David revisiting his city TV roots; BROADCASTING: Ex-BBC executive in Brum to relive happy days.Byline: GrahamYoung A FORMER BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. executive who helped bring classics like Z Cars to the nation's screen was returning to Birmingham today to relive the happiest years of his career. David Rose was based at the old Pebble Mill Pebble mill A tumbling mill that grinds or pulverizes materials without contaminating them with iron. Because the pebbles have lower specific gravity than steel balls, the capacity of a given size shell with pebbles is considerably lower than with steel balls. centre after David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on May 8, 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters and naturalists. Widely considered one of the pioneers of the nature documentary, his career as the respected face and voice of British asked him to establish a drama department there in the 1970s. Though born in Dorset and now based in London, he was heading back to Birmingham today to talk about his 50-year career in film and television. David, who will be 85 in November, said: "I enjoyed my career so much and it was all down to the people I worked with. "I was quite distressed when Pebble Mill was closing down and I didn't get an invitation." After flying 34 missions in a Lancaster Bomber during the Second World War, David studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for two years from 1947 before working for five years in repertory theatre as a stage manager and director. After moving into television, from 1962 to 1965 he produced 176 episodes of Z Cars before moving on to the spin-off series Softly, Softly. He then developed plays ranging from Peter Terson's The Fishing Party to Philip Martin's Gangsters and Alan Bleasdale's The Black Stuff before joining Channel 4 as senior commissioning editor for fiction. First staged last year at the National Film Theatre, David'showcase uses film clips and his recollections to explain what it was like working with everyone from Mike Leigh to Willy Russell and Stephen Frears. David was invited to give today's talk by Creative Networks, which is staged monthly by the School of Digital Media Technology at Birmingham City University's Campus at Millennium Point. Following an hour of networking from 6pm, David's presentation is expected to last from 7.15pm to 9pm. Anyone interested in *attending can call 0121 331 5400 or visit www. creativenetworksonline.com CAPTION(S): Memories: David Rose and (top right) an episode of Z Cars produced at (right) the old Pebble Mill Studios The BBC Birmingham Network production centre Pebble Mill was located in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham, England. Opened by HRH Princess Anne on the 10 November 1971, it was a prominent landmark in the Edgbaston area. . |
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