Rowan Ayers

Rowan Ayers

Rowan Ayers (June 16, 1922 – January 5, 2008) was a former television producer and poet. He was best known as producer of BBC's "Line-Up" [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bbc2/article.shtml BBC - Cult - Classic TV - BBC Two at 40 ] ] and "Late Night Line-Up" in the 1960s. He was the originator of BBCs influential late night rock music show "Old Grey Whistle Test" and the long-running "Points of View". He was also responsible for the BBC's "Open Door". Rowan launched The Beatles last recorded album Abbey Road on Late Night Line Up, they honored him with the signed last memento of The Beatles from Maxwell's Silver Hammer. See Maxwells Silver Hammer Cartoon

"Over a boozy lunch at their Saville Row Offices I listened to their album demo of Abbey Road and we discussed the launch of Abbey Road." Rowan Ayers__NOTOC__Born in Essex; Ayres began his career as a journalist on Fleet Street as an editor for "Radio Times" before moving to television. After several years with the BBC, in 1974 he moved to Australia where he joined the national Channel 9 network. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1574000.htm?queensland Tammie Matson and Rowan Ayers ] ]

In Australia he wrote and narrated a TV documentary "The Dead Sea Scrolls" (1990) which featured the scholarship of Dr. Barbara Thiering. He wrote the book called I Jesus

Rowan Ayers was the father of Kevin Ayers, a founder member of Soft Machine and a very keen Merlin Rocket sailor in the 1960's.

Publications include

* "Aspects in Adolescence. Being the moods of a young man" London, A. H. Stockwell (1940) Poetry [ [http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2006/10/rowan-ayers.html Bear Alley: Rowan Ayers ] ]
* "Australian Film, Television & Radio School Guide to Video Production" (llen & Unwin (Jun 1990) - 272 Pages - ISBN 0-04-442165-6)
* "Guide to Video Production" Allen & Unwin (Feb 1992) - 280 Pages - ISBN 0-64216895-4)

References

External links

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* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3161774.ece The Times obituary]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/conversations/stories/s1574000.htm?queensland Australian interview (starts about midway through the file)]


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