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After the recent passing of John Read (see related news item), we received an obituary on his work. This has been created by long time collaborator Mary Turner and recent collaborator Darryl Worbey.

Producer, Director Of Photography, Inventor

The sad passing of John Read will undoubtedly leave a void in many of his family, close friends and colleagues lives. Whilst his name may not be familiar with many of the puppeteer community his dedicated work and influences in television and film puppet productions amounted to a career that spanned over 4 decades, and he will always be fondly remembered by many of us for his generosity, innovation and expertise.

During the late fifties John co founded a new film production company - AP Films together with some fellow industry colleagues Reg Hill, Sylvia Thamm, Arthur Provis and Gerry Anderson. Their first television commission was a low budget children's series called "The Adventures of Twizzle"

Together the young, dynamic team were quickly to become a strong driving force in the new area of children