BBC FILM Series

[andyeves]

Does anyone know if a list of all movies reviewed on the BBC FILM TV series is easily accessible anywhere (preferably online), on an episode-by-episode basis?   I'm particularly interested in 1979/1980, when presented by Barry Norman.



Are any old episodes from this era still available for viewing?



Thanks

[Deleted]

The only place there would be a list of any kind is at BBC Written Archives, where the clips used would be credited to the copyright owners on PasBs. I'm not sure about an actual list of films that were only talked about / reviewed though; possibly this information would be in the programme scripts, if there are any for this particular programme. I'm not sure about archive holdings for the Film...series; I expect quite a few (all?) will still exist from the 1979 / 1980 era but don't know if any are viewable anywhere (at the BFI's viewing area if anywhere, probably). Sorry I can't be of more help.

[andyeves]

Thanks for the info.

After I posted, I remembered the BBC Genome website which has the details as per the Radio Times, and lists the main 2 or 3 films per episode. But it would be good to get a definitive list.

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Nov 8, 2014 7:45:49 GMT andyeves said:

Does anyone know if a list of all movies reviewed on the BBC FILM TV series is easily accessible anywhere (preferably online), on an episode-by-episode basis?   I'm particularly interested in 1979/1980, when presented by Barry Norman.



Are any old episodes from this era still available for viewing?



Thanks

Andy

the bfi has the following 7 episodes for 1979/80.
1. Film 79 15/4/79 Synopsis: To celebrate the International Year Of The Child, Barry Norman talks to some child stars from the 1920's through to the 1970's.
Jackie Coogan, Our Gang, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Jean Simmons, David Hemmings, Hayley Mills, Jodie Foster, Tatum O'Neal, Bobby
Breen and Freddie Bartholemew.
2. Film 79 27/5/79 Barry Norman talks to Roger Moore, Lewis Gilbert, Lois Chiles and Albert Broccoli about the new James Bond film Moonraker. Barry also
reviews Big Wednesday and Days Of Heaven.
3. Film 79 24/9/79 Bogdanovich talks about his latest film Saint Jack. Connery and Malden all discuss their film roles in the new disaster movie Meteor. Ray
Winstone's new film Scum is reviewed. Barry Norman. Peter Bogdanovich, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery and Karl Malden.
4. Film 80 25/2/80 Includes footage  of George Burns and Art Carney talking about their roles in Going In Style.
5. Film 80 14/4/80 Includes reviews of Tom Horn with Steve McQueen. Bad Timing directed by Nicholas Roeg and starring Art Garfunkel and Theresa Russell.
Starting Over starring Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen and Jill Clayburgh. Barry Norman.
6. Film 80 22/9/80 John Travolta returns to the screen in Urban Cowboy and talks about the ups and downs of his career. Gene Kelly's Xanadu is reviewed, as
is Cruising, a controversial film starring Al Pacino as an undercover police officer hunting a murderer of homosexual men in their cruising grounds.
7. Film 80 20/10/80 Reviews of The Hunter and The Blue Lagoon, plus a look at the production of Priest Of Love.

[mattchurchett]

I've got a recording of "Best of Film '79" recorded just into the new year of 1980. Sort of a best of all the films released in '79

[John Green]

Youtube's always well worth a look,of course: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDEux4R2eKE

[andyeves]

Thanks all for the responses. Is Best of Film '79' available on YT?

[RWels]

THe BFI MIGHT be able to get them from the BBC, if the reason is good enough. That isn't free, by the way, but not terribly expensive either.