Show of the Week BBC2 Spring 1966

[Paul Rumbol]

Can anyone confirm if any of this series survives in BBC's archives?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAFWuEDqB_g

It looks like this Shirley Bassey edition from 22nd Feb comes from the BBC with its customary timecoded clock.

[Andrew Martin]

Six editions of "Show of the Week" survive from 1966:

SHOW OF THE WEEK:SHELLEY BERMAN................ 04/01/66 LLV5434R
SHOW OF THE WEEK:SHIRLEY BASSEY................ 22/02/66 LLV5435K
SHOW OF THE WEEK:THE DICKIE HENDERSON SHOW..... 01/03/66 LLV5436E
SHOW OF THE WEEK:THE SWINGIN' HERD 66:WOOD .... 15/03/66 LLV5437Y
SHOW OF THE WEEK:NINA AND FREDERIK............. 10/05/66 LLV5356K
SHOW OF THE WEEK:AN EVENING WITH ROLF HARRIS... 27/08/66 LLV5780A

"An Evening with Rolf Harris" is incomplete, about 9 minutes exists. All are film recordings.

As you say, the caption at the top of the picture and footage counter at the bottom show that this is taken from a BBC archive VHS...

[johnstewart]

andrewmartin said:

Six editions of "Show of the Week" survive from 1966:

SHOW OF THE WEEK:SHELLEY BERMAN................ 04/01/66 LLV5434R
SHOW OF THE WEEK:SHIRLEY BASSEY................ 22/02/66 LLV5435K
SHOW OF THE WEEK:THE DICKIE HENDERSON SHOW..... 01/03/66 LLV5436E
SHOW OF THE WEEK:THE SWINGIN' HERD 66:WOOD .... 15/03/66 LLV5437Y
SHOW OF THE WEEK:NINA AND FREDERIK............. 10/05/66 LLV5356K
SHOW OF THE WEEK:AN EVENING WITH ROLF HARRIS... 27/08/66 LLV5780A

"An Evening with Rolf Harris" is incomplete, about 9 minutes exists. All are film recordings.

As you say, the caption at the top of the picture and footage counter at the bottom show that this is taken from a BBC archive VHS...

Pity about that Rolf Harris - presumably this is something like reel 1 from an incomplete set of reels?

Was this the source for 'Jake the Peg' used in Danny Bakers 'TV Heroes' 1993?

Some of the material used in that show ('Two Little Boys' promo; and 'Coojee Bear' clip) doesn't appear to be held by the BBC (except on that show).

[Andrew Martin]

The clip from "Evening with Rolf Harris" is noted on Infax as having been transferred from VT - it's just an excerpt it seems rather than a particular reel that's survived. It's a 35mm telerecording so was probably made for use in another programme close to the original tx rather than for sales purposes. It is the source for "Jake the Peg", also "Waltzing Matilda". "Two Little Boys" is from "Jubilee of Music", a BBC programme tx'd 31/12/76.

[johnstewart]

andrewmartin said:

The clip from "Evening with Rolf Harris" is noted on Infax as having been transferred from VT - it's just an excerpt it seems rather than a particular reel that's survived. It's a 35mm telerecording so was probably made for use in another programme close to the original tx rather than for sales purposes. It is the source for "Jake the Peg", also "Waltzing Matilda". "Two Little Boys" is from "Jubilee of Music", a BBC programme tx'd 31/12/76.

Thanks - just read this Andrew. Presumably 'Jubilee of music' was sourcing an earlier (c. 1969 - 70) piece of Rolf Harris footage then? (Can't imagine it being a remake!)

[Andrew Martin]

No, according to the paperwork it was specially shot for the programme.

[johnstewart]

andrewmartin said:

No, according to the paperwork it was specially shot for the programme.

Thanks for this Andrew - so the only genuine 'two little boys' from the time would be the ITV or VT performance I've seen. As most 'Rolf Harris Show' material seems to be on T - R only and theres no results on search for 'two little boys' on INFAX. Implying he doesn't sing it in any existing variety show (bar the Jubilee in music appearence).

[Andrew Martin]

Cataloguing is an on-going process, there is currently a department at the archive which is going through old programmes giving them more detailed information - so it's always possible that there are performances which have yet to be logged.

[johnstewart]

Thanks again - that's an optomistic piece of news!