126. Mark McCauley: Camerman - The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
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Episode 126 has Fender in conversation with Director of Photography Mark McCauley. Mark details his meteoric rise from being a musician in Derry to witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall. Conversation includes: introductions; early years as a musician; The Undertones; moving to London; landing a job in the BBC; working at the BBC on programs e.g. The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top Of The Pops, Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads etc ; transitioning from audio to video recording; moving into the news department; Ingo Prosser; an overview of Berlin and Germany from World War II to 1989; covering the fall of the Berlin Wall; managing nerves; Robert Capa; Cartier-Bresson; W. Eugene Smith; Günter Schabowski’s press conference; Brian Hanrahan; witnessing the fall of the wall at Bornholmer Straße, Checkpoint Charlie and the Brandenburg Gate as well as other topics. Relevant Links https://www.markmccauley.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/markmccauley2020/ https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1828579/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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