Tagged with: BBC Alumni
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History is written by the victors: The inspiration behind Viceroy's House
Gurinder Chadha, OBE
Writer, director and BBC Alumni member
Writer and director Gurinder Chadha, OBE (Bhaji On The Beach, Bend It Like Beckham and Bride & Prejudice) talks about how her upbringing influenced her approach to 'Viceroy's House' her latest release which is co produced by BBC Films.
Save your memories of the BBC
David Allen
Former BBC producer
Former BBC producers and BBC Alumni members David Allen and George Auckland have developed a website especially for ex-BBC people to bank their memories of the BBC. It’s called (unsurprisingly) the Memory Bank. Here David talks us through what it is and how the BBC alumni can contribute.
Funny that: The highs and lows of comedy production
Diane Messias
Former BBC Comedy Producer and BBC Alumni member
Former BBC Comedy Producer and BBC Alumni member Diane Messias reflects upon the joys and the pitfalls of comedy production.
Sir Terry Wogan Remembered
Paul Balmer
BBC Alumni member
Paul Balmer was a sound engineer on Come Dancing in the 1970s and reflects on his experiences working with Sir Terry Wogan.
From Albert Square to real life warfare
Rani Singh
News and Current Affairs Reporter and BBC Alumni member
BBC Alumni contributor Rani Singh reports for the BBC as well as numerous other media organisations and platforms. She started her BBC career as an actor in EastEnders but soon realised that there was a wider world outside Albert Square that needed investigating.
The BBC News website says I’ve ‘retired’ – so it must be true!
Torin Douglas
Former media correspondent and BBC Alumni member
Former media correspondent Torin Douglas recalls his time at the BBC and talks about some of the activities he has been involved with since leaving the Corporation.
Retired BBC Books PR man turns tables to become thriller author
Harry Dunn
BBC Alumni
In his role as a promoter at BBC Books, Harry Dunn accompanied many TV celebrities on their book tours. In the years that followed him leaving the corporation, Harry ended up using his experience to start writing books himself.
My path via the BBC to Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015
Andy Gilbert
Company Founder, Gilbey Films
Andy Gilbert, whose company Gilbey Films makes the BBC diversity showreels, has just made it to the final three of the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015. Andy was formerly of this parish, as series producer of Match of the Day.
From the BBC to Berlin
Dina Gold
Journalist, author and BBC Alumni member
Dina Gold explains how her investigative journalism at the BBC gave her the tools to research her grandmother's stories.
That's 'Lifers' reunited for Dame Esther Rantzen's birthday
Jen Macro
Digital Content Producer, About the BBC
The That's Life! team recall some fond memories of working with BBC Alumni member, Dame Esther Rantzen DBE on the sometimes cheeky consumer affairs show.
