British Cinema and Television Veterans

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British Cinema & Television Veterans

We are delighted you have found our home on the web. Use this site to discover more about our association, its history, our members and the criteria for joining us.
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About BCTV

Founded in 1921

We are an association of those who have worked in the cinema, film and television industry for a minimum of 25 years.

We promote contact, wellbeing and good fellowship among our membership.
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Why join the Veterans?

Members benefit from social occasions, regional reunions, visits, outings and meetings.
Members also receive the Veteran - our informative, interesting and entertaining magazine.
wellbeing

WELLBEING

GOOD FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

FRIENDSHIP

connections

CONNECTIONS

Copy of our magazine

The Veteran, the association's lively and entertaining magazine, is published three time a year and available to all members.

Cinema pass for you and a guest

Qualifying members, plus one guest, can enjoy off-peak film screenings at many major cinemas and independents.

Regular member events
to reconnect & socialise

Announced in our magazine and website members’ area, events held around the country with plenty of time to socialise and reminisce
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Are you a BCTV member who would like to help others in our community?
The Executive Committee are looking for assistance in three key roles.
Events Co-ordinator
To help develop and deliver events for members to continue to meet and socialise.
Honorary Independent Examiner
Open to any member with a financial background to check our accounts. This should take less than a day once a year.
Magazine Collaborator
Allen, the esteemed editor of our magazine, The Veteran is seeking a collaborator (ideally with print editing or publicity experience) to help bring more stories of entertainment history to our members.
To offer any gratefully received help or just for more information, please telephone Donald, the association's secretary, on the office number or email office@bctv.uk

Latest BCTV News

Howard Lanning (1932-2026)

27 August 2026
The Association is saddened to report the passing of Howard Lanning. Howard was a much-loved member of our Association, serving as President from July 2013, and remained involved with the…
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Members Past Events

Veterans Rally at Brighton

Wednesday, 17th June BCTV members were guests of the Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton, for a screening of GENEVIEVE (1953), the classic comedy about the London to Brighton vintage automobile race –…
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READY TO JOIN US?

If you have been in the Cinema or TV industry for over 25 years, we love to hear from you!

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What our members are saying...

“What a terrific treat we got today.  To see the best part of 100 musicians, and what musicians, doing their thing was special.”

“Just wanted to say thank you for an enjoyable afternoon last Thursday. Jeremy's talk bought back many memories when I was at Pinewood in the sixties. Nice company and the afternoon tea was lovely.”

“We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Museum of Brands. It was informative and fun to meet some friends for tea afterwards.”

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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

If you have worked for 25 years or more in our industry
and meet the criteria, we would love to hear from you.

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INDUSTRY FRIENDS & ASSOCIATES

UK cinema association
film & TV charity
film distibutor association
cinema theatre association
the cinema museum
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