BBC Televison Interlude Film Potters Wheel

Interlude films were used to fillin gaps in the television schedule, either when there was a technical breakdown (valve technology was prone to breakdown frequently), or, in the early days of postwar television, to allow changes between studios. The most famous Interlude Film of them all The Potter s Wheel. The potter, who s hands we see, was George Aubertin. Two pieces of music were used for this interlude film: 1. The Young Ballerina (Charles Williams) QHLOWilliams (Chappell C 400) 2. Sadlers Wells (Haydn Wood) QHLOSidney Torch (Chappell C 345) This film footage is from the Archive Collection held and administered by the Alexandra Palace Television Society. APTS Preserving the televisual past for the digital future br, br,