi) Harris, who died in 2013 aged 95, was actually the … Continue reading →

To the Dorking Book Fair….. where a man wanted £40 for a huge pile of ancient Practical  Television and Practical Radio magazines.  I couldn’t quite get interested in articles on how to service the Ferguson 922T receiver and similar stuff … Continue reading →

At lunch the other day Gerry Tivers gave me these for safe keeping. He thinks they should be in a museum, and so do I, but experience has shown that big museums aren’t that interested. They are probably deluged with … Continue reading →