In their own words
In this selection of recordings, staff members from all departments of Yorkshire Television reflect on their early days at the Leeds-based station.
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BRIAN COOKE
Post Boy 1968 1. Breakfast TV and science programmes 2. Early memories and countdown clock |
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DUNCAN DALLAS
Director 1968 1. How science came about 2. Thatcher and the unions |
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CHARLIE FLYNN
Cameraman 1968 1. Shooting on film 2. The YTV unions |
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PAUL DUNSTAN
Reporter and newsreader 1968 1. Unusual job interview 2. YTV helicopter |
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STUART WILSON
Assistant Managing Director 1968 1. Winning the franchise 2. Baverstock and Peter Willes |
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DAVID SUMNER
General Manager 1968 1. Setting up the station 2. Success of the franchise |
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STEVE GANNON
Post Boy 1968 1. How he got the job 2. London editing |
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STEVE FAIRHOLME
Post Boy 1968 1. First job and social activities 2. Mast collapse and disputes |
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JOHN SMITH and GRAHAM JEFFREY
OB Unit and Cameraman 1968 1. Manchester before YTV 2.Unions and management |
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JOHN EAVES
Trainee film cutter 1970 1. Career opportunities 2. Overtime rates |
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VAL BEMAN
Lived on the site of YTV in early 1960s 1. What the area was like before YTV 2. First job at YTV |