His father's cameras and photography annuals, such as "Photograms of the Year", fascinated Anthony Tyley from early childhood. Later, in his BBC TV career from 1963 to 1988, Anthony trained as Television Studio Cameraman, then progressed to Film Editor, and finally Producer/Director. By 1975, he was a member of the production team which founded the BBC - 2 arts magazine programme "Arena". His film on the "Vogue" fashion and beauty photographer Barry Lategan was seen by an audience of 2 million, the largest in the series at that time.
As a multi - camera live studio director of interview and discussion programmes such as "Men of Ideas", the work was essentially television portraiture. Studio guests were frequently distinguished in their own fields, such as Sir Isaiah Berlin, J. G. Ballard, Iris Murdoch, Catherine Deneuve, and Dirk Bogarde.
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