Photo by VT engineer John Burkill, no reproduction without permission.
The photo dates from January 1985, and features cameraman Jim Gray filming on location, possibly in the Alps. This is probably from an outside broadcast, rather than a single camera shoot, for a Pebble Mill programme.
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Photo by Gail Herbert, no reproduction without permission.
This is from a ‘Golden Oldie Picture Show’ shoot for the song, ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’. It was written by Bert Bacharach and Hal David in the early 1960s. Different versions were recorded by Lou Johnson and Sandie Shaw, I’m not sure which one was used in ‘Golden Oldies’.
The ‘Golden Oldie Picture Show’ was an entertainment show, of specially shot films for hits which pre-dated the music video era. It was produced at Pebble Mill by John King’s department and presented by Radio 1 DJ, Dave Lee Travis. Gail Herbert was the production assistant on the series.
I’m not sure what the story behind this particular video was, but it seems to be of a transvestite recreating the scene featuring the famous Marilyn Munroe dress.
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Photos by VT editor Ian Collins, no reproduction without permission.
These photos are from a day off on location on the Norfolk Broads, whilst filming nights on the drama series, ‘Vanity Fair’. The photos date from May, 1987. Included are cameramen Paul Woolston (without shirt), and Bob Meikle, grey hair and glasses, and the man with the plastic cup is probably soundman Alistair Askham. The man with the beard is Rod Bach, and the man foreground in the 2nd shot with blondish hair and sunglasses is broadcast engineer, Chris Glover. The man in the 2nd shot on the back, right, is engineer John Bradley.
Thanks to Andy Frizzell, Lesley Weaver, Stuart Gandy, Ian Collins, Chris Glover and Richard Stevenson for identifying those included.
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Specially shot interview with costume designer, Janice Rider, talking about working on the 1970s Pebble Mill drama/documentary directed by Roger Tucker, about life in the Rampton top security hospital. It starred June Brown amongst others.
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‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ was a 3 part BBC 1 drama starring Richard E Grant in the title role. It was transmitted in January 1999. Elizabeth McGovern played Grant’s character’s wife, with Martin Shaw as Chauvelin, the head of the revolutionary French police, and the Scarlet Pimpernel’s chief adversary. It also featured Christopher Fairbank, Anthony Green, Ronan Vibert, Emilia Fox, Denise Black, Gerard Murphy, James Callis, Peter Jeffrey, Suzanne Bertish and Jerome Willis.
The director was Patrick Lau; with producer, Julian Murphy.
The production was a co-production between BBC Birmingham and London Film Productions, and the Arts and Entertainment Network.
Thanks to John Greening for making the publicity card available.