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Six Decades of Selling Stamps to BBC Staff – Page 8 The newspaper for BBC pensioners – with highlights from Ariel online Story of the Stamp Lady Six decades of selling stamps to BBC staff – page 8 April 2012 • Issue 3 thompson a bush House dance announces ghost story yourself fit departure Page 6 Page 8 Page 9 NEWS • MEMoriES • ClaSSifiEdS • Your lEttErS • obituariES • CroSPEro 02 World SErViCE 80tH World Service celebrates 80 years In a giant marquee in the central courtyard of Bush House, a buzz of many languages filled the air as the World Service celebrated 80 years of broadcasting on 29 February. he mix was eclectic – from Yet the Bush House of today is also old- ‘There’s only so much that I can do been ‘allowed’ to continue broadcasting politicians to an Iron Woman, via fashioned. One of the reasons for the Open as a presenter on BBC One television,’ into his 80s. ‘Do you mind being called a the morning editorial meeting, Day is that as well as being 80 the World commented News’s George Alagaiah. ‘It’s veteran broadcaster?’ asked Williams. ‘No,’ wildlife and reminiscences of the Service is moving on, to the state-of-the very much a front page medium. If you want said his guest. ‘It sounds like an old warrior.’ TService – and all the while the core news art technologies on offer in the new News to know the context, if you want to know Attenborough recently stirred controversy of the day was being reported and debated, Centre at W1. the texture, if you want to get behind the by discussing the effects of global warming just as usual. story, then the World Service delivers that.’ on the polar regions in his last series Frozen Central Commissioner Steve Titherington Sadness as well as celebration Zeinab Badawi, World News presenter, Planet. Asked why he didn’t comment more was running about looking happy and ‘We intend to take the best of Bush with us,’ added: ‘I really think if you just listen to the on the destruction of natural habitats harassed, answering a hundred queries and says Global News director Peter Horrocks. BBC World Service and don’t even read a Sir David said: ‘Broadcasting for 60 years is revelling in the coming-together of a long- ‘We will take advantage of the new facilities newspaper, you’re probably one of the best a huge privilege and you should not use it planned celebration. ‘I’m loving it,’ he told and wonderful technology to build on informed people on earth.’ as a platform to propagandise. Nevertheless Ariel, before rushing off to speak to the next our past successes and make our output there are some things that have become so language service heading into the marquee even better.’ crucial, so important, like global warming to broadcast. Horrocks acknowledged that there are and population growth, that you have to mixed feelings about all the change to come. “WI will give us more say something.’ Memories of the past ‘There’s no doubt that there is an attachment Sixteen language services used the space over to the past of Bush, and that is absolutely experiences, more Running on the spot the course of the day, and much of what was right, given past achievements. But I think for a health check broadcast was also video-streamed live on there is also an excitement about what the people to interact with Sir David was not the only big name the web, with photographers and camera future holds. Today we will pay our respects to grace the marquee. A rather incongruous crews bustling around. Nor was the action to what Bush House has meant, and what it and more buzz.” pair of running machines in the middle confined to the marquee on the stately has achieved.’ of the structure came into their own later marble landings of Bush House; as presenter Steve Titherington seconds that sentiment. in the day when four-time World Iron Lyse Doucet and crew filmed an interview ‘In preparation for this event I’ve been A multi-media experience Man champion, Chrissie Wellington put on one floor, another team shot set ups on a looking at a lot of old pictures from Bush, Quite what the first 1930s World Service volunteer staff through their paces for different level. and the richness, diversity and exuberance staff would have made of the news that Health Matters. Sitting quietly in the offices of the Nepali of the place are plain to see. They show the Open Day was trending on twitter As the day wore on there was a special Service, Puran Agrawal was waiting for his people from all parts of the world working is anyone’s guess, but their 21st century edition of World Have Your Say, and musical turn on air. Mr Agrawal was the first Nepali together, enjoying being together, it’s colleagues certainly made the most of every interludes. There was a staff party in the presenter of the first Nepali programme, so engaging.’ bit of media going to engage the global marquee on Friday evening, as the World which aired on 7 June 1969. He’s back at Titherington believes that spirit of audience in the output. Service enjoyed every minute of its 80th Bush to talk about those early days, when enthusiastic exchange of knowledge and Aside from the first ever broadcast of birthday. BBC History and Heritage have he was told the fledgling service was ‘an advice will transfer intact to W1. ‘In some the morning editorial meeting – live – and also dedicated a web page to the story of experiment – it might last a week, it might ways the move will re-kindle some of the the videos of the activity in the marquee, Bush House. last three months.’ things seen in those old photos,’ he explains. listeners were texting, tweeting, emailing But perhaps the last word should go to ‘I fell into the job by accident,’ he ‘W1 will give us more experiences, more or using facebook to send in questions and World Service staff, reminiscing about their explains. ‘I was studying in London when I people to interact with and more buzz.’ comments. time at Bush House in a specially made was approached and asked if I’d like to do a Nowhere was that more obvious than video, or to the current Writer in Residence half-hour programme once a week.’ Staff tributes in the appearance of the day’s star guest, Hamid Ismailov. In an ode to the building. Forty years ago the programme was Staff have also commented on the joys of the Sir David Attenborough. As he took the Ismailov wrote: recorded on a reel to reel machine, cut collaborative process. Global News presenter stage with interviewer Mike Williams for a ‘Bush House – the Noah’s Arc of nations, together with razor blades and sticky tape Lyse Doucet said: ‘The BBC’s language special edition of One Planet, a screen to the the runway where voices take off and fly over the Earth, and sent by plane to Nepal where it was services have been my tour guides. When side started scrolling through the questions the kingdom where echoes of dead are kept alive, broadcast on a Saturday morning. It was a I was in Afghanistan I worked very closely being fired in from places as far apart as the thinking brain, the watchful eye, the sharp tongue magazine programme, designed to open a with the Pashto and the Persian Service, Melbourne, Cape Town, New York and and the caring heart of meridians, window on the UK to its Nepali audience. talking to them every day. When I was living Newcastle [England]. Bush House – an English pub, an Uzbek chay-khana, Mr Agrawal qualified as an accountant and in Pakistan I was talking to the Urdu Service, a Spanish tavern, an African hut, a Russian kabak, gave up broadcasting. Looking at the large when I moved to the Middle East I worked Warning from an old warrior where views and opinions fly around vibrating the globe, offices, the digital studios, he said: ‘Bush hand in hand with the Arabic Service. Affable and self-deprecating, Sir David Bush House – a cold mirror in front of that old, House is completely different. When I was Everywhere I have gone telling stories, repeatedly told his audience his job was a beautiful and furious world...’ here it was smaller, more old-fashioned.’ I have told those stories with my colleagues.’ ‘privilege’, saying he felt very lucky to have Candida Watson Prospero is provided free of charge to retired BBC Editorial contributions: Write to: Prospero, employees, or to their spouses and dependants. BBC Pension and Benefits Centre, Broadcasting House, Prospero provides a source of news on former Cardiff CF5 2YQ. Email: [email protected] colleagues, developments at the BBC and pension Please make sure that any digital pictures you send are issues, plus classified adverts. scanned at 300 dpi. To advertise in Prospero, please see page 12. To view Ariel online, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/ariel. The next issue of Prospero will appear in June 2012. PROSPERO APRIL 2012 World SErViCE 80tH 03 CONTACTS Visiting Scheme If you would like a visit or information on how to become a volunteer visitor, please ring 0845 712 5529. You will be charged at the local rate. Queries For benefit and pension payroll queries, call The three organisers: Linda Mabley, John Tusa with Ralph Young octogenarians and former the Service Line on 029 2032 2811. Barry Langridge and Cathy Tait. and Brenda Todd. Controllers, Peter Fraenkel and Mark Dodd.
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