David Batchelor (sound engineer)
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David 'Dickie' Batchelor (born March 7, 1941, died May 3, 2005) was a British sound engineer.
He worked for the BBC and Anglia Television, before going freelance. John Lloyd worked closely with him for years.
He worked with Rowan Atkinson on American Express adverts.
He produced Scared to Dance, The Skids' first album.
His main cinema work was:
- Walker (1987) (sound)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (boom operator)
- Dragonslayer (1981) (production sound assistant)
He was involved in the radio adaptation of Espedair Street, the Iain Banks novel.
When asked to take over as production mixer on Alex Cox’s Walker, on location in Nicaragua, Batchelor was only told when collected from the airport that the film was being shot in a war zone. Batchelor said calmly that he would probably need some kind of hat.
