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Post by James Phillips on Jan 27, 2006 8:51:56 GMT
I don't know what to say to this. Especially on the day that I found the complete A For Andromeda episode. If I hadn't delivered the goods, I might understand this snide comment, but as I also have a lead to a missing Doctor Who, I fail to see your reasons for posting it. Merely that you're not one to hide your light under a bushel, Ian. Going from past experience, you're normally quite upfront about your involvement in things like this, hence if you had been involved, I feel sure you'd have let us know. Apologies if this came across as snide. |
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Post by ronmallett on Feb 10, 2006 20:47:51 GMT
Hi all,
I'd be very interested to know if any episodes of Out of the Unknown were ever released on VHS or may be released on DVD?
I've never seen them and I'm not sure if they were ever braodcast on ABC in Australia or not in the sixties/early seventies?
Thanks.
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Post by ron on Feb 10, 2006 21:40:25 GMT
Unfortunately, I don't think they've ever been officially released. Some, certainly the Asimov ones, have rights issues. Some copies were on offer on the internet recently, but they're pirate.
From the 'Out Of The Unknown' Book : "The final transmissions of the show were in Australia, where it premiered with The Sons and Daughters Of Tomorrow in New South Wales on Saturday, 17th November 1973 at 8.55 pm., with other states scheduled to show it soon after. It was the first and only time a complete series of Out Of The Unknown was broadcast there..."
There have been a relatively recent broadcast and UK screening. Thirteen to Centaurus was shown on BBC4 in 2003, and Tunnel under the World was shown at the book launch in 2004, and hopefully Level Seven might be shown next.
I would like to see an official release, but I'm a bit pessimistic as what would be the sales? The BBC were rumoured to want to make more archive material available in the future as part of a new BBC TV licence, so maybe that's the best hope.
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Post by John Stewart Miller on May 7, 2006 0:35:25 GMT
People may (!) be interested to know that the BBC has recently recovered the above episode from a European broadcaster's archive (I'm being discreet so they don't get inundated with people asking them if they have anything else!). It's a complete b/w print in good condition - no news about when the world at large will get to see it, sorry. For those not familiar with the episode, it was addapted by J.B. Priestley (no less) from a story by Mordecai Roshwald, and was directed by Rudolph Cartier. Cast includes Keith Buckley, Michelle Dotrice and Anthony Bate. On this entry, I heard conflicting reports that producer Irene Shubik 'felt J.B. Priestleys adaption wasn't up to his usual standard'; elsewhere that it was picked out and qouted by her as being one of the more noteable entries for series 2 ? I think this was one of quite a few produced as 35mm TRs rather than VT (as with 'tunnel under the world'). It got a good review in 'Dreamwatch' magazine in the early 1990s which described its climax as 'incredibly moving and apocalyptic'. I always pondered the write up which struck me as though the reviewer had actually just been watching a copy.. Interesting all this has leapt out as researching the edition doesn't pinpoint it against other entries at the time like 'Frankenstein Mk II' as that remarkable. Personally I'd be pleased if a complete run of OOTU episodes turned up. It was an important and interesting piece of television. |
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Post by Charles Roberts on May 12, 2006 10:16:35 GMT
Ps. Moderators the above post is not by me. I only post logged in these days.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2006 16:33:05 GMT
Ps. Moderators the above post is not by me. I only post logged in these days. This IS a moderator speaking. Please see my reply to your postings under "VT wiping dates". John Stewart Miller is not an imposter. |
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Post by Andrew Doherty on May 15, 2006 11:49:20 GMT
It looks as though 'Level Seven' will be shown at this year's Missing, Believed Wiped event. So, with the other drama finds, it will be an event stocked with plenty of really fascinating items.  Yours, |
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Post by Johan Stauss on May 15, 2006 14:16:54 GMT
It's 'Level 6' I'm wanting to see!
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Post by Nosmo King on May 15, 2006 14:30:42 GMT
It's 'Level 6' I'm wanting to see! Ah ... well that's another stor(e)y  |
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Post by LanceM on May 15, 2006 17:55:04 GMT
I hope I can get time off from work to come view the material at the screening. Do they normally have a good sized theatre to screen the material ? Or is it just a projector and someones home movie screen ? Just wondering.
Lance.
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Post by Mortimer Wheeler on May 15, 2006 18:58:53 GMT
Yes Lance, the National Film Theatre and the UK are fairly backward compared to the USA. The theatre itself is in an old, draughty building near the Thames. Before the show, either Dick Fiddy or Steve Bryant set up a 16mm projector at the back and tickets are collected from a cloakroom booth at the side. At the front, there is a pearl-lux 10ft screen on a tripod. This area is known as NFT1. At intervals a cup of tea is served from an urn. The worst facilities are the chemical toilets. Tickets are priced at £1.50 per screening, but there is a surcharge for foreigners, which means that you will pay about $40 per show.
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Post by incredulous on May 15, 2006 21:45:48 GMT
Yes Lance, the National Film Theatre and the UK are fairly backward compared to the USA. The theatre itself is in an old, draughty building near the Thames. Before the show, either Dick Fiddy or Steve Bryant set up a 16mm projector at the back and tickets are collected from a cloakroom booth at the side. At the front, there is a pearl-lux 10ft screen on a tripod. This area is known as NFT1. At intervals a cup of tea is served from an urn. The worst facilities are the chemical toilets. Tickets are priced at £1.50 per screening, but there is a surcharge for foreigners, which means that you will pay about $40 per show. Has the NFT really gone that far downhill in the past few years? I saw a screening there a few years ago and none of that was true at the time... They must have lost their budget or something...... |
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Post by B Thomas on May 15, 2006 23:43:34 GMT
Yes - be in quick before next year's event is reduced to a MiniDV showing with a small gathering of people huddled around the pop-out screen of a Panasonic handicam in playback mode showing a prior recording of an 8mm silent flick originally projected on a moth-eaten pair of Aunt Millie's undies... Really...  |
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Post by Martin Dunne on May 16, 2006 2:18:52 GMT
Sorry, Ron, I don't think it's been played in Austrlaia.
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Post by Barry Hodge on May 16, 2006 17:00:27 GMT
Yes Lance, the National Film Theatre and the UK are fairly backward compared to the USA. The theatre itself is in an old, draughty building near the Thames. Before the show, either Dick Fiddy or Steve Bryant set up a 16mm projector at the back and tickets are collected from a cloakroom booth at the side. At the front, there is a pearl-lux 10ft screen on a tripod. This area is known as NFT1. At intervals a cup of tea is served from an urn. The worst facilities are the chemical toilets. Tickets are priced at £1.50 per screening, but there is a surcharge for foreigners, which means that you will pay about $40 per show. Though isn't it worth it for the classic rarities on offer - for instance, the Johnny Depp season of last year? £7 a ticket really impressed me in it's slight undercutting of HMV's DVD sale prices. Maybe the profits for that season will go to restock their lobby's shop-cum-cupboard, which has remained static for the past two years. |
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