Tag Archives: british
Political Storm
On 6th July 1984 some of our crew arrived at Lagos airport in Nigeria on an Italian flight from Rome. There was some hostility towards anyone British at the time as a result of the foiled and aborted kidnapping of … Continue reading →
Posted in Memories
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Tasting Tin
One of our director’s first jobs was filming the British Middleweight title fight between Roy Gumbs and Eddie Burke in 1981. He was trainee cameraman at the time and was given the responsibility of filming the boxing match on a … Continue reading →
Posted in The Old Days
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