These photos have been shared by cameraman, Alec Robson’s son Michael. They look like they were taken during a television drama training exercise, probably during the 1960s.
Alec is on the left in the first photo.
Derek Price thinks that the second photo includes, left to right – Derek Price, Tony Wigley, possibly Tony Rayner, Alec Robson, and possibly Peter Booth.
Thanks to Alec’s son, Michael for sharing these photos. They are of cameraman Alec Robson’s retirement party at BBC Pebble Mill. Alec sadly died in 2020.
L-R: Jim Dumighan, Glyn Elledge, Ruby Robson, Alec, Fred Hale (house services), Don Cooper in glasses on the right.
L-R Chris Howard (studio sparks), Alec Robson, Keith Moreton
Alec Robson with Derek Price
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This is an excerpt from an interview with technical manager, Derek Price, from a book called Working in Television written in 1980 by Jan Leeming, who worked at Pebble Mill for a time. The aim was to encourage young people to think about careers in television.
Thanks to Jonathan Dick for sharing the photo, who has sadly died since sharing the excerpts.
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The live concert of Billy Joel at Wembley was transmitted on 8th June 1984.
Below is the entry from the Radio Times, courtesy of the BBC Genome project:
“Billy Joel in Concert
BILLY JOEL , American singer/songwriter, in a rare live broadcast from Wembley Arena, presents a catalogue of hits from ‘Piano man’ to ‘An innocent man’.
In this, the only European engagement of his 1984 World Tour, Billy Joel includes previous favourites Just the way you are’, ‘Goodnight baigon and ‘Allentown’ along with his contemporary successes ‘Tell her about it’, ‘Uptown girl’ and ‘An innocent man’.
Sound JIM BOYER , MICK ROBINSON
Lighting STEVE COHEN , DEREK PRICE Executive producer JIM DUMIGHAN Production JOHN G. SMITH
BBC Pebble Mill”
http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/314845fc65ef4eac8646ccbf4bad055e
Jane Mclean was the PA.
Thanks to Stuart Allen for sharing this screen grabs from the concert.
The following comments were added on the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Andrew Henry Lewellyn Davies: ‘It was also broadcast live at the same time on Radio 1. I still have the recording. Superb broadcast of Joel in his pomp.’
Peter Hercombe: ‘Remember this well. Love Billy Joel. Well done John G and Jane !’
Pebble Mil scene dock, photo by Jim Gregory, no reproduction without permission
Tony Wolfe, Barry Chatfield, Annie Morris, Keith Moreton. Photo Jane McLean, no reproduction without permission
Keith Moreton and Jane McLean. Photo from Jane McLean, no reproduction without permission
Derek Price and Keith Moreton, photo by Jane McLean, no reproduction without permission
Keith Moreton sadly died last Thursday 3rd November 2016, after a short illness. Keith was a Charge-hand Electrician at Pebble Mill, along with Phil Vaughan, Keith Bullock, Roger Hynes and Derek McCulloch.
(Thanks to Annie Gumbley-Williams for passing on this news).
The following memories of working with Keith were added to the Pebble Mill Facebook page:
Lesley Weaver: ‘Many happy memories of working with Keith. What a lad! I especially remembering him sitting in the Make up room at Pebblemill showing me how to fill in my T&D’s the ‘Sparks Way’ for a block of filming we both did on the same programme .. It may have been Nannys. Needless to say it was instantly rejected in our office… unlike his no doubt!’
Bridget Jenkins: ‘Coming into my office on Friday lunchtimes to encourage me down to the club. And me a fine upstanding Personnel Officer! He lightened up many a dull day.’