We have put together a scrapbook page of interesting bits and pieces from our last twelve years or so. We will add new pictures or text as we go along, so take another look from time to time.

Celebrity Corner

We often hire out equipment for film, TV and theatre props. I took this picture of Sir David Frost in the early 1990s on the set of the Granada TV show 'This Morning', for an item about Pathe News.

On the same show, a year or so later, we provided a number of radios to dress a set for a performance by the Beverley Sisters. You have to look hard to see the radios- (right at the back of the set.)

Again, in the picture below, we provided a rado (Ferranti 1037) for Richard and Judy to recall 40 years of 'The Archers'. The cast of the show were interviewed and talked about the history of the programme, the longest running 'soap opera' in the world. (The opening night of Independent Television was 'spoiled' by the BBC running a dramatic episode in which Grace Archer was killed in a fire at the farm. Millions missed the opening of the first non-BBC television channels in Britain, as they had their radios tuned to the Light Programme to hear the special episode of the 'everyday story of country-folk'.)

'Nigel Pargetter' from The Archers in the Musem shop during a photo shoot for a local newspaper.

A more recent (2003) picture below shows actress Judy Holt (at the time appearing in 'At Home With The Braithwaites') outside the Vintage Technology Centre.

On to scrapbook page 2

Museum Memories

The Broadcasting Museum was a great personal project, designed to bring the story of British Broadcasting to the general public rather than just vintage technology enthusiasts. It was very much a success but when the lease on the building expired in 2000 I decided it was time to move on, and the contents of the Museum were sold to the BBC. Find out more about the Museum

The opening of the Museum in 1994. The switch-on was performed by actor and comedian Alexei Sayle ( my second cousin, who I had not seen for many years) and the Lord Mayorand Mayoress of Chester. Also in attendance was the Town Crier- the earliest form of Broadcasting!

With thanks to the Liverpool Daily Post

One year at the Museum we dressed the 1930's wireless shop display with artificial snow to take a photo for a Christmas card. It looked so convincing we left it until the summer.