In the early 1960s, GTV9 in Melbourne established an in-house animation department, later to become known as Fanfare Films. Vic Anastasi was the animation cameraman, a role he took on after starting at GTV9 as a “stills” photographer. In 1998, Denzil recorded an interview with Vic Anastasi about those early days of the GTV9 Animation Department. Read more…
The Witness is a short film made circa 1960 by Denzil Howson and Mike Browning at GTV9. The story concerns an escaped prisoner who, firmly convinced of his innocence in a murder case, confronts a retired judge whose house overlooks the scene of the murder and who “must have seen the other man”. But did he? An exercise in film technique in which Denzil plays two parts. Read more…
At the start of 1977 a new independent school opened its doors in the Melbourne inner city suburb of St Kilda. The School of Total Education was the realisation of a dream by Indian-Australian author, educationalist and Yoga teacher, Vijayadev Yogendra. Denzil Howson chose the school as the subject of this 1982 radio documentary. Read more…
Dr John Grierson influenced a whole generation of documentary film makers and was in some way responsible for the production of well over 1000 films and television programmes. Denzil Howson interviewed Dr Grierson in 1952. Read more…
Denzil Howson interviews three young Australians with high hopes of making it big in the West End with a stage musical about Australia. Read more…
Two young Australians travelling in Europe in 1956 meet an attractive German girl and stumble upon some kind of post-war Nazi group. Read more…
During the 1934 “Centennary Air Race” from London to Melbourne the Uiver became lost in a heavy storm and was forced to make an emergency night landing on the racecourse at Albury, New South Wales, a story that has become part of aviation folklore. This 1984 documentary by Denzil Howson captures the voices of many participants in that historical event. Read more…
Paul Howson visits a place of many childhood memories and learn just how easy it is to erase history. Read more…
In 1952 the new medium of portable tape recording enabled Denzil Howson to make these two on-location documentaries with a transportation theme — the London Underground and London Airport. Read more…
As an established actress in British films, Googie Withers would have been well known to Australian radio audiences when Denzil Howson interviewed her, together with her Australian actor husband, John McCallum. Read more…
Ada Reeve (3 March 1874 – 5 October 1966) was an English actress of both stage and film. In this interview with Denzil Howson she reminisces about her tours of Australia and elsewhere. Read more…
It's London in 1952 and Australian composer Don Banks is keenly promoting his new venture, the Australian Musical Association, co-founded with Australian composer Margaret Sutherland. Read more…
Denzil interviewed Ms Crawford at Chelsea, London on the evening of Thursday 2nd October, 1952. She was on set for the film “Street Corner” about the work of female police officers. Read more…