Level | Item |
Ref No | OHP/73 |
Title | Pat Roffey |
Date | 8 October 2001 |
Extent | 1 minidisc, 1 cd, 1 file, 2 AIFF files (511.2 MB) |
Creator Name | Roffey; Pat; secretary |
Description | Interview with Pat Roffey, secretary for the Observer. Conducted by Stephen Pritchard on 8 October 2001. Also includes a data sheet containing biographical details about the subject and information about the recording.
Summary contents of interview (with rough timings):
Disc 1: Track 1 Test
Track 2 00.10 Joined Observer at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London which moved to 8 St Andrew's Hilll, London 02.40 The business department 02.55 John Lewis' (city editor) secretary 03.11 Queen Victoria Street had small offices - 8 St Andrew's Hill was much more open plan 03.50 Size of business section 04.50 Sir James Goldsmith coming for lunch 05.30 Sir Marcus Sieff dinner 07.00 Incident where John Lewis continued typing under an umbrella with a leak overhead 09.50 Moved to sport - Peter Grogan became sports editor
15.50 After maternity leave returned as copy-taker 16.50 There was a dog and a parrot in the office 17.50 Copy-takers and new technology 18.50 Briefly describes the work - typing as quickly as possible then sent round the corner to be set
21.20 Anecdote about taking copy from Tegucigalpa (Honduras) 22.00 Later taking copy from mobile phone 22.14 Tension when reporters have deadlines 23.30 Incident where Hugh McIlvanney's notes blew away 24.40 The 'Cyclops' column 25.40 Discusses other copy-takers 29.00 No training on word processors. Used 4 different systems over a short period
31.00 Went over to the Press Association copy-takers system at Wetherby, Leeds 32.50 Hot-desking career 38.20 Hopes for the future
43.20 Robert Wagner coming to speak about a Titanic film 44.15 Prince Charles visiting the building
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Access Status | Open |
Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
Format | Electronic record |
CD recording |
Printed document |
Minidisc recording |
Copyright | Guardian News & Media Ltd and Pat Roffey |
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