MEMBERSHIP
Membership of the Association is open to all those who worked, as staff, freelance, or under contract,
for Thames Television or its forebears, ABC Television and Associated Rediffusion, and related companies, now including Teddington Studios.
ARTS will be closing its doors on 31 March 2025, following 40 years of service to its members.
Its very reduced Committee will endeavour continue to serve it members till then as best it can.
Some of the benefits of ARTS membership ...
'ARTS Quarterly' - a full colour magazine, hitherto four times a year
Monthly newsletter - 'ARTS Update' by email
Guided tours of places of interest
Sporting Events
Day Trips around the country
Lunches at a variety of venues
Holidays at home and abroad
Social Evenings
ARTS welcomes the following members ...
- 2024
- Martin Perrett: Vision Mixing Dept,Tech Ops, at Teddington
- 2023
- Arnold Spence: Engineering Dept at Teddington, and Vision Control at Euston
- Richard Waiting: Vision Control, Studio Technical Manager, at Teddington
- Paul Kirrage: Camera Dept, then Light Entertainment (director), at Teddington
- Les Cates: VTR and CAR, at Teddington
- Ken Dodds: based at Euston 1980 - 1985
- Tony Phillips: VT Facilities, at Euston
- Geoff North: Sound Engineer OBs, at Hanworth.
- 2022
- Royston Mayoh (rejoined): Light Entertainment, at Teddington, also ABC Didsbury and Alpha Birmingham
- Lesley Burgess (rejoined): Children's Department, at Teddington
- Francesca (Frankie) Unsworth (re-joined): Floor Manager, at Teddington
- Jo Rickard: Costume Department, at Teddington
- Samantha Evans: Costume Department, at Teddington
- Herbie Mountjoy: CAR, VTR, at Teddington
- Joanna Stewart: Children's and Light entertainment, at Teddington
- 2021
- Pip Wedge (rejoined): LE/music, at TV House / Wembley
- Tony Dawe: Sound Department, at Teddington (1960-67)
- Steve Codling: Sound Department, at Teddington (1980-89)
- Richard Halladey: CTF, at Euston
- Norman Donaldson (re-joined): Tech Ops, at Teddington
- David Hume (re-joined): Scenic Artists, at Teddington
- Martyn Day: Childrens, Documentaries, at Teddington
- David Maynard: Engineering, at Euston
- Linda Harrison: Press Office, at Teddington and Euston
- Peter Thurlow (re-joined): Sound Department, at Euston
- Charlotte Hargreaves (re-joined): Contracts Department, at Teddington and Euston
- Patricia Carrick-Allan (re-joined): Company Secretary's Office, at Teddington
- 2020
- Bill Sutton: OBs, at Hanworth
- Sandra Green (Associate)
- Mike Ward: Sport & OBs, plus Children's, at Euston
- Ivan Brown: Engineering, at Teddington
- Sue Duncan (Honorary Member): In recognition of her support of the
late Alan Herbert in his contribution to ARTS
- Jessica Goold: Reception, at Teddington
- Marcus Edwards: son of Joe Edwards, charge hand carpenter, at
Teddington
- 2019
- Patricia O'Connell: Casting, at Teddington and Merton
- Angela Carter: Casting, and Production Assistant, at Teddington
- Chris Petra ("Cliff") Maret: Telecine, Central Technical
Facilities, at Euston
- Geoff Ayres: CAR, VTR and Telecine, at Teddington
- Keith Graham: VTR, at Euston
- Sean Fullerton: Film Department, at Euston
- Cass Kellas: VTR and Telecine, at Euston
- 2018
- Graeme Duckham: Childrens, Features, Documentaries and other
genres, at Euston
- Lois Andrews: Planning Department, at Hanworth
- Steve Waring: CTF, at Teddington; VTR, at Euston; Engineering, at
Teddington
- Sue Freeman: Engineering Department, at Teddington
- Sue Hackett: Programme Department, at Euston (among others)
- Gillian Holmes: Makeup Department, at Teddington
- Jeana MacDougall: Costume Department, at Teddington
- 2017
- Howard Browne-Greaves: Engineering Department, at Teddington
- Derek Lennon: Engineering Department, at Teddington
- Faith Hines: Researcher, at Euston, Euston films, A-R
- Caroline O'Reilly - PAs, at Teddington and Euston (rejoin)
- 2016
- Frances Fuller (known to many as Frances Harste): Ticket
office/viewer correspondence /press office, at Euston.
- Steve Black: VTR/CTF/Tech Ops, at Euston
- June Cannon: Costume Design, at Teddington
- Christopher (Taffy) Harris: Film Dept and Promotions Dept, at
Euston
- Vivien Phillips: Press Office at Thames, Euston
- Stella LLoyd: Catering at Thames, at Euston (rejoined)
- Tony Coxon: Vision Control & Engineering at Thames, at Teddington
- 2015
- Peter Ball: Sound Department at Thames, at Teddington
- Peter Stoddart: Thames and BBC
- Bob Louis: Light Entertainment & OBs at Thames, at Teddington
- Michael Hackney: Post room, Tech Stores, Electronic Engineering, at
Associated Rediffusion, Wembley
- Jack Valencia: Telecine/VTR, at A-R Wembley
- Peter O'Toole: Sound Department, at Teddington
- Elly Boydell: Film Department, at A-R & Thames
- Robert Hardy: at Wembley
- Liz Neeson: Producer/director, at Thames
- Carol Parks: at Wembley
- Bill Rigeon: VT, at Teddington
- Carol Sutton
- Richard Makin: Sound Department, at Wembley
- Pip Wedge: LE/music at TV House / Wembley (rejoined)
- Jeanne Brinton: Women's progs and Press Office, at Stratton St
& Kingsway
- Stephen Yarrow: Film & CTF, at Euston (rejoined)
- Lavinia Warner LE (Researcher) TIYL, at Euston
- David Wakefield: VTR/CTF/Tech Ops, at Euston (rejoined)
- John Rosewarne: Cameras, at Teddington
- David Taylor: Post Production, at Euston
- Sue Wheeler (Associate)
- Ray Moore: Cameras, at Teddington
- 2014
- Pat Lees (née Evans): Script Continuity, LE/Drama, at Teddington
- Mike Burns: Cameras, at Teddington (rejoined)
- Michael Gray: Sound Department, at Teddington
- Chris Davies: Camera / Lighting Directors, at Teddington
- Lin Newell: Artiste Payments, at Teddington
- Trevor Hails: Sound Dept., at Euston
- Lyn Harvey: Costume Designers, at Teddington
- Keith Nixon: Sound Dept, at Teddington
- 2013
- Liz Pape: Industrial relations, at Euston
- Ian Dickerson: Central Technical Facilities, at Teddington
- Brenda Wayne (Associate Member)
- Jan Warris: Tech-ops, Thames News, at Euston (rejoined)
- Elaine Lloyd (Honorary Member, in recognition of the late Gerry
Whitney's contribution to ARTS)
- Lynn Willcocks (Honorary Member, in recognition of the late Mary
Willcocks' contribution to ARTS)
- Mick Foster: Central Technical Facilities, at Teddington
- 2012
- Mary St.John-Crewe (Mary Crewe): Schools, Childrens, Drama,
Features, Documentaries, Films, at Tottenham Court Road (rejoined)
- Daphne Shadwell (rejoined)
- Julian Meers: Production, at Teddington
- Mick Meddeman: Electrical Maintenance, at Euston
- Clive Gulliver: Lighting, at Teddington
- Richard Churchill: Sound, at Teddington
- Colin Thompson: Post Production, at Euston and Teddington
- Maria Finnis: Production Assistant, Light Entertainment,
Childrens, Sports, OBs, Schools, Afternoon Plus, at
Teddington/Euston
- 2011
- Royston Mayoh: Light Entertainment, at Teddington, also ABC Didsbury and Alpha Birmingham
- Annie Jones, known as Annie Taylor: Engineering Department, at Teddington
- Daphne Shadwell (returning member): Light Entertainment & Childrens, at Teddington & Euston
- Brian Harper: Central Technical Facilities, at Teddington
- Anthony Keel: Central Apparatus Room, at Teddington
- Geraldine McCaughrean: Schools, Adult Education & Religion, at Euston
- Suzanne Simpkin: Light Entertainment / Sport / Outside Broadcast, at Teddington / Euston / Tottenham Court Rd
- Graham Guest: Visual Services, at Teddington and Euston
- Jane Taylor: Current Affairs, at Euston
- Dave Lewinton: Engineering & Technical Operations, at Teddington
- Charles Warren: Education and Childrens, at Teddington, Euston, and Tottenham Court Rd (now deceased)
- Terry Shore : Cameras, at ABC Teddington
- David Wakefield: Central Technical Facilities, at Euston (returning member)