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As a Boxing Day ‘treat’, because no one asked for it, here’s some chair spotting from the BBC studios in Birmingham.
It may have a slight Doctor Who flavour to it.
As a Boxing Day ‘treat’, because no one asked for it, here’s some chair spotting from the BBC studios in Birmingham.
It may have a slight Doctor Who flavour to it.
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First up it’s 1973, and we have Troughton, Wilkie et al, on what looks like a Swedish pod chair, manufactured by Overman in the late 1960’s. These appear to have been purchased for the foyer, before it became a TV studio.
First up it’s 1973, and we have Troughton, Wilkie et al, on what looks like a Swedish pod chair, manufactured by Overman in the late 1960’s. These appear to have been purchased for the foyer, before it became a TV studio.
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Check out these beauts. Sophia Loren and Donny MacLeod plonking themselves on these fine Pierre Paulin 'Groovy' chairs (1972) in 1979.
Check out these beauts. Sophia Loren and Donny MacLeod plonking themselves on these fine Pierre Paulin 'Groovy' chairs (1972) in 1979.
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A 1958 Eames Aluminium Group Management Chair is a favourite from 1979, as seen here supporting Tom Baker’s wonderfully outlandish interview technique.
A 1958 Eames Aluminium Group Management Chair is a favourite from 1979, as seen here supporting Tom Baker’s wonderfully outlandish interview technique.
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A couple of years later in 1980, the Eames also house the buttocks of Davison, not to mention his Puma trainers, as he works out how to play the role.
A couple of years later in 1980, the Eames also house the buttocks of Davison, not to mention his Puma trainers, as he works out how to play the role.
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It’s 1981 and Eric Morecambe is interviewed by Bob Langley in that broadcasting staple - the Pieff Eleganza range, which includes the lesser spotted swivel chair.
It’s 1981 and Eric Morecambe is interviewed by Bob Langley in that broadcasting staple - the Pieff Eleganza range, which includes the lesser spotted swivel chair.
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October 1982, and Kate Bush ends up in some rather chunky Pieff Valentino leather armchairs circa 1979.
October 1982, and Kate Bush ends up in some rather chunky Pieff Valentino leather armchairs circa 1979.
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By the mid 80’s guests are interviewed on chairs that look like they have been purchased at a garden centre, however Christmas 1984 redeems the whole series by using Tulip chairs designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen.
By the mid 80’s guests are interviewed on chairs that look like they have been purchased at a garden centre, however Christmas 1984 redeems the whole series by using Tulip chairs designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen.
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Some chairs were out of reach, including the garden centre chairs of the mid 80’s, but I will strive to locate the surfaces that supported the posteriors of Davison, Courtney, Tamm, Fielding and bloke from Roxy Music. I’ll let you know…
Some chairs were out of reach, including the garden centre chairs of the mid 80’s, but I will strive to locate the surfaces that supported the posteriors of Davison, Courtney, Tamm, Fielding and bloke from Roxy Music. I’ll let you know…
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That’s all folks! Hope you enjoyed this important thread and had a good Christmas! #doctorwho #pebblemill #pebblemillatone
That’s all folks! Hope you enjoyed this important thread and had a good Christmas! #doctorwho #pebblemill #pebblemillatone
@vanessajackson - thought you might appreciate this bit of frivolity.
Jan Leeming has retweeted this. My work is done!
