{"id":12699,"date":"2022-08-20T15:32:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T15:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/?page_id=12699"},"modified":"2022-08-28T07:33:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T07:33:56","slug":"and-yet-more-about-our-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/and-yet-more-about-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"And yet more about “Our World”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

See also pages “Our World<\/a>“, “Our World – All you need is Love<\/a>“, “Our World – more about this programme<\/a>“, “Our World -Yet more about this programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bernie Newnham<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

55 years and one month ago [from 23rd July 2022] I passed through TC1 on the way to somewhere.  I picked up a junk script with Brian Hiles name on it.  It was for \u201cOur World\u201d, which was what was in TC1, but it was junk because it was the original version, which started with a view from a Soviet satellite looking down at the Earth. At the last minute, the Russians took offence at something and dropped out, thus making this version of the script useless.   It’s probably the only copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found it stuffed in a bag with lots of other stuff, and here it is – unclipped and scanned after 55 years – http:\/\/www.tech-ops.co.uk\/Our_World.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Taylor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bernard, how amazing that you kept it…  and have found it again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will relish reading it and try and incorporate bits in my original article if that’s OK.  It’s great to have an insight into the TC2 side of \u201cOur World\u201d, as the other documents from Norman Taylor only showed the ‘Master Control’ element in TC1 CR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would have been an even more world-embracing programme if the Soviet Block hadn’t pulled out at the last moment I can see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caversham would appreciate the original, I’m sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t we all wish we’d kept some of our old scripts or even planning sheets. I have a couple of original ‘Mr Bean’ scripts… anyone else got anything hidden away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Jordan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Not forgetting a few pictures (from The Science Museum display). Anyone recognisable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Ed:  see all the other pages about \u201cOur World\u201d such as http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/our-world-yet-more-about-this-programme\/<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Taylor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mike, [they are] all in my article…. with credits to you as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I’ll be updating it with some references from Bernard’s new script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"read<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

(I’m a bit preoccupied with the history of early Neve desks at present though.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pat Heigham<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I think the chap on extreme L (holding rolled up script) is John Lopes – he was one on the same courses at Wood Norton as I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And surely that’s ‘Mother’ (Joan Marsden) in the centre, holding the script?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dave Newbitt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Left and right as camera left and right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Front right holding roll of camera tape \u2013 Doug Watson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On mother\u2019s left \u2013 Jim Stephens.  Behind mother \u2013 Dave Hanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre left, white shirt, rolled up sleeves \u2013 Mike Conder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost dead centre, back right of Mike Conder poss. Alan Kerridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre right, mid frame, striped tie \u2013 Mike Langley Evans. Right of Mike \u2013 poss. Alan Boyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right hand side, face only (in almost full profile) \u2013 Greg Ade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-right, bottle glass specs \u2013 Graham Beebee. To the left of him, looking left, poss. John Hays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loads more familiar faces but brain failure kicks in as ever with these group shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Taylor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are we playing this game again….’spot the people in the Our World crew photo’?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Because it was hard to relate to the indicated faces, I put a larger scale photo, complete with ‘ID numbers’ on each person, at the end of my original article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the bottom before the ‘credits and references’ and then download the bigger shot, with the IDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All names verified by 2 people will be accepted, I think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/postfade.co.uk\/television-sound\/our-world-1967-the-world-of-tv-gets-connected-live-for-the-first-time-and-the-beatles-make-it-memorable\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Ed: So now we have TWO<\/strong> differently numbered ID photos of this crew \u2013 Bernie\u2019s and David\u2019s\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Newbitt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

OK David:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My original narrative with numbers added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front right holding roll of camera tape \u2013
Doug Watson.                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Mother\u2019s left \u2013 Jim Stephens <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Behind mother \u2013 Dave Hanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre left, white shirt, rolled up sleeves \u2013
Mike Conder.                  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost dead centre, back right of Mike Conder
possibly Alan Kerridge <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre right, mid frame, striped tie \u2013 Mike Langley Evans      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right of Mike \u2013 possibly Alan Boyd                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right hand side, face only (in almost full profile) \u2013
Greg Ade           <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-right, bottle glass specs \u2013 Graham Beebee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the left of him, looking left, possibly John Hays                   <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David Taylor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The key people that had been identified when I wrote the article were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10: Joan Marsden -Floor Manager (nicknamed \u2018Mother\u2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50: Aubrey Singer -Executive Producer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51: Noble Wilson \u2013 Director in TC1 \u2013 the Worldwide contributions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58: Darrol Blake -Director in TC2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

61: Norman Taylor-TC1 Supervisory Engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

62: Bob Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8: Jim Stephens -the vision mixer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernard’s newly found script gives some more TC2 crew names – can anyone spot them: (the big downloadable copy of the photo is recommended<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designer-Norman James]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting Bob Wright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TM’s Neil Campbell, Don Babbage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound- Brian Hiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tape op (is that VT or ‘grams op’) – Geoff Booth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vision Mixer – David Hanks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FM TC-2- Tony Gilpin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFM TC-1 – Peter Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floor Assts – Stephen Withers TC1, Gerry Gavigan TC-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prod’s Asst – Wendy Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interesting that at the stage this preliminary script was written, the ‘Narrator’ was Michael Johnson. It was Cliff Michelmore on ‘the night’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, as I’m not a ‘Beeb’ guy, the only one I recognise is soundman Greg Ade (41)- from Trilion days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peter Hider<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Taking a close look I recognise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2: John Lopes (South African) Cameraman then Vision Mixer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15:     Could be Andy Tallack,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17:     Mike Figini (Camera),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18     I don\u2019t think that is Alan Kerridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25:     Norman Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

35:     Bill Coolidge (Set Operative)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

43:     ‘Mitch’ Mitchell (King of the Inlay desk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

58:     Daryl Blake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The listing as known at date 20220805<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bernie’s Numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David\u2019s numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David ID<\/strong><\/td>Bernie ID<\/strong><\/td>Name<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
2<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>John Lopes<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/strong><\/td>3<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
4<\/strong><\/td>4<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
5<\/strong><\/td>5<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
6<\/strong><\/td>6<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
7<\/strong><\/td>7<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
8<\/strong><\/td>8<\/td>Jim Stevens<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/strong><\/td>9<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
10<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>Mother (Joan Marsden)<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/strong><\/td>11<\/td>Dave Hanks<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/strong><\/td>12<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
13<\/strong><\/td>13<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
14<\/strong><\/td>14<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
15<\/strong><\/td>15<\/td>Andy Tallack<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>16<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
17<\/strong><\/td>17<\/td>Mike Conder?  Mike Figini?<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/strong><\/td>18<\/td>Alan Kerridge ?<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>19<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>20<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>21<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>22<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>23<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>24<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>25<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
25<\/strong><\/td>26<\/td>Norman Taylor<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>27<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
26<\/strong><\/td>28<\/td>Mike Langley Evans<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/strong><\/td>29<\/td>Alan Boyd ?<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>30<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
39<\/strong><\/td>31<\/td>Doug Watson<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>32<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>33<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
32<\/strong><\/td>34<\/td>John Hays<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>35<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>36<\/td>Bill Coolidge<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>37<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
36<\/strong><\/td>38<\/td>Graham Beebee<\/td><\/tr>
41<\/strong><\/td>39<\/td>Greg Ade<\/td><\/tr>
43<\/strong><\/td>40<\/td>‘Mitch’ Mitchell<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>41<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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<\/td>47<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>48<\/td>John Farr<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>49<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
58<\/strong><\/td>50<\/td>Daryl Blake<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>51<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>52<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>53<\/td>Norman Taylor<\/td><\/tr>
62<\/strong><\/td>54<\/td>Bob Wright<\/td><\/tr>
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50<\/strong><\/td> <\/td>Aubrey Singer (Executive Producer)<\/td><\/tr>
51<\/strong><\/td> <\/td>Noble Wilson<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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