The current affairs producer Francesca Kirby-Green and I shared many happy years at the BBC TV cutting rooms in Lime Grove, London. Francesca was right in maintaining that editing rooms were the place to learn the nuts and bolts of film-making. I learned my trade there and became a freelance director.
She would hate the rigid way BBC programmes are made today, as none are allowed to “breathe”, which was a skill she applied to all her exceptional work.
