Behind the scenes at TVC in 1973 - Youtube

[Koen Br]

Quick plug for a Youtube video I uploaded yesterday. In 1973, Belgian television visited Television Centre for the documentary 'Spécial BBC'. The Youtube video contains all contemporary TVC footage: Johnny Walker playing discs, Brian Hudson reading the news, and Midweek journalist Nicholas Harman explaing the pros and cons of BBC journalism (in French).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=btgoClCa65g

The complete programme runs for about fifty minutes; most of it is devoted to an overview of the BBC's past. I recorded it when it was repeated around 2004.

Enjoy!

[Mark Smith]

Great upload!

I love the fact that as soon as Johnny Walker starts, he immediately lights up a ciggy. Can you imagine that happening nowadays... ;D

[Gary Critcher]

Surely the Johnnie Walker footage is Broadcasting House??

[Kev Mulrenan]

Mar 29, 2010 11:10:46 GMT Koen Br said:

Quick plug for a Youtube video I uploaded yesterday. In 1973, Belgian television visited Television Centre for the documentary 'Spécial BBC'. The Youtube video contains all contemporary TVC footage: Johnny Walker playing discs, Brian Hudson reading the news, and Midweek journalist Nicholas Harman explaing the pros and cons of BBC journalism (in French).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=btgoClCa65g

The complete programme runs for about fifty minutes; most of it is devoted to an overview of the BBC's past. I recorded it when it was repeated around 2004.

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting. Most enjoyable.

I now see the worth of all those boring A level french lessons studying St Exupery!

Shows that the Beeb was packed with lefties even back then.

[Koen Br]

Mar 29, 2010 15:38:17 GMT Gary Critcher said:

Surely the Johnnie Walker footage is Broadcasting House??

I didn't know that, I'll change the clip description accordingly. Thanks.

[Kev Mulrenan]

How many British journos now at the Beeb would be able to hold a conversation like the journo in the clip!

Not many I bet!