Rowan Ayers
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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 [1] 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
He 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.[2]
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 one of Soft Machine's founding members, Kevin Ayers. A very keen Merlin Rocket sailor in the 1960's.
[edit] Publications include
- Aspects in Adolescence. Being the moods of a young man London, A. H. Stockwell (1940) Poetry[3]
- 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)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Rowan Ayers at the Internet Movie Database
- The Times obituary
- Australian interview (starts about midway through the file)
- Poem written by Rowan Ayers which was inspired by Barbara Thiering's work
