Programme ID

[simonwells61]

I do hope this is not off-topic, but myself and a couple of my colleagues were discussing three programmes we remembered back in the 1970s and whether they still existed.

The first was a short film - possibly animation - of a boy in a boat - and that the focus would pull out from the boat to beyond earth and then focus back in on the boy's hand. I do recall this may have been a programme filler - but I wasn't sure if it was BBC or ITV.

The second was a drama - maybe part of the “Scene” series - about a couple of rockers who went to a seaside resort for the weekend. Something we all remembered was that one father of the rockers gave him some medals to take with him, but little beyond that.

The third was about a native Indian boy who sold some family heirloom to buy a TV set - but that's all we remembered.


Obviously, if anyone has any titles we can check for their archive status- it would be much appreciated.


Thanks

Simon

[Ray Langstone (was saintsray)]

I remember the first one was a Canadian film.
i can't recall the title, but it's quite well know and it was shown on the Beeb, but it IS Canadian.

it exists.

[simonwells61]

Cheers Ray - as always you're a a star. I'll keep persevering and let you know what I turn up.


Cheers

Simon

[Richard Bignell]

Nov 6, 2018 0:50:18 GMT simonwells61 said:

The first was a short film - possibly animation - of a boy in a boat - and that the focus would pull out from the boat to beyond earth and then focus back in on the boy's hand. I do recall this may have been a programme filler - but I wasn't sure if it was BBC or ITV.

You're thinking about the famous Cosmic Zoom.

Cosmic Zoom

[Nicholas Fitzpatrick]

Nov 6, 2018 17:12:37 GMT Richard Bignell said:

Nov 6, 2018 0:50:18 GMT simonwells61 said:

The first was a short film - possibly animation - of a boy in a boat - and that the focus would pull out from the boat to beyond earth and then focus back in on the boy's hand. I do recall this may have been a programme filler - but I wasn't sure if it was BBC or ITV.

You're thinking about the famous Cosmic Zoom.

Cosmic Zoom

Gosh, that looks familiar from school in the 1970s. They were always showing us these 16-mm NFB films.

Here's a much better copy direct from the NFB website. Probably much more legal too! www.nfb.ca/film/cosmic_zoom/

In my mind, I've conflated this with NFB's 1966 Paddle To the Sea www.nfb.ca/film/paddle_to_the_sea/ which they also showed us too many times!

[simonwells61]

Thanks so much guys- I'm now reunited with Cosmic Zoom for which I am very grateful. I'll keep you up to date with the other two quests. But thanks again.