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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’.
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.
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
Photos by Willoughby Gullachsen, no reproduction without permission.
‘Boogie Outlaws’ was a 3 part drama about a recording company owner, Manfred Holt, who forms a band from a group of musicians who are on the run from the police. It was produced by Carol Parks at Pebble Mill, directed by Keith Godman and written by Leslie Stewart. It was transmitted in 1987.
The drama starred Ian Hogg, David Schofield, Isla Blair, John Judd, Francesca Brill, Sara Crowe, Claire Parker and Chris Tummings.
Photos by Lynda Kettle no reproduction without permission. Lynda Kettle was a Production Designer at BBC Pebble Mill, working on factual, entertainment and drama shows in studio and on location. The photos were taken as records of the Sets.
‘Why Did The Chicken?’ was an animal quiz show for children presented by TV vet Mark Evans. The contestants had to answer questions about farm animals and won eggs rather than points. The show ended with an egg hunt against the clock in the shape of a chicken. There were two series, the first started going out 6/4/1994, with the second series starting exactly a year later in April 1995. It was recorded in Studio A at Pebble Mill. The series was produced by Jane Tarleton and the executive producer was Judy Whitfield.
Production Designer, Lynda Kettle also worked as a theatre designer and an artist, and now runs courses from her art studio http://www.lynda-kettle.com. She is a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham Water Colour Society. Midland Pastel Society and Birmingham Art Circle . She exhibits her paintings several times a year at selected galleries.
