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Ever wondered what was on the backdrops to Mark's shows? I've got the details of what was on the Series 3 backdrops here for you. I'll try and add the others real soon.

This page is dedicated to Mark's warm-up man, Griff (left) who sadly died in a road accident and looked nothing like Anthea Turner naked.

Series 3

So what's on those backdrops, then? Well, the one on the right is the TV projection screen (Showing the MTCP 1999 logo in the shot above), the text on the central one is as follows, which is superimposed on a plan of what looks suspiciously like the installation at RAF Menwith Hill.

The text on the centre panel

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MISSION DIRECTIVE 1517 HQ AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 14 March 1997

Intelligence

451ST INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON

1. Mission: The 451st Intelligence squadron (451 IS) as an integral part of the joint-service, multinational Menwith Hill Station (MHS), provides 24-hour-a-day signals processing and communications security support to a variety of Department of Defense (DoD) customers. MHS executes decisive information operations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, United States European Command, United States Air Forces in Europe, The National Security Agency, and the National Command Authorities.

2. Command. The 451 IS Commander:

2.1. Is subordinate to the 26th Intelligence Group (26 IG) Commander.

2.2. Exercises command and control over all assigned personnel and resources allocated to the 451 IS.

3. Responsibilities. The 451 IS:

3.1. Executes policies, plans and directives of the 26 IG, 67th Intelligence Wing, and Air Intelligence Agency.

3.2. Provides specialists trained and skilled in intelligence and communication systems security to support MHS operational missions.

3.2.1. MHS executes intelligence and communications security operations as part of the entire DoD warfighting team.

3.2.2. MHS collects, analyzes and disseminates near real-time intelligence in various products to tactical warfighters, theater-battle commanders, unified and special commanders, and national-level decision makers.

MORGAN M. BECK

Director of Plans and Requirements

The house that Jack built?

The circular section on the centre panel contains a plan of someone's house. You'll know whose if you've watched the shows!

Invisible building?

The third backdrop has more plans which turn out to be the plans of the MI5 building that were available from the local council offices when they had to apply for planning permission on some work being done there. The Circular area contains the plans of that flat in Dagenham where 14 directors of a certain well-known car manufacturer (fnord?) live (according to their registration details at Companies House).

Company directors must, by law, lodge their home address at Companies House, but it seems a few of them are a bit nervous about doing that and so either use bogus addresses or office addresses which is a bit illegal really. I travel by train every day and it's quite handy carrying around a list of the South West Trains and Railtrack directors home phone numbers when things go a little pear-shaped. Some of the directors are really friendly, but some get a little peeved with my opening line of "Hello, are you at home? Well WE'RE NOT!". Big hat's off to Chris on the train who speaks to their wives and says "It's Chris here at work. We've got a really big problem, have you got his/her mobile number, please?"


Home CEWAP Mark Thomas 18:30 Club GM Food Car Cats Links		The backdrops to series 3

		Ever wondered what was on the backdrops to Mark's shows? I've got the details of what was on the Series 3 backdrops here for you. I'll try and add the others real soon. This page is dedicated to Mark's warm-up man, Griff (left) who sadly died in a road accident and looked nothing like Anthea Turner naked.

Series 3

So what's on those backdrops, then? Well, the one on the right is the TV projection screen (Showing the MTCP 1999 logo in the shot above), the text on the central one is as follows, which is superimposed on a plan of what looks suspiciously like the installation at RAF Menwith Hill.

The text on the centre panel

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MISSION DIRECTIVE 1517 HQ AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 14 March 1997 Intelligence 451ST INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON 1. Mission: The 451st Intelligence squadron (451 IS) as an integral part of the joint-service, multinational Menwith Hill Station (MHS), provides 24-hour-a-day signals processing and communications security support to a variety of Department of Defense (DoD) customers. MHS executes decisive information operations for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, United States European Command, United States Air Forces in Europe, The National Security Agency, and the National Command Authorities. 2. Command. The 451 IS Commander: 2.1. Is subordinate to the 26th Intelligence Group (26 IG) Commander. 2.2. Exercises command and control over all assigned personnel and resources allocated to the 451 IS. 3. Responsibilities. The 451 IS: 3.1. Executes policies, plans and directives of the 26 IG, 67th Intelligence Wing, and Air Intelligence Agency. 3.2. Provides specialists trained and skilled in intelligence and communication systems security to support MHS operational missions. 3.2.1. MHS executes intelligence and communications security operations as part of the entire DoD warfighting team. 3.2.2. MHS collects, analyzes and disseminates near real-time intelligence in various products to tactical warfighters, theater-battle commanders, unified and special commanders, and national-level decision makers. MORGAN M. BECK Director of Plans and Requirements

The house that Jack built?

The circular section on the centre panel contains a plan of someone's house. You'll know whose if you've watched the shows!

Invisible building?

The third backdrop has more plans which turn out to be the plans of the MI5 building that were available from the local council offices when they had to apply for planning permission on some work being done there. The Circular area contains the plans of that flat in Dagenham where 14 directors of a certain well-known car manufacturer (fnord?) live (according to their registration details at Companies House). Company directors must, by law, lodge their home address at Companies House, but it seems a few of them are a bit nervous about doing that and so either use bogus addresses or office addresses which is a bit illegal really. I travel by train every day and it's quite handy carrying around a list of the South West Trains and Railtrack directors home phone numbers when things go a little pear-shaped. Some of the directors are really friendly, but some get a little peeved with my opening line of "Hello, are you at home? Well WE'RE NOT!". Big hat's off to Chris on the train who speaks to their wives and says "It's Chris here at work. We've got a really big problem, have you got his/her mobile number, please?"