Copyright resides with the original holder, no reproduction without permission. This invitation was given to Stephen Martin, who was then working creating sound effects on the Radio 4 drama series, ‘The Archers’. It dates from December 1988. Thanks to Stephen Martin for making the invitation available.
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Tagged as: David Archer,Radio Studio 3,Ruth Archer,The Archers | Posted in: Blog, Network, Photos, Radio
This event was told to me about Radio Studio 3. This was the drama studio made famous by ‘The Archers’. One morning when the studio door was unlocked it would not fully open. This was due to several chairs that had been pushed against the door from the inside. This door was the only entrance [...]
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Tagged as: Brian Telford,dubbing,Peter Poole,Radio Studio 3,The Archers | Posted in: Blog, Building, Memories, Network, Radio
Considering the glorious sound and fury the network radio team created at Pebble Mill down the years, I’m sorry that there are so few contributions from the wireless wonders. I was editor and then Head of Network Radio for the best part of twenty years (1970-89), and I can recall an astonishing array of talent that [...]
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Tagged as: Alan Rees,Broad Street,Jack Johnston,Jock Gallagher,Pebble Mill,Roy Ronnie,Sam Shaw | Posted in: Blog, Network, Radio
Lisa Sommerville and Karen Hewson. Photos by Peter Poole, no reproduction without permission. Lisa and Karen were production assistants working in The Asian Unit. This department produced TV and radio programmes for the Asian community. I remember working on the radio programme which [...]
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Tagged as: Asian Programme Unit,Jayne Savage,Lisa Sommerville,Peter Poole,Tariq Aziz | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Network, Photos, Radio, Television
Photos by Philip Morgan, no reproduction without permission. Philip took these photos in November 2004, when Pebble Mill was emptied before the auction to sell off the majority of the building’s contents. You can see the auction lot numbers on some items in the photos. The photos feature Radio Studio 2, as well as 1/4 [...]
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Tagged as: BBC Big Band,Bob Harris Country,Country Club,Jenny de Yong,Pebble Mill,Philip Morgan,Radio 2,Studio 2,Voice of the People | Posted in: Blog, Building, Network, Photographs, Photos, Television
