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Hurry Up and Wait

Mike Winser

The book shares the writer's recollections of thirty years as a television cameraman working for BBC Outside Broadcast department. It encompasses working on state occasions, sporting events, dramas, music concerts, wildlife programmes and documentaries.
Throughout his career he has worked alongside many household names from the world of film, stage and television, including in a few cases, ‘filming' their first ever television appearances.
He has travelled extensively to mountain top observatories across five continents with Patrick Moore, recording material for ‘The Sky at Night".
Interwoven with stories of programme making, is his personal story and the effect of the changes to the BBC, brought about by government, on the staff at the bottom of the pyramid.
And he has kissed Elizabeth Taylor.

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ABOUT MIKE WINSER


After finishing two years in the sixth form and, failing to obtain the grades for a university place, Mike Winser joined the BBC at the age of eighteen, which was the only job offer he'd received.
Following three months of training to be a television engineer, he failed the exam and, was due to be dismissed but was given a second chance to train as a cameraman.
Twenty years later, he was nominated for a television craft award three years in a row.
He now describes camerawork as something he did in the last century and, in Spring 2011, he became the full-time carer for his wife following her disabling stroke.
He now lives on his own among newfound friends in a retirement village, enjoys listening to music, loves cooking and the red wines of Tuscany.