Photos by Tim Savage, no reproduction without permission.
The photos show the building of a set on the back lawn at Pebble Mill. You can see the building behind the set.
These cottages were positioned in the same place as the ‘On The House’ house, although these photos pre-date the 1980’s DIY series.
I thought at first the set must have been for a drama, but Tim Savage tells me they were part of a short series of items on ‘Pebble Mill at One’ about refurbishing old houses. They would have been taken in the early 1980s.
Photos by Roger Mulliner, no reproduction without permission.
These photos are of a tug of war held at the BBC Pebble Mill Club. This was probably part of a summer party held over at the Club, or part of Regional Clubs’ Day
The second girl from front is Helen Sandon, who worked in Finance and the lady in the turquoise top towards the back is probably Wendy Mawson. Second from the back, in the sunglasses, is probably David Bellinger. The fourth woman from the left with the navy top and red shirt is Janet Bellinger (David’s ex).
Photos by Jim Knights, no reproduction without permission.
These photos date from the early days of a regional Top Gear programme. It was a film shoot somewhere in Europe. The director is Derek Smith, the PA is Claire (surname not remembered), Jim Knights is the camerman.
It looks like a good time was had by all – and the crew was certainly well fed and watered, even if the crew car wasn’t very impressive!
Photos from Jim Gregory, no reproduction without permission.
The photos are of Ian Collins and Jim Gregory editing the 1988 wildlife series ‘King and Company’. The series was presented by wildlife cameraman Simon King. In each episode a different celebrity, or member of the pulbic teamed up with Simon, on a filming assignment about a different British creature. The idea was to show how wild animals were filmed. The celebrities included Wendy Richards, Liza Goddard, Mark McManus, David Essex, Keith Barron, and Toyah Willcox. The animals featured included deer, dormice, salmon, frogs, and golden eagles.
The executive producer on the series was John King, Simon’s father, with Tony Rayner the director.
Photos by Gail Herbert, no reproduction without permission.
In 1990 BBC Pebble Mill produced a Chelsea Special programme which went out on BBC 2 on the Wednesday night of Chelsea week, as well as a ‘Gardeners’ World’ from Chelsea on the Friday, presented by Geoff Hamilton.
The first photo shows presenter Anne Swithinbank, with cameraman Mike Shelton and director Nick Bamford; the second, director Annette Martin, with researcher Helen Faulkner, and presenter Geoff Hamilton; the third photo is of P.A. Jacqui Pratt, camerman Keith Froggatt and sound Alex Christison; the fourth photo is of presenter and garden designer David Stevens; photo five is of David Stevens with Mike Shelton and director Nick Patten; photo six is of researcher Helen Faulkner and Mike Shelton; photo seven is of David Stevens with Nick Patten.
Nick Patten was also shooting a gardening series called ‘Gardens by Design’ in 1990, presented by garden designer, David Stevens, and recorded some of the show at the Chelsea Flower Show. These photos are a combination of the Chelsea coverage, and ‘Gardens by Design’.
