Now that Christmas (and all the fun and games that entails) is over, the team have been getting on with things, firstly with an improved script being written mainly by Roddy Buxton, who has a vast knowledge of the ATV Centre and of broadcasting in general. Roddy is a lighting man by trade, and has worked on plenty of programmes including Ashes to Ashes and the forthcoming drama Red Riding. Roddy's knowledge of the ATV centre has already led to some feature articles on the Transdifusion website www.transdiffusion.org and so he has taken over where I left off with writing the story of this great television complex, enhancing the original draft with plenty of details.
The team as a whole have a new sense of direction, and as time and discussions have gone on, the focus has been more on how we can make this programme as interesting and informative to the viewer as possible and remind them of the fabulous contribution to British television made by the people who worked at the ATV Centre.
To that end we have been arranging more interviews with people you will recognise from over the years, the latest generous interviewee being a star from a particular Motel soap opera - I am not going to say too much as yet, but I can promise you that it was a fabulous and informative interview. In addition we have recently made arrangements to speak to one or two other famous faces from the presentation department of ATV and Central about their time there. More will hopefully be following and we will be busying ourself right through the spring and summer getting as many contributions 'in the can' as possible.
So lots to do still, but we are making great progress. Next week some of us are off again, filming in the midlands, it is certainly keeping us busy!!
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