This was a two-camera shoot, as when things are happening on board ship, you often need to be in two places at once to capture what you need and you don’t get second passes. So Andy and I travelled to Plymouth to be met by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Paul Sexton (picture), who’s everything you need or desire from a PR liaison guy, plus extra. Endlessly enthusiastic, scouting out interviewees and locations for us, and always having our back, Paul has become a good friend to MFUK. One thing even he couldn’t do, though, was get the layout of the ship through yours truly’s bonce. I’m generally pretty good at getting round ships, but it became a running joke as I found myself heading off down another blind alley while Andy and Paul breezed ahead. You do feel such a fool…
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02 September 2024
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About Rob
Rob is a TV producer, reporter and camera operator with 30 years of experience at the BBC, Channel 4 and ITN, in news, factual and documentary production. He is a four-time award winner, whose awards include a coveted Royal Television Society award for his work on Channel 4 News. His association with the Maritime Foundation goes back to 1995 when he won the first Desmond Wettern Maritime Media Award for a series of reports that led to a major documentary on the loss of the bulk carrier Derbyshire.