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Post by RWels on Oct 1, 2014 15:02:00 GMT
There has been some discussion about Billy Bunter in another thread, so I am glad to announce that the main site's list has been updated: Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School - episode survival listThe data was collected from the BBC (survivors), the BFI and lostshows. As you can see in one or two cases there was some contradiction about the dates. (Can anyone check the Radio Times for that?) As with other series, the earliest series were probably never recorded, and some stories were adapted twice. And there are some surprises, such as the entire 1956 run still existing, and also the fact that the "double" story fittingly survives in both versions. The BBC has them all on 35mm film except for 1. A.P. Herbert's "Misleading Cases" - episode survival listAn underrated series about a quirky guy who's hobby is finding loopholes in the British law, especially when it concerns inland revenue. Some audio-only episodes can be found online. Thanks to the staff for their effort. |
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Post by John Green on Oct 1, 2014 15:26:52 GMT
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Post by John Green on Oct 1, 2014 16:33:54 GMT
One or two of the 'Misleading Cases' story titles seem a bit odd.To a large extent,titles are based on everyday phrases or titles e.g.'Who giveth this woman?' (from the marriage service),'A tiger in your bank' (from the Esso ads slogan "put a tiger in your tank"?),'I'll met by sunlight' (moonlight).'Over my shoulder goes one case' references 'Over my shoulder goes one care' a song by Jessie Matthews (Sims was in a couple of JM films).'The major the mynah' misquotes a Ginger Rogers film 'The Major and the Minor'-unless there's another reference?
But what's with 'The last glass' or 'The Whale Case'? How bland!
I've just remembered that 'Is a golfer a gentleman?' references 'Aunts aren't gentlemen',a Jeeves story by P.G.Wodehouse.
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Post by RWels on Oct 1, 2014 17:44:49 GMT
One or two of the 'Misleading Cases' story titles seem a bit odd.To a large extent,titles are based on everyday phrases or titles e.g.'Who giveth this woman?' (from the marriage service),'A tiger in your bank' (from the Esso ads slogan "put a tiger in your tank"?),'I'll met by sunlight' (moonlight).'Over my shoulder goes one case' references 'Over my shoulder goes one care' a song by Jessie Matthews (Sims was in a couple of JM films).'The major the mynah' misquotes a Ginger Rogers film 'The Major and the Minor'-unless there's another reference? But what's with 'The last glass' or 'The Whale Case'? How bland! I've just remembered that 'Is a golfer a gentleman' references 'Aunts aren't gentlemen',a Jeeves story by P.G.Wodehouse. Perhaps we're simply missing a reference? Especially the glass sounds vaguely familiar. |
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Post by Pete Morris on Oct 2, 2014 2:19:34 GMT
What about the ep 1 title "The Negotiable Cow" Sounds like a reference to something, but I don't know what.
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Post by John Green on Oct 2, 2014 8:36:32 GMT
What about the ep 1 title "The Negotiable Cow" Sounds like a reference to something, but I don't know what. If it's any help-but I don't think it is=I think the episode's about the once-common stunt (for charities) of writing out cheques on objects. |
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Nov 12, 2014 16:21:26 GMT
What about the ep 1 title "The Negotiable Cow" Sounds like a reference to something, but I don't know what. If it's any help-but I don't think it is=I think the episode's about the once-common stunt (for charities) of writing out cheques on objects. Does anyone know exactly what audio recordings exist? I have four I think - 'What is a snail?', 'A tiger in your bank', 'The Sitting Bird' and 'How Free is a Freeman', which seem to have been recorded from Australian TV (one episode has an ABC trail at the end, in an Aussie accent), but are there more? |
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Post by RWels on Nov 12, 2014 19:36:52 GMT
Well, those 4 obviously, they're even on youtube. But Stuart, you may not be aware of this, but there is a proper website attached to this forum.  It says that 1.4, The Last Glass, exists as audio too. But where it came from or where it is now, I couldn't say. If only! Wait, I found it. It was reported in 2011 to have come from Graham Webb's audio collection. Along with several other interesting items. Around that time there was some news about the audio-only collection of Ed Doolan too - these audios come in groups sometimes. I wonder what became of that? It looks as if more than one person kept their audio reels of some shows. Several audio-only episodes have been found twice. If I'm not mistaken, there may even be 3 different off-air audio recordings for one or two episodes of The 1948 Show! I don't suppose anyone would know how to contact Graham Webb? |
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Nov 28, 2014 19:29:18 GMT
Well, those 4 obviously, they're even on youtube. But Stuart, you may not be aware of this, but there is a proper website attached to this forum. lol  I obviously do too many updates! |
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I obviously do too many updates!