Technical Operators Course Attendees

Please Note:
A couple of DISCLAIMERS

This listing is completely unofficial: it has been put together solely from information supplied by contributors to the BBC Tech Ops website since it was started by Bernie Newnham.

In some case the information is incomplete: and since no independent verification has been done, the information may be inaccurate.

Unfortunately, not all course information seems to be available from the BBC Engineering Training Department, as Peter Neill reported:

Peter Neill

When I was last on a course at Evesham (about 30 years ago) I asked if they had copies [of the course photos] there. Sadly, it turned out that there were great holes in their archive as well. 

… So this may be the only resource we have.

 

TO 4 (PTO 4) May to July 1959

 Adams D.
Carr B.
Cole J. D.
Davis A.
Dilly M.
Faloner ?.
Fane J.
Frisby J.
Gentry R.
Giles G.
Hare D
Hider D.
Holmes J.
Hubbard P.
Hughes D.
Jenkins G.
Kicks H.
Law F.
Lindley S.
Mutton D.
Outten D.
Ward P.

6 names not known
 

 

TO 9 (PTO 9) 21 November 1960 to 24 February 1961

  Batt D.L.
Beebee G.D.
Bevins I.B.
Bowers A.
Brown D.M.
Chipping H.M.
Cleveley P.W.
Davis P.L.A.
Gardner J.E.
Gifford C.E.P.
Gulliver G.C.
Hedden D.I.
Jones J.N.
Levers P.M.
McCubbin H.B.
McKellar G.
Minchin M.J.
Phipp P.J.
Senders J.G.
Silk D.C.
Thompson J.A.
Wyatt M.F.
 

 

TO 10

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 11 31 July 1961 to 03 November 1961

  Benson M. J.
Brown J.
Bruce C.
Copeland P. M.
Giles A.R.
Guthrie J.
Inglis C. R.
Kendall R. L.
Lovell C. D.
Mundy D. J.
Rea J. D.
Scott J. L.
Spink B. S.
Sproston R.
Stafford G. R.
Stickland R. P.
Vaisey T. G.
Wicks K. R.
 

 

TO 12

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 13 (PTO 13)

  Baker E.
Clapham J.
Glass C.
Heigham P.
Henshall J.
Hider P.
Lopes J.
McCarthy M.
Palmer D.
Perry I.
Ridley I.
Salinger P.
Sandiford J.
Smith F.
Ward J.
Williams M.
 

 

TO 14 (Television) 31 December 1962 to 08 March 1963

  Arnett R.
Austwick D.
Booth P.
Carne C.
Cavacuiti J.
Coates C.
Coombes P.
Dudley G.
Duncan R.
Fox P.
Furlonger K.
Goldring P.
Harding P.
Hargreaves K.
Hurley D.
Johns B.
Lambert K.
Litherlan R.
Lloyd J.
Murdoch D.
Oliver I.
Pond J.
Robson J.
Stacey A.
Swift M.
Taylor L.
Tucker G.
Tudhope A.
Turner R.
Twyman R.
Ware N.
White I.
Woodford N.
Worby R.
 

 

TO 15

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 16 27 May 1963 to 02 August 1963

  Ade J. G.
Arnesen M. C. J.
Austin R. J. M.
Bray A. P.
Brown M. E.
Button A. J.
Chadderton N.
Daison M. W.
Du Boulay M. H.
Healy N. J.
Hunter D. H. S.
Johnson G. M.
Joy A.G.
King B. A.
Langley-Evans M.
Parker B. M.
Pocock C. D.
Scott M. D.
Stevens C.
Wilcox P.J.
 

 

TO 17

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 18 (Television) 30 December 1963 to 03 April 1964

  Adcok R. F.
Bailey R. P.
Baker J. A.
Baumber D. I.
Beebe D. A.
Booth J. A.
Bradbury J. A. E. C.
Brett T.J.
Carter J. H.
Cartwright J.
Chapple J.
Cheston B. W.
Christie J. C. S
Clifton J. P.
Cook P. J.
Craib A. W.
Davison C. S.
Debarr J. A.
Denness D. J.
Dyer J. V.
Everitt R. L.
Fitzwalter R. B.
Gardiner R.
Goldwell A. D.
Gunn K. A.
Hall M. L.
Harlow K. T.
Hawkes G. R.
Hounson F.A.
Irvine R. A.
Kaddison G. B.
Kibble D. J.
Lawson D. S.
Lloyd G.
Loader T. G.
McQuistan D. T.
Meikle H. A.
Oakley D. W.
Palmer S. W.
Powell R. J.
Prior R. A.
Puddifoot D.S.
Readise J.
Rodgar R. G.
Scott A. J. W.
Shaw P. J.
Smith D. J.
Taylor R. G.
Troughton I. A.
Turpin A. R.
Whatton J. D.
White I. R. W.
Whittaker D.
Wise E. C.
Wood G. C.
 

 

TO 19 (Television)

  Beech G.
Brock M.
Bunn R.
Cahill A.
Cameron N.v Chislet M.
Cousens J.
Daily J.
Darby D.
Edwards B.
Fenner M.
Fletcher G.v Foley R.
Fone S.
Fulcher F.
Gillies R.
Grant A.
Greenaway J.
Greening R.
Hill P.

1 name not known
 

 

TO 20

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 21 (Television)

  Adams M. D.
Anderson W. D.
Bartlett T.J.
Blencowe R. J.
Bordiss j. R.
Borer M. P.
Brandon E. B.
Brook D.
Byde R. F.
Carney J. V. R.
Corby J. M.
Crawford W. J.
Deane A. D.
Fitzhugh N.P.
Ford-Crush P.
Francis R. B.
Gardiner M. J.
Giles M. E.
Hall D.K.
Hatton K.
Holmes P. J.
Jellyman S. L.
Kisner M. E.
Lewis I. W.
Longhurst R. A.
Mounsey T.
Neale D. G.
Otterson J.
Penfold G. R.
Price C. M.
Ramsey D. W.
Rooke J. D.
Rowe P.
Saint W.
Spence A. A.
Stacey I. C.
Street P.
Taylor D. A.
Topham M. J.
Usher P. W.
Villis B.
Vincent J.
Wilkinson D. J.
Williams C.
Wilson J. C.
Wright C. J.
 

 

TO 22 (Television)

  Auger B.
Baker J.
Bardwell C.
Beer C.
Bonner B.
Bunce R.
Casstles R.
Connor R.
Dormand N.
Gibson K.
Graydon P.
Hairsine B.
Hales M.
Harris S.
Hewison R.
Jenkin W.
Kent E.
Kyle P.
McBain B.
Osborn L.
Osbourn K.
Pattison A.
Pattison D. M.
Penny C. D.
Philpot A. W.
Pollard R> D>
Reason T.C.
Roulston G. P.
Scott N. W. R.
Thomas I. D.
Thonger G.
Tivers G. E.
Tomlin I. M.
Turner M. S.
Wall R. C.
Wheeler G. W.
Willson D. J. S
1 name not known
 

 

TO 23

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 24

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 25

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 26

  Allison S.
Austin D.
Bowden K.
Edwards P.
Eldridge K.
Foote T.
Goldstone G.
Gomery A.
Hix G.
Johnston C.
Johnston M.
Lake N.
Longley J.
Maurice C.
Moser S.
Nimmo A.
Partridge R.
Spencer R.
 

 

TO 27

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 28

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 29

Currently no information about this course…

 

TO 30

  Bailey P.
Broadhurst R.
Cadman J.
Eastell B.
Evans C.
Greene R.
Simkin R.
Vallance R.
Vian G.
Watts C.
Wesley P.
 

 

Senior Technical Operator Courses

STO 20 31 Jnauary 1966 to 22 April 1966

  Admans M.S.
Barnes D.G.D.
Brown D.M.
Cheary P.
Chilvers J.
Clapham J.J.
Coalston L.
Delany J.L.
Goodson L.
Howell J.
Hussey A.G.
Kerridge A.H.F.
Lindley S.K.
McCarthy M.
Minchin M.J.D.G.
Mundy D.J.
Perry I.D.
Ridley I.
Salinger P.
Simpson D.D.
Swadkins K.R.
Williams K.M.R.

1 name not known
 

 

STO 21 24 October 1966 to 23 December 1966

  Baker J. A.
BeeBee G. D.
Bowers A.
Bradley R. H.
Callan D. C.
Clark G . F.
Donovan C.J.
Gifford C. E. P.
Gullivar G. C.
Guthrie J.
Heigham P. H
Hodson T.
Kuris C. S.
Leiper I. G.
Pritchard M. F.
Rees J. I.
Serman A. J.
Smithson J. V.
Snare C. W. H.
Tombs D. J.
Wallis E. L.
Ward M. H.
Ward P. A.
Wilson P. R.
 

 

STO 35 1973

  Adcock R.
Arnold G.
Barville P.
Brocklehurst S. J.
Eldridge K.
Hodge D.
Morris J.
Neill P.
Pilcher J.
Pinchin M.
Slater D.
Taylor D.
Thorn L.
Tomlin I.
Weekes B.
 

 

STO 3? August 1975

  Blease I.
Cobden B.
Cooper-Bagnell S.
Davey P.
Ellis R.
Hazelwood C.
Hewish H.
Hulde J.
Morell J.
Rix C.
Roll D.
Steemson N.

1 name not known
 

 

 

PSC 1 (Lighting)

  Brownhill R.
Cavaciuti J.
Galbreath J.
Lawson D.
Lowe B.
Marlow C.
Thorn L.
Watson D.
Wison S.

1 name not known>/i>
 

 

Courses reorgansied, names changed:

Barry Cobden

The course wasn’t, if I recall correctly, an STO course. It was, I believe, a newly (re)named “TO” course, being the Tech Ops version of the course following the ‘A’ course. The engineers followed the ‘A’ course with the ‘B’ course (which subsequently led to the ‘C’ course!!!) and at that time Tech Ops followed the ‘A’ course some two years later with a ‘TO’ course (which would lead eventually to the ‘STO’ course.) The STO course was boarded, but the TO course was mandatory.

A 13 July 1972 to September 1972

  Appleby P.
Berwick C.
Caulfield J.
Cunliffe P.
Hulse J.
Tew T.
Valentine M.

9 names not known
 

 

 



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