This site is to celebrate programme making at BBC Pebble Mill.
There are video interviews, photographs and text about the programmes and the building.
If you have photos, memories or other material, please contact us.
Latest Posts
On location on the 1986, Nicola Katrak documentary with the Asian Programme Unit. In the photograph are Barrie Foster (then camera assistant), Steve Saunderson (film cameraman), Waseem Mahmood (director). Here is the entry for the documentary from the Radio Times: “A Dancer’s Story […]
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Tagged as: Ashok Rampal,Asian Programme Unit,Barrie Foster,Elisabeth Seabourne,John Bland,Marian Foster,Nicky Natrak,Steve Saunderson,Waseem Mahmood | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
This is an excerpt from an interview with David Weir, from a book called Working in Television written in 1980 by Jan […]
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Tagged as: David Weir,Gordon Astley,Jan Leeming,Jonathan Dick,Tom O'Connor Roadshow | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
Here’s a link to two Asian Programme Unit documentaries from Waseem Mahmood about a model and a ballerina, Safira and Nicky Katrak: The following was added to the Pebble Mill Facebook page: Jayne Savage: ‘The wonderful Elisabeth Seabourne was responsible for ‘finding’ and researching Nicky’
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Tagged as: Elisabeth Seaborne,Jayne Savage,Nicky Katrak,Waseem Mahmood | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Television, Videos
Thanks to Keith Warrender for sharing this photo of his well worn Indian Cookery book. Here is a comment from him: ‘who remembers this little 6 x 3 inch paperback? My first Indian cookbook and still in use 40 years on. Although late night Indian […]
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Tagged as: Keith Warrender,Lalita Ahmed,Pebble Mill at One | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
The Asian Programme Unit producers: Yousaf Aziz, Waseem Mahmood, Krishan Gould and Bish Mehay. Seated is Ashok Rampal, the executive producer. Thanks to Waseem Mahmood for sharing the photo. The following comments were left on the Pebble Mill Facebook page: Waseem Mahmood: ‘This must […]
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Tagged as: Ashok Rampal,Asian Programme Unit,Bish Mehay,Dawn Trotman,Gharbar,Jane Ward,Krishan Gould,Lynne Cullimore,Mary Sanchez,Nahrendra Morar,Rosalind Gower,Waseem Mahmood,Yousaf Aziz | Posted in: Blog, Factual, Photos, Television
