Three cheers for Wally Broscene!
Cup Final Saturday having come around again reminds me of strawberries and cream at the LWT television outside broadcasts at the old Wembley Stadium that we did all through the Eighties. Location caterers being one of the unsung heroes of location production, getting on site before the main crew call and being ready with a hot breakfast for all, even if it was Boxing Day at West Ham football ground. I remember several by name: Broscene was always a favourite, Lewis & Clark had their fans too. It can’t have been easy, cooking by gas and before the days of ubiquitous microwave cookers.
Wally Broscene pulled the stops out for the FA Cup Final, in particular he featured strawberries and cream on his menu. I used to hold off buying strawberries until after then so it was a bigger treat. Of course it was a WOSCMB and we worked through meal breaks but carrying coffee (or strawberries and cream) for crew mates never did anyone’s prospects any harm.