To Robert Beveridge
thanks for this -
Andrew Roberts
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beveridge, Robert" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-HISTORY] European Service, l941-45
many many thanks
a very helpful answer/contribution as always salvo
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From: The History of the BBC [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Salvatore Scifo [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 March 2009 13:41
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [BBC-HISTORY] European Service, l941-45
Dear Andrew,
The Radio Journal did also published a tribute to John Gray on Volume 4,
Issue 1, authored by Peter Lewis.
The Guardian obituary is online at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jan/20/guardianobituaries.radio
You will finds also messages from fellow Radio researchers on the Radio
Studies list at
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=radio-studies (December
2006/January 2007 archives).
Best Wishes,
Salvo
Beveridge, Robert wrote:
> Try obits in guardian and the herald or email me on
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
>
> or phone me at napier
>
> John worked at bbc after having worked with the gpo film unit
>
> his first bcast was hogmanay 1940 and he was on duty at bh when it was
> bombed and kept it going via back up shellac records at maida vale I
> think and he was also on duty and listening as part of european
> service the night the american tanks were only 30 miles from prague
> and had to stop due to yalta etc
>
> he produced and reported on the norwegian navy etc etc during the war
> and then went on to be a liaison officer with the security services ,
> made nearly the last lyrical documentary (for bbc scotland ) in early 60s
> west highland and ended up as chief assistan bbc scotland
>
> helped to found the radio academy and tv festival in edin and very
> active in bectu
>
> died abt 3 years ago
>
>
>
> i and many others still miss him
>
> R
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> *From:* The History of the BBC [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of Andrew Roberts [[log in to unmask]]
> *Sent:* 07 March 2009 15:34
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: [BBC-HISTORY] European Service, l941-45
>
> I haven't come across John Gray - what part of the European Service
> - or what else - was he in?
> Andrew Roberts
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Beveridge, Robert <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 07, 2009 12:29 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [BBC-HISTORY] European Service, l941-45
>
> He wld have worked with John Gray
> Happy to talk to you abt John’s work
>
> Best wishes robert beveridge edinburgh napier university
>
>
> On 6/3/09 23:10, "Andrew Dunlop Roberts"
> <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> I am presently studying the work of my father, Michael
> Roberts, in the
> European Service from September 1941 to March l945. Until June
> 1943 he was
> in the Intelligence Department; he was then Clandestine Press
> Editor until
> December 1944,apart from three months (May-August 1944)) as
> Czech Editor.
> For the rest of his time at the BBC he was a European Talks
> Editor. From
> March 1943 until May 1944 he represented the BBC on the
> inter-departmental
> Joint Reoccupation Committee and its sub-committees.
> I would be glad to hear from anyone with an interest in
> these aspects of
> the wartime European Service.
>
>
>
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