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PaulM · 28th Aug 2022, 9:01 am

There's some updates to pass on about our plans for our first opening under the Heritage Open Days scheme on 17/18 September.

Firstly, we're pleased to report that besides 'Southern', our operational TV OB truck which will be there, two other mobile units will be in attendance. One is our newly acquired BBC Radio car and the other is a guest vehicle, an ITN links vehicle.

There's more about the radio car here: https://becg.org.uk/projects/bbc-radio-car-lt05xan/

Inside there will be one of the Marconi MkIIs used at the Queen's Coronation in 1953, working telecine and large VTRs, along with cameras with a 'history' such as a Link 125 used to shoot the famous Queen 'I Want to Break Free' video. Roland Rat's TV AM Marconi MkIX will be on show along with a goodly selection of classic cameras such as the EMI 2001 and Marconi MkIII. Also on show will be a very rare Panavision GII 35mm film camera which must have been used on some pretty famous films, but which ones exactly, we don't know!

Sadly, we won't be able to show our other trucks at this time as the building work to convert the former RAF Ballroom into an Outside Broadcast truck garage has yet to start. We really do want our 'Project Vivat' up there as soon as possible, along with some of the others. Whilst we have the space to show them outside, we don't have the resources to deal with them for these open days.
https://becg.org.uk/projects/project-vivat/

Whilst reporting on our plans for the Heritage Open Days, I would like to take the opportunity to post a picture of one of our other projects which has just emerged from the paint shop in its new colour scheme - our ABC-Thames truck which will begin fit-out with cameras etc. next year. The full story is here:
https://becg.org.uk/projects/abc-thames/

Even though we're not yet formally 'open', Google Map seems to have caught up with us - seemingly by itself! - and Hemswell Broadcast Engineering Museum finds us spot on at our wonderful ex-RAF building at Hemswell Cliff near Gainsborough.

We hope to be able to welcome people to our Heritage Open Day event to show where we've come to so far, what we plan to do and how we intend to go about it. There's a long way to go and as a charity we are always on the look out for funds, resources and help.
Full details are here: https://becg.org.uk/2022/07/25/heritage-open-days-2022/

Best regards,

Paul M
Chairman
BECG

28th Aug 2022, 9:01 am	#8
PaulM Hexode Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Lincoln, UK. Posts: 483	Re: BECG Heritage Open Days There's some updates to pass on about our plans for our first opening under the Heritage Open Days scheme on 17/18 September. Firstly, we're pleased to report that besides 'Southern', our operational TV OB truck which will be there, two other mobile units will be in attendance. One is our newly acquired BBC Radio car and the other is a guest vehicle, an ITN links vehicle. There's more about the radio car here: https://becg.org.uk/projects/bbc-radio-car-lt05xan/ Inside there will be one of the Marconi MkIIs used at the Queen's Coronation in 1953, working telecine and large VTRs, along with cameras with a 'history' such as a Link 125 used to shoot the famous Queen 'I Want to Break Free' video. Roland Rat's TV AM Marconi MkIX will be on show along with a goodly selection of classic cameras such as the EMI 2001 and Marconi MkIII. Also on show will be a very rare Panavision GII 35mm film camera which must have been used on some pretty famous films, but which ones exactly, we don't know! Sadly, we won't be able to show our other trucks at this time as the building work to convert the former RAF Ballroom into an Outside Broadcast truck garage has yet to start. We really do want our 'Project Vivat' up there as soon as possible, along with some of the others. Whilst we have the space to show them outside, we don't have the resources to deal with them for these open days. https://becg.org.uk/projects/project-vivat/ Whilst reporting on our plans for the Heritage Open Days, I would like to take the opportunity to post a picture of one of our other projects which has just emerged from the paint shop in its new colour scheme - our ABC-Thames truck which will begin fit-out with cameras etc. next year. The full story is here: https://becg.org.uk/projects/abc-thames/ Even though we're not yet formally 'open', Google Map seems to have caught up with us - seemingly by itself! - and Hemswell Broadcast Engineering Museum finds us spot on at our wonderful ex-RAF building at Hemswell Cliff near Gainsborough. We hope to be able to welcome people to our Heritage Open Day event to show where we've come to so far, what we plan to do and how we intend to go about it. There's a long way to go and as a charity we are always on the look out for funds, resources and help. Full details are here: https://becg.org.uk/2022/07/25/heritage-open-days-2022/ Best regards, Paul M Chairman BECG Attached Thumbnails Last edited by PaulM; 28th Aug 2022 at 9:24 am.