Lovely read! Early 1990, whilst waiting to learn which branch my career with the National Westminster Bank would start at, I did some temp work and was posted to various places by the Ealing Broadway branch of Office Angels. One of my assignments was a few days work at Television Centre, which I was hugely excited about, but the work (filing) was mundane and the clock went backwards at times. So when I was asked to take some mail from the office I was posted to, and deliver it to another office, I was quite delighted to get a break from my task of doom. I believe it was around an hour before I returned as I got, horribly lost. Now some people may think that this is just being stupid, but unless you've been in that building, you don't realise what a maze it truly is. I even managed to watch Blue Peter go out live from way up high somewhere and the presenters losing it because the BP pooch at the time (Bonnie ?) would not sit still, but like a true pro, as soon as the count down finished and they were live, she towed the line...
I had the pleasure of working with your Dad at LWT in the early eighties but it was TVC and perhaps also The Blue Peter book of Television that inspired me to try and make a career. I was lucky enough to work at TVC regularly once freelance from 2000 and still there today, three shows this week in TC1. I look forward to your future endeavours.
I was your Dad’s Director’s Assistant in Drama Plays in the early 1970’s. I have fond memories of Television Centre - not least because I met my continuity announcer husband whilst a network assistant before joining drama.(Presentation network controls and announcer booths were in The Spur in those days). On a farewell visit to TVC I managed to obtain one of the guide signs to The Spur - it is on my kitchen wall. I would definitely buy your book, Rory!
Could you please put a picture of the picture somewhere.
Lovely read! Early 1990, whilst waiting to learn which branch my career with the National Westminster Bank would start at, I did some temp work and was posted to various places by the Ealing Broadway branch of Office Angels. One of my assignments was a few days work at Television Centre, which I was hugely excited about, but the work (filing) was mundane and the clock went backwards at times. So when I was asked to take some mail from the office I was posted to, and deliver it to another office, I was quite delighted to get a break from my task of doom. I believe it was around an hour before I returned as I got, horribly lost. Now some people may think that this is just being stupid, but unless you've been in that building, you don't realise what a maze it truly is. I even managed to watch Blue Peter go out live from way up high somewhere and the presenters losing it because the BP pooch at the time (Bonnie ?) would not sit still, but like a true pro, as soon as the count down finished and they were live, she towed the line...
I had the pleasure of working with your Dad at LWT in the early eighties but it was TVC and perhaps also The Blue Peter book of Television that inspired me to try and make a career. I was lucky enough to work at TVC regularly once freelance from 2000 and still there today, three shows this week in TC1. I look forward to your future endeavours.
How about putting your Friday's talk on zoom so we Northern admirers can tune in?
I was your Dad’s Director’s Assistant in Drama Plays in the early 1970’s. I have fond memories of Television Centre - not least because I met my continuity announcer husband whilst a network assistant before joining drama.(Presentation network controls and announcer booths were in The Spur in those days). On a farewell visit to TVC I managed to obtain one of the guide signs to The Spur - it is on my kitchen wall. I would definitely buy your book, Rory!
Meg, I’d love to get in touch. I don’t know if you do Twitter but if you do can you DM contact details to @ruskin147
Wonderful, Rory. How lovely to have family memories as well as work ones about TV Centre. I enjoyed my visits there.