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Post by Mark Brown on Aug 18, 2005 9:13:42 GMT
how does this survive? much left?
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Post by Ian Beard on Aug 18, 2005 20:57:33 GMT
About 30 in the Sound Archives "proper", (all but one of which has turned up on R7 fairly recently) - including the 16 eps that comprise the final two series in total.
There's a few more held by TS, and that includes a run of re-recorded remakes of earlier scripts, (one of which has turned up on R4 in the 90s).
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Post by Phil Watson on Aug 19, 2005 17:38:47 GMT
There are over 140 episodes floating around in collector's circles, plus a few South African remakes.
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Post by stuart boston on Aug 22, 2005 19:13:51 GMT
Can you tell me if there are any missing episodes of the radio series men
from the ministry? As the BBC site seem an bit vague as to this. I have
the one with Clive Dunn who thinks the war is still on.
Also I have a radio series Paisley sidings set in a rural railway station
with Ian Lavender. One episode features the original master Roger Delgado.
I am interested in locating the pilot episode of It sticks out 1/2 a mile"
with Arthur Lowe if you can help?
Regards
Mr Boston
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Post by Ian Beard on Aug 23, 2005 17:27:49 GMT
THE MEN FROM THE MINISTRY: as this thread implies, there ARE gaps in the archive for this. The Clive Dunn ep isn't among the missing.
PARSLEY SIDINGS: a selection from the existing eps turns up on R7 regularly, the Delgado ep among them.
ISOHAM pilot: buy the DAD'S ARMY COMPLETE SERIES THREE cd set - it's included there. Also been on R7.
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Post by Mark Smith on Feb 6, 2009 13:13:22 GMT
Sorry Mark, but things like trading etc are discouraged here for obvious reasons (and against forum rules).
Hope you eventually find what you're looking for though...
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Post by richardwoods on Dec 26, 2014 17:49:09 GMT
Looks like a considerable number of these episodes are in circulation. Just did a search on eBay and there are numerous MP3 discs advertised with 109+ episodes from both the Hyde-White and Derek Guyler eras, which is obviously considerably more than exist in the official archives. Does anyone know if these have been returned in the years since this thread was last active?
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Post by Stephen Byers on Dec 27, 2014 5:20:31 GMT
There are two versions of many MFTM eps. Those from the original broadcasts, and those cut short by about 5 mins from transcription disks. I think Barry Cryer did a special about the latter (using examples from MFTM and Clitheroe Kid etc.) some years' back. On the trading / swapping front whilst it might be against the rules to actually advertise swaps I deem it useful to known that 'missing' eps. exist out there and where. It saves time and effort having to search for them further. There are excellent lists on Wiki of existing / missing eps of the Navy Lark and the Clitheroe Kid (and possible Dad's Army). This site gives a reasonably complete listing for MFTM laughterlog.com/2009/02/14/radio-the-men-from-the-ministry/The SA versions are interesting. They were based upon BBC scripts but using local J'burg actors. These latter created persona in their own right. There's only about 5 out of hundreds eps. in circulation amongst fans, maybe Springbok Radio (now long defunct) has more, but like many in their archives are unavailable to anyone and likely to be lost for all time. No-one on the fan circuit knows what eps. were made v.v. what survive. schajer.org/mftm/schajer.org/mftm/mftm-sa.htm |
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Post by Stephen Byers on Dec 27, 2014 5:38:42 GMT
THE MEN FROM THE MINISTRY: as this thread implies, there ARE gaps in the archive for this. The Clive Dunn ep isn't among the missing. PARSLEY SIDINGS: a selection from the existing eps turns up on R7 regularly, the Delgado ep among them. ISOHAM pilot: buy the DAD'S ARMY COMPLETE SERIES THREE cd set - it's included there. Also been on R7. I understand that all eps of Parsley Sidings survive and have been on R7 / R4X from which no doubt they were recorded by fans. |
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Post by John Green on Dec 29, 2014 17:56:40 GMT
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Post by richardwoods on Dec 29, 2014 19:03:34 GMT
These are the 109 episodes advertised on a well known auction site in MP3 format. Would be good to know if they are back in the BBC Archives?
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-10-30_the_great_footwear_scan.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-11-06_the_big_rocket.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-11-13_strictly_for_the_birds.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-11-20_french_cricket.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-11-27_the_war_with_the_isle_o.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-12-04_moderately_important_pe.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-12-11_the_rhubarb_pirates.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-12-18_a_matter_of_form.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1962-12-25_the_magic_carpet.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1963-01-01_the_spy_in_black_and_wh.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1963-01-08_island_in_the_sun.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1963-01-15_problem_in_the_park.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1963-01-22_the_end_of_the_road.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-07-25_pirates_of_lakeview_res.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-08-01_something_about_a_soldi.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-08-08_the_trouble_with_cecil.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-08-22_the_man_who_made_it_rai.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-08-29_train_of_events.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-09-05_degrading_business.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-09-12_the_butcher_of_glenspor.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-09-19_counter_spies.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-09-26_a_question_of_redundanc.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-10-03_a_backdated_problem.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-10-10_the_hole.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1965-10-17_the_day_the_martians_ca.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1966-12-25_the_post_office_pantomi.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-01-01_all_at_sea.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-01-08_bowler_hats_and_machine.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-01-15_on_the_run.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-01-22_a_gift_for_sir_gregory.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-02-05_customs_of_the_country.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-02-12_getting_the_bird.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-02-26_the_thing_on_the_beach.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-03-05_a_slight_case_of_demoli.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1967-03-12_the_fastest_ship_in_the.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-02-18_battle_of_the_river_tha.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-02-25_the_tubby_submarine.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-03-03_a_matter_of_breeding.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-03-10_the_great_showbiz_fiasc.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-03-17_up_the_poll.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-03-24_waterway_to_go.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-04-07_the_fastest_brolly_in_t.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-04-21_four_men_in_a_wellingto.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1968-04-28_out_of_the_world.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1969-03-25_a_rotten_system.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1969-04-01_a_brush_with_an_old_mas.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1969-04-08_all_play_and_no_work.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1969-04-15_a_sticky_business.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-06-30_bye_bye_mildred.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-07-07_bare_necessities.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-07-14_storm_in_a_tea_cup.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-07-21_the_moving_target.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-09-15_bringing_the_house_down.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-09-22_fair_exchange.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1970-09-29_bill_stickers_is_innoce.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-07-29_rolling_it_in.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-08-12_thoroughly_modern_minis.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-08-19_we_all_make_mistakes.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-08-26_the_foolproof_fool.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-09-02_rotten_to_the_corps.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-09-09_transatlantic_trouble.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1971-09-23_just_the_ticket.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1972-07-11_confidence_trick.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1972-08-15_foul_play.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1972-08-22_something_of_value.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-03-06_thats_my_pigeon.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-03-13_dont_let_them_needle_yo.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-03-20_find_the_lady.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-03-27_bridge_over_troubled_wa.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-04-03_a_private_affair.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-04-17_getting_it_taped.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-04-24_safe_and_unsound.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-05-01_the_expert_caper.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-05-15_under_the_weather.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-05-22_monkey_business.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1973-05-29_cheesed_off.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-06-17_plane_madness.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-06-24_vipers_in_the_bosom.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-07-01_great_guns.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-07-08_i_want_my_mummy.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-07-22_ballet_nuisance.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-07-29_sky_high.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-08-19_big_deal.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-08-19_health_and_deficiency.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-08-26_they_fry_by_night.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1974-09-02_in_the_picture.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-05-26_nothing_but_the_vest.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-06-02_thats_my_boy.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-06-09_all_that_glitters.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-06-16_torn_to_shreds.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-06-23_wool_over_their_eyes.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-06-30_this_v_a_t_and_the_othe.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-07-07_the_great_trouser_troub.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-07-14_the_cabinet_crisis.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-07-21_chain_reaction.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-07-28_all_change.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-08-12_a_sense_of_power.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1975-08-18_postal_disorder.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-07-06_all_cisterns_go.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-07-13_a_problem_shared.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-07-20_the_whitehall_castaways.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-07-27_off_the_rails.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-08-03_penny_wise.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-08-10_turn_for_the_nurse.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-08-17_seal_of_office.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1976-08-24_birmingham_is_revolting.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1977-07-04_mission_inedible.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1977-07-11_horse_play.mp3
the_men_from_the_ministry_1977-07-18_big_big_big_ben_bungle.mp3
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Post by Stephen Byers on Dec 30, 2014 20:58:59 GMT
Interesting that the BBC Transcription Unit also produced a number of MFTM shows for sale overseas. Does the list above include these? Perhaps the list could be annotated to include the eps. that were not aired in the UK.
And did the Beeb re-broadcast any of these recently on R4X?
Hey, I might even have some of these on tapes from when I was living overseas in the 1970s. Hmm, if I have any what to do with them is a moot point!
It would also be useful is the few remaining SA versions could be linked somehow to the Brit versions where they used the same scripts.
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Post by Stephen Byers on Dec 30, 2014 23:06:24 GMT
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Post by Stephen Byers on Dec 30, 2014 23:27:18 GMT
More info. from Radio Echoes:
"The Men from the Ministry was a British radio comedy series broadcast by the BBC between 1962 and 1977, starring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Richard Murdoch and, from 1966, when he replaced Hyde-White, Deryck Guyler. Written and produced by Edward Taylor with contributions from John Graham, and with some early episodes written by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke, it ran for 14 series, totalling 147 half-hour episodes.
"A further 14 episodes were made by the BBC Transcription Service in 1980 but never broadcast in the UK. Versions were made by YLE in Finland, Sveriges Radio (SR) in Sweden, and Springbok Radio in South Africa, where it was made into a feature-length film."
Hmm, now I wonder if the feature-length film from SA is around anywhere?
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Post by Stephen Byers on Jan 3, 2015 11:38:33 GMT
In the Paul Temple thread LanceM mentioned that he had reel-reel tapes of: missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/4624/paul-temple17: Men From The Ministry: Fancy Dress Ball, Miss Chatterly's Lover, Invention of the Whatsit(1967), House Fraud, Red Shadow, The Rose Problem, Number 2 Becomes A Jockey, Nerve Gas, Nudist Camp, Visit To America, Animals For The Zoo, The Party. These appear to be South African versions, survivors of about 900 episdoes!! All the more interesting for that. On the subject of missing UK eps here's a list, but some have since been discovered lurking on various OTR sites: schajer.org/mftm/missing.htmWhat UK MFTM fans are looking for are the UK versions of 'Miss Chatterly's Lover' and 'The Pudding From Outer Space,' these both feature John Laurie in place of Deryck Guyler. From the BBC Genome project both were aired by the Beeb in the 1970s on BBC Radio 4 FM. So the Beeb likely has them but for some reason wont release them. Does anyone know what the situation is with these? The UK 'Miss Chatterly's Lover' is out there, but of a *very* poor quality. The file needs some work on it. I have this and am happy for someone here to work on it if they wish. PM me privately. Stop Press: a version of 'Pudding' has just been located ... |
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