The Bill Smith Chronicles Part 3 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Dr-Watts · 16th Mar 2011, 11:34 pm

Hi all,

After a few calls to The Radiophile, I managed to get me a copy of 'The Bill Smith Chronicles' parts 1 & 2 and it's an excellent read !
Those lovely people at Radiophile only had one copy left and went to the time and trouble of scanning every page to make me a copy

So, my question is this...
It states that in Part 3, Bill talks about his time as manager in a TV repair shop. (On the last page)
Does anyone have a copy of this or know if it was ever printed ?
As you all probably know, I'm an ex telly man myself and have a massive interest in the history of Television and would love to read this part of the story.

Kind Regards

Dr. Dave

David Simpson · 2nd Aug 2015, 10:04 am

Hello Dave,
I'm not a telly guy myself, but, sadly, slightly connected to Bill. His latter years, prior to retirement, were spent at W.D. Allen's Electrical Shop in Peterhead. Roddy Allen eventually retired about 5 years ago & the shop closed. Bill himself had by then passed away.
I was fortunate to purchase from Roddy a mass of old & NOS spares, some old test equipment used by Bill, Bill's old toolbox, a Murphy U128 Radio with some notes by Bill, and some odds & sods. Trevor, aka Murphy v310, also came with me & acquired old tellys & stuff. We were both very sad seeing a lovely old radio workshop closed, and with such an association with the vintage radio fraternity.
Edge of town Supermarkets & internet sites selling cheapo flat screen TV's, cheapo radios, and white goods, etc., have hastened the demise of most high street electrical retailers up here.

Regards, David

16th Mar 2011, 11:34 pm	#1
Dr-Watts Heptode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK. Posts: 696	The Bill Smith Chronicles Part 3 Hi all, After a few calls to The Radiophile, I managed to get me a copy of 'The Bill Smith Chronicles' parts 1 & 2 and it's an excellent read ! Those lovely people at Radiophile only had one copy left and went to the time and trouble of scanning every page to make me a copy So, my question is this... It states that in Part 3, Bill talks about his time as manager in a TV repair shop. (On the last page) Does anyone have a copy of this or know if it was ever printed ? As you all probably know, I'm an ex telly man myself and have a massive interest in the history of Television and would love to read this part of the story. Kind Regards Dr. Dave __________________ Do you have the scope to be a TV repair man

2nd Aug 2015, 10:04 am	#2
David Simpson Nonode Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Aberdeen, UK. Posts: 2,858	Re: The Bill Smith Chronicles Part 3 Hello Dave, I'm not a telly guy myself, but, sadly, slightly connected to Bill. His latter years, prior to retirement, were spent at W.D. Allen's Electrical Shop in Peterhead. Roddy Allen eventually retired about 5 years ago & the shop closed. Bill himself had by then passed away. I was fortunate to purchase from Roddy a mass of old & NOS spares, some old test equipment used by Bill, Bill's old toolbox, a Murphy U128 Radio with some notes by Bill, and some odds & sods. Trevor, aka Murphy v310, also came with me & acquired old tellys & stuff. We were both very sad seeing a lovely old radio workshop closed, and with such an association with the vintage radio fraternity. Edge of town Supermarkets & internet sites selling cheapo flat screen TV's, cheapo radios, and white goods, etc., have hastened the demise of most high street electrical retailers up here. Regards, David