Post by johnstewart on Nov 27, 2015 10:49:27 GMT
Wondered if anyone can fill in on what exists of Peter Skellern in the Archives. I seem to recall seeing an off air of BBC2 closedown links c 1979 - 80 where they had slides of rabbits in snow ( ?!) fade and mixed with Skellern music playing. The track I think was a cover of 'the way you look tonight' and I bought the album with that 'SKELLERN' think title; at the time.
He had a lot of appearances on Pebble Mill I seem to recall and I may have seen some since. I'm aware the following don't exist:
TOTP 'you're a lady' 1972 - IN CONCERT Peter Skellern 1974. (BBC TV)
There is a studio appearance for 'you're a lady' which I think originates from the Dutch show 'top pop' and appeared on the 'Rock and roll greatest years' compilations.
Some years back now some colleagues of mine were working at the BBC and I was able to get them to cross check an entry in Infax for an appearance on 'THE BERYL REID SHOW' 1972. This listed 'you're a Lady' as being on that. The item may have been documented as a B+W T/R; but when checked up against a viewing copy the same catalogue number was on a different item. Can't recall exactly now but it was a Harry Secombe show from later. Maybe 'Secombes world of music' from 1978. So it's not clear one way or the other whether that appearance survives.
Goes without saying any 'LIFT OFF' won't survive. But what about the variety show appearances? There must have been plenty of those. Any help would be appreciated. - John
He had a lot of appearances on Pebble Mill I seem to recall and I may have seen some since. I'm aware the following don't exist:
TOTP 'you're a lady' 1972 - IN CONCERT Peter Skellern 1974. (BBC TV)
There is a studio appearance for 'you're a lady' which I think originates from the Dutch show 'top pop' and appeared on the 'Rock and roll greatest years' compilations.
Some years back now some colleagues of mine were working at the BBC and I was able to get them to cross check an entry in Infax for an appearance on 'THE BERYL REID SHOW' 1972. This listed 'you're a Lady' as being on that. The item may have been documented as a B+W T/R; but when checked up against a viewing copy the same catalogue number was on a different item. Can't recall exactly now but it was a Harry Secombe show from later. Maybe 'Secombes world of music' from 1978. So it's not clear one way or the other whether that appearance survives.
Goes without saying any 'LIFT OFF' won't survive. But what about the variety show appearances? There must have been plenty of those. Any help would be appreciated. - John
