History - Forum for former BBC staff

History - Forum for former BBC staff http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=History History - Forum for former BBC staff en-us Forum for former BBC staff Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:58:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 30 BBC Engineering Division Monographs http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1750842493 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1750842493 Sorting through my boxes I came across 4 different monographs. No.27 Jan 1960 The equipment of the BBC television film studios at Ealing No.28 Feb 1960 Programme switching, control and monitoring in sound broadcasting. No.69 Sept 1967 a survey of the development of television test cards used in the BBC No.77 Mar 1969 The automatic control of sound-signal level in broadcasting studios Some include interesting photos Is there anyone interested? Apollo 13 http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1563298794 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1563298794 I`ve still got the "telegram" asking me to go in and do a night shift with crew 18 Colin Reid overnight accomodation provided in the dressing rooms! To the Manor Born http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1685115339 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1685115339 Hello,  I am working on a television documentary about TO THE MANOR BORN (1979-1981), and I'd like to get in touch with any of the production team and crew members who worked on the show.  My work email address is tanya.rumins@studiocrook.com.  Please do email me if you worked on the show.  Many thanks, Tanya Scribble Experiment 1970 Pat Dowling, Bill Watters http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1675293518 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1675293518 Colin - I have posted your query to an email group of ex-tech ops who (me included) worked with your father at that time. I don't remember such an experiment but others might. Bill Jenkin Old media http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1661984920 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1661984920 <a href="https://obsoletemedia.org/about/" target="_blank">https://obsoletemedia.org/about/</a> This is a site full of old media.. 100 Years of our BBC http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1641335501 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1641335501 BOOK | RADIO'S CULTURAL HISTORY & LEGACY Published in January 2022 is "Radio's Legacy in Popular Culture: The Sounds of British Broadcasting over the Decades[/url]" by Bloomsbury Academic. <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radios-legacy-in-popular-culture-9781501360442/" target="_blank">https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radios-legacy-in-popular-culture-9781501360442/</a> The author, Martin Cooper, has spent 20 years in BBC Local Radio and ILR. He is Assistant Subject Leader Emeritus in Journalism & Media at the University of Huddersfield. A sample chapter is at: <a href="https://bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/61c091c75f150300016f10af" target="_blank">https://bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/61c091c75f150300016f10af</a> It's the only academic monograph to find a link between the BBC's first Director of Drama Val Gielgud... and Bob the Builder. It features 300 case studies from film, pop music, fiction and art. Writers and creatives include James Joyce, Evelyn Waugh, George Lucas, Martin Scorcese, Agatha Christie, Tom Petty, Queen, The Buggles - and, yes, TV stop-motion characters too. Each offers a critique of BBC, commercial, pirate and online radio listening. This book explores the enduring fascination with radio; the act of listening as a form of cultural expression – focusing on fiction, films and songs about radio. Follow Martin's academic blog at <a href="https://prefadelisten.com/" target="_blank">https://prefadelisten.com/</a> PL and JPL http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1621246077 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1621246077 Does anyone know what these initials used to stand for? From a letter from my father to my mother 1945: "I did the broadcast this morning. It went very well. A lovely cast - on the script marked heavily "secret and confidential". Lots of old friends were there and it was nice in a way to be doing a show from Manchester again. All the PL's and JPL's and canteen staff and commissioners were delighted to see me" BBC Year Book http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1606671148 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1606671148 Information about most BBC Handbooks is available <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/BBC_YEAR_Book_Page_Key.htm" target="_blank">here</a> in pdf form. 1928 to 2005. Written Archives http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1606039413 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1606039413 Matthew Chipping (Archive Collections Manager) writes:- "The BBC Written Archives Centre has joined the Archives Hub, gateway to the UK’s archive sector and everyone, from anywhere, can now get an overview of the scope and coverage of our holdings and even understand how the archive has been built over the last 50 years." More <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbchistoryresearch/entries/2feb319f-d0c6-4f93-84fe-6a77c604bfff" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bbc-written-archives-centre/zdy9scw" target="_blank">here</a>. Note the word "overview", it is not the entire collection! Old Stings and Idents etc http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1605869469 Forum for former BBC staff/History http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1605869469 <a href="https://www.ravensbourne.ac.uk/bbc-motion-graphics-archive/bbc-archive-search" target="_blank">Here</a> is access to thousands of old BBC TV stings, and idents from the BBC Motion Graphics Archive. This is courtesy of "Ravensbourne University London". It is a searchable archive.