THEBLACKBOXCLUB HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE TO MEET RALPH BATES TWICE. ONCE IN 1980 AND AGAIN IN 1988. ON BOTH OCCASIONS HE WAS THE MOST FRIENDLY OF GUYS AND WAS HAPPY TO TALK ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS FROM HIS DAYS AS A YOUNG ACTOR, HIS YEARS WITH HAMMER FILMS, HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH PETER CUSHING, HIS SUCCESS ON BBC TV'S POLDARK SERIES AND THE DECLINE OF THE BRITISH FILM INDUSTRY.
ON MEETING RALPH FOR THE LAST TIME, HE WAS UPSET THAT HE HADN'T BEEN ASKED TO RECORD A BLACK BOX JINGLE...'WE'LL SET UP A MEETING TO 'DO JUST THAT!' IS THE LAST THING HE SAYS IN THE INTERVIEW...SADLY, IT NEVER HAPPENED...
FOR THE FIRST TIME THEBLACKBOXCLUB WILL BE RELEASING BOTH INTERVIEWS ON THE RADIOSHOW.
