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End of the dream factory

Discovery: Paul Welsh found revealing studio memos about Hollywood stars when they were filming in Borehamwood. They included stars Stewart Granger complaining about his costumes on Beau Brummell, Ava Gardner complaining about cold tea on set and a warn

10:08am Friday 3rd September 2010

Forty years after the final credits rolled at Borehamwood’s MGM Studios, PAUL WELSH remembers the magical summer when he had it all to himself.

The man behind the music

Furry friends: Jack Parnell created music for The Muppet Show and other productions at ATV Studios in Borehamwood

9:57am Friday 20th August 2010

PAUL WELSH explains why film studio buildings were allowed to be demolished and pays tribute to the man behind The Muppet Show music.

Let’s help celebrate our rich past

Let’s help celebrate our rich past

11:16am Friday 13th August 2010

PAUL WELSH takes a look at the ten actors shortlisted for the Walk of Fame at Elstree and Borehamwood Station.

Four more years of Square drama

Square celebration: the BBC has reportedly decided to remain at Elstree for at least another four years

11:11am Friday 13th August 2010

PAUL WELSH reports good news for EastEnders fans in Borehamwood and recalls the actors who have played the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes.

Hidden depths of Big Brother

All aboard: Captain Ahab (Gregory Peck) searches for a great whale in the Fifties blockbuster Moby Dick. The remains of the water tank built for the Jaws of its day, now pays host to the Big Brother house

11:58am Friday 30th July 2010

PAUL WELSH recalls the days when elaborate film sets at Elstree Studios created a world of make believe, which later made way for a housing estate.

Hammer brought the glamour

Evil eye: Bette Davis stars in The Anniversary, which was fimed at Elstree Studios in 1968

10:33am Friday 23rd July 2010

PAUL WELSH takes a look at the horror film production company, which filled Elstree studios with a host of Hollywood stars.

When comics reigned supreme

Murder miscast: author Agatha Christie thought Margaret Rutherford, pictured in Murder She Said with Conrad Phillips and Thorley Walters, was not suited to the role

10:38am Friday 16th July 2010

PAUL WELSH looks back with laughter at two comedy stars — one with a sinister facade and another who was perhaps in the wrong place.

Dracula was the tip of the iceberg

Hello dolly: Christopher Lee in the 1976 classic, To the Devil a Daughter, which was made at Elstree

3:17pm Tuesday 13th July 2010

Christopher Lee is well known for the Hammer horror films, but there’s so much more to this versatile actor, writes PAUL WELSH.

Show’s success still riding high

All aboard: actor Anna Karen, second from left, and the cast of On the Buses, filmed in Borehamwood Picture by Canal+Image UK

11:07am Friday 2nd July 2010

PAUL WELSH joins On The Buses fans for a singalong aboard an old Routemaster and a Q&A with Olive.

George Lucas helped our empire strike back

George Lucas described Elstree Studios as the "true home" of Star Wars

10:31am Friday 25th June 2010

PAUL WELSH pays homage to two film giants who bought their big bucks to Elstree Studios at a time when permanent closure loomed.






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