“I have recently had the good fortune to be directed by Dave Peacock when recording BOTTERSNIKES & GUMBLES & would like to place on record what a truly gifted sound specialist he is, both in directing actors & in making the technical part of the recording so effortless & intelligent. He knows voices, he understands text (often rare in a sound engineer) & he skilfully optimises the performance he gets, so that the character is clear, the place on the film exact. He is like a conductor, using all the elements of the recording to make music – I very much hope to work with him again. I learn from him – and after 50 years in the business, that’s quite rare.”