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Still On the Buses
1:40pm Friday 5th September 2008
On The Buses was a highly-successful ITV sitcom made by London Weekend Television between 1969 and 1973. PAUL BURTON climbs aboard the smutty Routemaster once more.
Painting it bright for Mick, Keith and Robbie
5:24pm Thursday 29th May 2008
Creating props and backdrops for film, TV and rock n roll legends the Rolling Stones are all in a days work at an independent production company.
Have your say »'The studios were like a sleeping beast'
5:36pm Tuesday 20th May 2008
Neville Reid talks to Paul Burton about his early days at Elstree Studios and remembers his first visit to the site after Hertsmere Borough Council had bought the facilities from Brent Walker.
A tour of turbulent times
9:44am Tuesday 13th May 2008
John Shepherd started working at Elstree Studios when it was called ABPC, in 1959.
Crusaders campaign saves studios
8:55am Thursday 8th May 2008
For eight years film historian and Borehamwood and Elstree Times' columnist Paul Welsh was the driving force behind the successful SOS campaign to save Elstree Studios.
All work and no play on set
10:54am Thursday 1st May 2008
Adam Unger first worked at Elstree Studios in 1978 as an assistant editor on the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. PAUL BURTON talks to him about his memories and experiences.
Turning to the Darth side
3:46pm Monday 7th April 2008
Nobody could have predicted how successful the Star Wars films would be. This week, Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse MBE and former supporting artist, Harry Fielder, share their experiences of working on George Lucas' film series with PAUL BURTON.
Life, laughter and love at home away from home
9:06am Friday 4th April 2008
In the Seventies, actor Robin Askwith appeared in films such as Carry on Girls and Bless this House At the end of 2007, he told Paul Burton how much affection he still has for the studios.
Confessions of a film producer
11:00am Wednesday 26th March 2008
Fresh from his success producing the spin-off film version of Dad's Army at Shepperton Studios at the start of the Seventies, film producer Greg Smith moved to Elstree Studios.
A change of scene
5:34pm Monday 17th March 2008
As cinema-going habits altered in the Seventies, the studios came under threat. PAUL BURTON reveals how it survived.
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