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Roger Bunce<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nHere is a link to a video titled ‘Queen Visits BBC Television Centre’ on the British Path\u00e9 website<\/a>
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\n\n\n\nApparently the date is 1961, a bit before my time. There’s someone who looks like Eamonn Andrews – so maybe the show is “Crackerjack”. I think the ventriloquist is Saveen, with doll Daisy-May. And is that Frank Rose in Lighting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDavid Brunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nDefinitely \u201cCrackerjack\u201d. Peter Glaze got out of the prop car. If the 1961 date is correct, that\u2019d be the 27th April 1961 show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/tech-ops.co.uk\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image.png\")
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\n\n\n\nPat Heigham<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nNo Queen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The descriptive text is inaccurate, too – it’s vision control and lighting, no sound desk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Possibly an extract from a longer item?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crew 3 did \u201cCrackerjack\u201d from the TVT when I joined the crew in 1962, but I remember being told that the show was shifted to TC3 or TC4 for the Royal visit – this is evident from the audience seating. Possibly Peter Whitmore is FM, before he took over directing, and most likely Eddie Stuart on the Heron camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw some other footage of Eddie being presented to HM when he was on the Mole Crane in the TVT . I hope someone explained to HM that he couldn’t get down and bow, because of all the counterweights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A short piece of footage of ventriloquist Albert Saveen from “Crackerjack” 1961 is available (thanks to Angus McGhee): in this clip, Saveen has his two dogs Mickey (on the left, a real dog) and the dummy dog on the right (as seen by the viewer).
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<\/p>\n\n\n\nsee also<\/i>: HM The Queen Visit to TVC\n\n\n\n
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Pathe News – Visit to Television Centre: this is described as part of HM the Queen’s visit to Television Centre – but there are no pictures of HM the Queen. see also: HM The Queen Visit to TVC Roger … Continue reading
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Apparently the date is 1961, a bit before my time. There’s someone who looks like Eamonn Andrews – so maybe the show is “Crackerjack”. I think the ventriloquist is Saveen, with doll Daisy-May. And is that Frank Rose in Lighting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Click on the pictures below to see a larger or clearer version of the picture: Definitely \u201cCrackerjack\u201d. Peter Glaze got out of the prop car. If the 1961 date is correct, that\u2019d be the 27th April 1961 show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Queen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The descriptive text is inaccurate, too – it’s vision control and lighting, no sound desk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Possibly an extract from a longer item?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crew 3 did \u201cCrackerjack\u201d from the TVT when I joined the crew in 1962, but I remember being told that the show was shifted to TC3 or TC4 for the Royal visit – this is evident from the audience seating. Possibly Peter Whitmore is FM, before he took over directing, and most likely Eddie Stuart on the Heron camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I saw some other footage of Eddie being presented to HM when he was on the Mole Crane in the TVT . I hope someone explained to HM that he couldn’t get down and bow, because of all the counterweights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n see also<\/i>: HM The Queen Visit to TVC\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pathe News – Visit to Television Centre: this is described as part of HM the Queen’s visit to Television Centre – but there are no pictures of HM the Queen. see also: HM The Queen Visit to TVC Roger … Continue reading
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A short piece of footage of ventriloquist Albert Saveen from “Crackerjack” 1961 is available (thanks to Angus McGhee): in this clip, Saveen has his two dogs Mickey (on the left, a real dog) and the dummy dog on the right (as seen by the viewer).
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