This Is The BBC

Richard Cawston made a documentary capturing one day in the life of the BBC. Its title was "This is the BBC" and it was premiered before an invited audience on November 12th 1959 at the Odeon, Leicester Square.
It was transmitted on the opening night of Television Centre, Wednesday June 29th 1960, at 7.30pm, and won the British Film Academy's Oscar for best specialised film.
35mm transfer. Copyright BBC no rights given or implied. For historical reference only

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The guys who rig the lights are named Bert and Harry. In 1959 all manual labour was carried out by two blokes called Bert and Harry, it was the law back then.