Fifty-one years ago, in August 1969, I started working for The British Council, at 11 Portland Place (opposite the BBC). I was amused to find the old programmes below. N.B., I didn't write the promotional blurb! These were voluntary evening stints at the Overseas Students Centre, not part of the job description at the English Language Teaching Institute (ELTI). I worked at Portland Place for one year, then went for further TV production training at C.E.T.O, Nuffield Lodge, Regent's Park.
(above, the old bookplate logo)
RIBA photo of Students Centre:
11 Portland Place, photos (architecture.com):
At C.E.T.O.
(below)
(below)
C.E.T.O., Nuffield Lodge, Regent's Park, 1970
After that, I followed the example of Arthur Rimbaud
and disappeared into distant parts,
first of all to Ethiopia...
Rimbaud's House (?), Harar:
From Cadences, Cyprus
Looking for Rimbaud in Har(r)ar:
"Je reviendrai, avec des membres de fer, la peau sombre, l'œil furieux "
Une Saison en enfer
French Mission:
Filming in Addis:
Lake Langano, Ethiopia
...then to Kenya
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