Age of uncertainty

An enterprise for television such as this lends itself to an obvious and easy specialization. The substance would be mine; the presentation would belong to my colleagues of the BBC. Had this division been pressed, the results would surely have been sad. Effective presentation intelligent planning, the search for the relevant scenes, the photography and direction was only possible if my colleagues immersed themselves deeply and professionally in the ideas. This they did. And in doing so, they greatly influenced my thinking. added greatly to my information. The benefits carry over into this book. In turn, though it was generally less important, I suggested subjects and locations for pictures and occasionally how something might be given visual meaning.

My association with the BBC did not end with producers and directors. The British Broadcasting Corporation, as everyone must know, is a very great organization. In the world of responsible television there are the BBC and some others. Its genius lies in the quality of the people it attracts and also in the feeling of everyone the talented cameramen, sound men, lighting men, production assistants, staff persons that they have a deeply shared re sponsibility for the product.