New Interviews

Posted on 4 August 2022 by John Hughes — No Comments ↓

As part of the project, new oral history interviews were filmed with key people who have worked in, with or about the BBC.

The 14 interviewees were chosen because they had significant new perspectives and experiences to the history of the BBC. The interviews cover their whole lives, not just their BBC career, and broaden the scope of the collection. Each has been transcribed and tagged, linking them to existing resources.

The interviews are with:

Images: © Connected Histories of the BBC

Header Collage

A selection of interviewees in the Connected Histories of the BBC catalogue. Top Row from Left to Right: Joan Bakewell, Asa Briggs, Deborah George, John Tusa, Mamta Gupta, Olive Bottle / Bottom Row from Left to Right: Julia Zapata, Esther Rantzen, Venera Koichieva, Suluma Kassim , John Birt, Olive Shapley, Mike Phillips

This collage contains a selection of interviewees from the Connected Histories of the BBC catalogue. Top row from left to right: Joan Bakewell, Asa Briggs, Deborah George, John Tusa, Mamta Gupta, and Olive Bottle. Bottom row from left to right: Julia Zapata, Esther Rantzen, Venera Koichieva, Suluma Kassim, John Birt, Olive Shapley, and Mike Phillips.