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  1. History is written by the victors: The inspiration behind Viceroy's House

    Gurinder Chadha, OBE

    Writer, director and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    History is written by the victors: The inspiration behind Viceroy's House

    Writer and director Gurinder Chadha, OBE (Bhaji On The Beach, Bend It Like Beckham and Bride & Prejudice) talks about how her upbringing influenced her approach to 'Viceroy's House' her latest release which is co produced by Ö÷²¥´óÐã Films.

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  2. Save your memories of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã

    David Allen

    Former Ö÷²¥´óÐã producer

    Save your memories of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã

    Former Ö÷²¥´óÐã producers and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni members David Allen and George Auckland have developed a website especially for ex-Ö÷²¥´óÐã people to bank their memories of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã. It’s called (unsurprisingly) the Memory Bank. Here David talks us through what it is and how the Ö÷²¥´óÐã alumni can contribute.

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  3. Funny that: The highs and lows of comedy production

    Diane Messias

    Former Ö÷²¥´óÐã Comedy Producer and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    Funny that: The highs and lows of comedy production

    Former Ö÷²¥´óÐã Comedy Producer and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member Diane Messias reflects upon the joys and the pitfalls of comedy production.

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  4. Sir Terry Wogan Remembered

    Paul Balmer

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    Sir Terry Wogan Remembered

    Paul Balmer was a sound engineer on Come Dancing in the 1970s and reflects on his experiences working with Sir Terry Wogan.

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  5. From Albert Square to real life warfare

    Rani Singh

    News and Current Affairs Reporter and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    From Albert Square to real life warfare

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni contributor Rani Singh reports for the Ö÷²¥´óÐã as well as numerous other media organisations and platforms. She started her Ö÷²¥´óÐã career as an actor in EastEnders but soon realised that there was a wider world outside Albert Square that needed investigating.

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  6. The Ö÷²¥´óÐã News website says I’ve ‘retired’ – so it must be true!

    Torin Douglas

    Former media correspondent and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    The Ö÷²¥´óÐã News website says I’ve ‘retired’ – so it must be true!

    Former media correspondent Torin Douglas recalls his time at the Ö÷²¥´óÐã and talks about some of the activities he has been involved with since leaving the Corporation.

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  7. Retired Ö÷²¥´óÐã Books PR man turns tables to become thriller author

    Harry Dunn

    Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni

    In his role as a promoter at Ö÷²¥´óÐã Books, Harry Dunn accompanied many TV celebrities on their book tours. In the years that followed him leaving the corporation, Harry ended up using his experience to start writing books himself.

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  8. My path via the Ö÷²¥´óÐã to Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015

    Andy Gilbert

    Company Founder, Gilbey Films

    My path via the Ö÷²¥´óÐã to Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015

    Andy Gilbert, whose company Gilbey Films makes the Ö÷²¥´óÐã diversity showreels, has just made it to the final three of the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs 2015. Andy was formerly of this parish, as series producer of Match of the Day.

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  9. From the Ö÷²¥´óÐã to Berlin

    Dina Gold

    Journalist, author and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member

    From the Ö÷²¥´óÐã to Berlin

    Dina Gold explains how her investigative journalism at the Ö÷²¥´óÐã gave her the tools to research her grandmother's stories.

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  10. That's 'Lifers' reunited for Dame Esther Rantzen's birthday

    Jen Macro

    Digital Content Producer, About the Ö÷²¥´óÐã

    That's 'Lifers' reunited for Dame Esther Rantzen's birthday

    The That's Life! team recall some fond memories of working with Ö÷²¥´óÐã Alumni member, Dame Esther Rantzen DBE on the sometimes cheeky consumer affairs show.

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