Photos by Willoughby Gullachsen, no reproduction without permission.
These photos are from a Pebble Mill drama, probably dating from the mid 1980’s.
If you can identify the drama, then please add a comment!
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Pebble Mill at One – Blue Eagle helicopter
Blue Eagle helicopter on PM at 1
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This photo shows a Blue Eagle helicopter landing on the front lawn for a ‘Pebble Mill at One show’. Shows with stunts like these were usually organised by John Smith, who had wonderful contacts in the armed forces. The Blue Eagles are one of only six helicopter acrobatic teams in the world. They are part of the Army Air Corps. The photo probably dates from the mid 1970s.
Thanks to Gail Herbert for making the photo available.
David Waine
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David Waine was Head of Building at BBC Pebble Mill from 1983, when he took over from Phil Sidey. The photo was taken in David’s office, and in the back of shot is a still of the famous Harrier landing at Pebble Mill, from ‘Pebble Mill at One’.
Reaching for the Skies – photos from Gail Herbert
Photos from Gail Herbert, no reproduction without permission.
‘Reaching for the Skies’ was a twelve part documentary series about the history of flight, transmitted on BBC 2 in 1988. The series was a co-production produced at BBC Pebble Mill. John Gau was the executive producer, Ivan Rendall the series producer, and Tony Salmon one of the directors. Peter Gower was one of the editors on the series, and Gail Herbert was a production assistant on it. The episode list included: Pioneers (12/9/88), The Aeroplane Goes to War (19/9/88), Trailblazers (26/9/88), Lighter than Air (3/10/88), Bombers (10/10/88), Quest for Speed (17/10/88), Giants of the Air (24/10/88), Rivals over the Atlantic (31/10/88), Fighters (7/11/88), Vertical Flight (14/11/88), Victory over the Sea (21/11/88), The Adventure of Flight (28/11/88).
The photos show filming of a B17 bomber, a Spitfire, and a Lancaster bomber.
Dub 3 – photos by Ben Peissell
Photos by Ben Peissell, no reproduction without permission.
These photos are of Dubbing Theatre 3 at BBC Pebble Mill.
Ben Peissell was one of the dubbing mixers at Pebble Mill, who worked across a range of programmes in different dubbing theatres.
Dub 3