Piers Burton-Page
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Mr Piers Burton-Page
I was born in 1947. I began working at the BBC in 1971, my final year at the BBC was 2002.
Education
School [various] 1955 -1965 University 1966 - 1970 University [France] 1968 - 1969 University [postgrad] 1970 - 1971
Previous Jobs
prep school teacher 1965 - 1966
How I joined the BBC
Applied for general traineeship 1970 - unsuccessful Applied as Programme operations Assistant 1971 - successful
My first impressions of the BBC
Enormous. Hierarchical. Welcoming. Exciting.
Broad BBC career
4 years as a studio manager, 2 years as an announcer, 26 years as a producer / editor / manager
My training at the BBC
intensive induction course as studio manager [3 months] various production courses various managerial courses