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Mark Whyberd
film researcher

Mark Whyberd sadly died in July aged 82.
Mark left school aged 14 and after National Service in the RAF
he joined the Ealing Film Studios as firefighter working on many
feature films. When Ealing Studios was taken over by the BBC
in 1956, Mark joined the film despatch team. In 1957 he was
appointed head of film despatch and then became film
researcher for 24 Hours, Tonight, Midweek and Panorama.
His ran a busy team of two despatch riders who would pick up
film rushes from all over the UK as well as material sent from all
over the world that arrived at Heathrow Airport, deliver them to
the film laboratories, then to Lime Grove to be edited; this also
included copying the sound tapes.
His other role was getting copies made from Movietone, Pathé
and Reuters, ready to be edited on the day. This also included
copying 35mm feature films from the latest Hollywood film
promotions.
He mentioned once that on the day John F Kennedy was
assassinated, he was on his way home, when he turned round
and through his contacts was able to provide the archive for a
60-minute Special that night.
In those days Mark would have a cigarette in one hand and the
choice of three phones to pick up which shows how hectic his job
was, and a daily visit to the Lime Grove bar would definitely be on
his schedule. Mark also became captain of the BBC darts team.
In 1980 he joined Newsnight and finally retired in 1992, working
later on various 'Specials' until he moved with his wife Carol to
Dorset and retired.
Mark was a great character, and believed in the values of the
BBC. He would always be friendly to new staff and make them
welcome. He will be missed by all those who met him.
Adam Gotch
(who worked for him as a film assistant for 12 years)
Mark Whyberd: film
researcher in the days
before computers

October/November 2014 Stage Screen & Radio

BECTU has been made aware of alleged failures
to properly observe obligations to members by
the companies and individuals set out below.
All members are advised in their own interest to
consult head office before accepting engagements
with or through these companies.

New this month:

Kristina Cranfeld Ltd (Kristina Cranfeld as director), Limehouse
Studios, Towcaster Road, London E3 3ND; official: Martin Spence
Let's Hang On Ltd (Dino Buttarazzi), 35 Atherstone Road,
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2SH; official: Mick Corfield
Scaenea Pictures (Mike Clarke as Director), St Helens,
Merseyside; official: Jo Livesey
Sumner's Media City Ltd (Janet Sumner and Andrew Sumner
as directors), Bridge House, 12 Market Street, Glossop,
Derbyshire, SK13 8AR official; Jo Livesey
Andy Evans t/a
Practical Creative
Solutions or
PCS Lighting
17 Rowan Way,
Woodford Halse,
Daventry NN11 3TH
official: PMcM
Artists in Motion
(Mark Wild as a
director) Suite 323,
19-21 Crawford
Street, London
W1H 1PJ
official: David Donovan
Ather Chaudhary
aka Ather Khalid
11 Avenue Road,
Wolverhampton
WV3 9JR or
36 Court Road
WV3 9QA
official: Tom Bell
Cask Productions Ltd
St George's Studios,
93-97 St Georges Road,
Glasgow G3 6JA
official: PMcM
Creamdove
Limited trading
as Wedding TV
The Malthouse,
William Street
Leamington Spa
CV32 4HJ
official: Mick Corfield
Dark House
Productions Ltd
UK registered office
6 Children Street,
London W1U 4JT;
head office Dark
House Films Inc,
Toronto Canada
official: PMcM
Devil's
Playground Ltd
(Sebastian Ruspoli
& Jonathan Sothcott,
directors),
10-11 Percy Street,
London W1T 1DN
official: Tony Norton

Empire Media
Productions
(Mark Souster)
12 The Market Place,
Devizes, Wiltshire
SN10 1HT official: TB
Mr Adam Baxter,
F H Media Ltd
T/A The Big Day Films,
Unit 1.08 The Wenlock,
50-52 Wharf Road,
Islington,
London N1 7EU
official: Lynne Korniak
The Gamma
Project Ltd
(CEO Nina Carbone)
26 Bloomsbury Street,
London WC1B 3QJ
official: DD
Dan Hart,
2 Firth Road, Retford,
Nottinghamshire
DN22 7YS
official: Martin Spence
Kirkpatrick
Entertainment
Bridgend, Auldgirth,
Dumfries Scotland
DG2 OXL
official: PMcM
Louis Ling Ltd (Louis
Ling as a director),
23 Haden Way,
Willingham,
Cambridge CB24 5HB
official: Pat Styles
M & Y Films (in
liquidation: director
Amanda Boyter)
Dimsdale Cottage,
Church End,
Bledlow, Princes
Risborough HP27 9PE
official: SM
MAT Crewing
(Martin and Michael
Touhey as directors),
Office J, Redwither
Business Centre,
Redwither Business
Park, Wrexham
LL13 9XR official: PS

MK1 Security Ltd
(Mark Russell)
31 Kitchener Road,
Weymouth, Dorset
DT4 0LN
official: PE
Erik Meijer, Intentio
Productions Ltd
85 Briscoe Road,
Rainham,
Essex RM13 9QG
official: MC
Niche Television Ltd
(David Hutchinson)
99 Milton Business
& Science Park,
Abingdon,
Oxfordshire
OX14 4RY official: MC
Press On Features,
The South Lodge,
Walpole Park, Lammas
Park Gardens, Ealing,
London W5 5HZ.
official: MS
Root to Fruit Media
Suite 206, Bradford
Court, 123-131
Bradford Street,
Birmingham
B12 0NS official: MC
UK Made Films Ltd
11 Beaufort House,
38-40 Beaufort Street,
London SW3 5AD
official: PMcM
Speckulation
Entertainment Ltd
(Neil Eckersley as a
director) New Derwent
House, 69-73 Theobalds
Road, London WC1X
8TA Official: PE
Three Media Creative
Ltd. 45/49 Greek Street,
Stockport, Cheshire,
SK3 8AX.
Official: MS
Jason McSwan T/A
The Whatever Crew
Ltd, 9 Kirkwall Road,
Greenock PA16 0YE
official: PMcM

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