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Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion (Read 17090 times)
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Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion
Mar 21st, 2011, 12:30pm
 
The Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion will be held on Thursday, 2nd June, in the Londesborough Room at Alexandra Palace.

Arrangements will be similar to those in previous years:

11.30 coffee
1.00 lunch
4.30 vacate

Drinks & coffee are available to purchase from the bar in the Fountain Servery.

This year we celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the BBC Television Service, and as a result hope to have more people than ever attending the reunion - weather, travelling arrangements and age permitting!

As previously, we need to attain a minimum of 80 acceptances.  Details of cost and the date we need you to reply by will be post in the next few weeks.  But if you would like to attend mark the date in your diary now!

Those attending will be able to visit Studio A, as well as being able to view items from the ever-growing APTS Archive collection.

Details will also be published in the April edition of Prospero.

We very much hope to see you on the 2nd June.  The Londesborough Room is via the main Palm Court entrance and there is parking available.

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Re: Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion
Reply #1 - Apr 2nd, 2011, 9:31am
 
Notices will be sent to regular attendees during April, but if you have not received yours by the end of April please contact Yvonne Lttlewood on 020 79359170.
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Re: Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion
Reply #2 - Apr 18th, 2011, 10:03am
 
The cost of the APTS Reunion lunch this year is £32.

We hope to see as many former BBC Television Staff, who worked at Alexandra Palace, as possible at the reunion this year.

This year marks the 75th Anniversary since the BBC Television Service began at Alexandra Palace in November 1936, so come along and celebrate this milestone anniversary!
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Re: Alexandra Palace Television Society Reunion
Reply #3 - Jun 11th, 2011, 10:19am
 
Thursday 2nd June was a bright, clear and sunny day across north London, where almost 80 members of the Alexandra Palace Television Society gathered for their annual reunion in the Londesborough Room at Alexandra Palace.

Members both old and new celebrated the 75th anniversary of the BBC Television Service with a lunch and get-together where many conversations centred around working in the small and cramped 30ft x 70ft studios in the south-east wing.

Studio A was opened for the afternoon so that members could take a step back in time and see what the studio looked likes today.  Sadly Studio B is now a hard-hat area and is not accessible to the general public.  There is no power at the far end of the south-east wing, the studio has no ceiling (due to water ingress over many years) and there is a feeling of decay and neglect.  By contrast Studio A is dry, secure, and has most of its ceiling still intact and sound.  After many years of work, totalling hundres of volunteer hours the studio has numerious displays.  Text boards tell the story of British television (and by default that of BBC Television), a display of vintage television set by Ferguson, their factory was close by in the Lea Valley.  There is also a display in the "performance" area of the studio, comprising Emitron cameras (sadly only dummies, left behind after the filming of Fools On The Hill), microphone boom, lights, as well as "performers" and a "Studio Manager".  

Yvonne Littlewood did a fantastic job in organising the event and much thanks was expressed by Sir Paul Fox for her work in keeping the annual reunions going.  Speeches were also given by David Rose (former Z Cars producer) and Robert Seatter & John Escolme (BBC History Department) informed members of the plans the BBC has to celebrate the 75th anniversary of BBC Television and other history and archiving related events the department had been working on.

New members from the days of the Open University's occupation of Alexandra Palace came along to their first APTS Reunion as well as Zena Skinner, the television cook, who did the majority of her television broadcasts from the two small studios.

The Society's Archivist, Simon Vaughan, was responsible for several small displays; one centering on the Archive holdings of the late Richard Greenough (BBC Scenic Designer 1948 - 1955), while another illustrated the range and diversity of the material to view on the society's YouTube channel.

The British Heritage Television Group (http://www.405-line.tv) also had a display at the reunion, illustrating to members the huge amount of work they have undertaken in obtaining a licence from Ofcom to instigate 405-line test transmission, with their long-term aim in radiating 405-line television once more from Alexandra Palace.

All-in-all a great day was had by all and a resounding "yes" was given to a reunion next year!

Photographs of the reunion can be found by following this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150198048925829.309035.574455828&l=6...
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