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Post by Chris Hyatte on Jun 8, 2012 7:56:31 GMT
Does anyone recall the visits they used to regularly show every Xmas morning on the BBC c.1965 - 70. I recall Rolf Harris and Leslie Crowther amongst others?
I wondered if these were live or were any known to have been recorded and exist? They were very moving shows, O/B electronic cameras as I recall.
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Post by Alan Turrell on Jun 8, 2012 8:24:38 GMT
I remember these Chris especially the one's with Leslie Crowther , i don't know if any still exist or not , but christmas days on tv have never been the same since .
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Post by Alan Turrell on Jun 8, 2012 8:40:35 GMT
Iv'e found a couple on the BFI site, whether they actually have these i've no idea .
A Merry Morning[25/12/73]BFI
Date:
1973
Source:
BFI
Description:
Leslie Crowther presents the show from the children's ward of the Airedale General Hospital, Keighley. ....
Original Format:
Television
Sound:
Unknown
Colour:
Duration:
27 min
A Merry Morning[25/12/74]BFI
Date:
1974
Source:
BFI
Description:
Leslie Crowther visits the Children's Ward at Hull Royal Infirmary to entertain some of the young patients who are spending Christmas there. ....
Original Format:
Television
Sound:
Unknown
Colour:
Duration:
26.3 min
I'm sure the ones i remember watching were from the 1960s.
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Post by John Green on Jun 8, 2012 10:01:53 GMT
The Mausoleum Club had a few references to these on the 'Unforgettable' thread,trying to place the Crowther hospital-visit clip on the episode devoted to him,as well as trying to remember if ITV had had a go c. 1982 with Alan Freeman.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2012 10:56:56 GMT
I remember watching those in the '60s as well, Alan. I believe Rolf Harris took it on later in the '70s although I only can recall the ones with Crowther. Good to see that at least one edition survives, even if it isn't from the period we recall most. Does anyone know if there are any earlier examples existing than 1973? I'd be curious to know.
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Post by John Harwood (bjblackpool) on Jun 8, 2012 14:15:07 GMT
I remember watching those in the '60s as well, Alan. I believe Rolf Harris took it on later in the '70s although I only can recall the ones with Crowther. I think Rolf must have been doing it earlier, 'round about 1970? I do have a fairly clear, if fragmentary memory of him doing a Hospital accompanied by Coogee Bear: I don't recall Coogee being a feature of his shows in the latter part of the seventies. I can't find any complete listing of the Rolf Harris Show (didn't Kaleidoscope do a Light Entertainment archive guide?), but the lostshows guide lists a missing episode tx'd on New Years Eve 1969, and others tx'd on 19th December and Boxing Day 1970, obviously part of a weekly run: the hospital visit may have been part of the latter, or perhaps an existing Christmas Day 1969 edition? (Rolf was at number 1 at the time, with Two Little Boys) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2012 14:23:20 GMT
Yes, could be. Lost Shows lists "A Merry Morning" as missing 1970 and 71 editions (no mention of anything in 1972) but 1973 to 1980 appear to be complete. I seem to recall it being called "Meet The Kids" earlier on though. All these are presumably missing though and there is no entry on the database for these.
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Post by John Green on Jun 11, 2012 12:32:50 GMT
There was a 'Rolf at Christmas' special in 1979,though this was from a school rather than a hospital or children's home.
I notice that the 79 show is held at the BFI,though it's not listed on IMDB,which does have a 'Rolf at Christmas' from 1981.All the Rolf Harris Shows from 79 are 'missing'.
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Post by Alan Turrell on Jun 11, 2012 14:51:27 GMT
Yes so from this it looks like Leslie Crowther presented the earlier one's and Rolf Harris the later one's which is how i remembered them.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Jun 11, 2012 14:54:32 GMT
Im sure Leslie Crowther was in meet the kids all through the 60s.
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Post by John W King on Jun 11, 2012 15:22:59 GMT
These visits to children's hospitals were later extended to other Bank Holiday's. I have clear memories of Rolf Harris talking to a young boy patient about his favourite programme which was Doctor Who. Rolf asks he remember's the Doctor's last encounter with the Daleks. Rolf explained the Doctor and his companions had followed the Daleks to their home planet Skaro. The encounter ended in a massive battle between the Daleks.
Asked if he would like to see it again the boy nodded. The epic battle from episode 7 of the Evil of the Daleks was then shown ending in a massive explosion.
Return to Rolf who said "Good news for all Doctor Who fans as that story will be shown in it's entirety in a few weeks on BBC1".
I am not certain but I believe this Meet the kids "episode" was shown on Bank Holiday Whit Monday 1968. However I have never seen this mentioned in any other Doctor Who documentation. Am I the only sad s*d to have watched this broadcast of Meet the Kids? Does any one have any old Radio Times to confirm whether my memory is genuine or at fault?
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Post by patbourne on Jun 11, 2012 19:26:10 GMT
a google search for 'rolf harris meet the kids' comes up with (in the second or third result) a site showing TV listings for Xmas 1969: Christmas day on BBC One at 11.45am ( til 12.30pm) has 'Rolf Harris invites you to Meet the Kids' sites.google.com/site/ukchristmastv/bbc1969 |
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Post by John Green on Jun 12, 2012 15:34:41 GMT
I googled and found 'A Spoonful of Sugar from Stoke Mandeville' BBC1 25/12/69,with Michael Aspel and Sheila Tracy.
Were these shows actually live? I'm surprised that copies of some survive,though I get it that live shows can be recorded.
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Post by Ian Thompson on Jan 27, 2018 16:02:43 GMT
I beleive one exists as presented by Max Bygraves possibly late 1950's early 60's ?
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Post by andyc on Jan 28, 2018 9:26:15 GMT
These visits to children's hospitals were later extended to other Bank Holiday's. I have clear memories of Rolf Harris talking to a young boy patient about his favourite programme which was Doctor Who. Rolf asks he remember's the Doctor's last encounter with the Daleks. Rolf explained the Doctor and his companions had followed the Daleks to their home planet Skaro. The encounter ended in a massive battle between the Daleks. Asked if he would like to see it again the boy nodded. The epic battle from episode 7 of the Evil of the Daleks was then shown ending in a massive explosion. Return to Rolf who said "Good news for all Doctor Who fans as that story will be shown in it's entirety in a few weeks on BBC1". I am not certain but I believe this Meet the kids "episode" was shown on Bank Holiday Whit Monday 1968. However I have never seen this mentioned in any other Doctor Who documentation. Am I the only sad s*d to have watched this broadcast of Meet the Kids? Does any one have any old Radio Times to confirm whether my memory is genuine or at fault? Whit Monday 1968 was June 3rd. The rerun of Evil Of The Daleks began on June 8th. I did a search on Genome for Rolf Harris in 1968, and there is a big gap between May 21st and August 18th where Harris doesn't seem to have appeared at all in any BBC shows. The shows on or before May 21st (where your memory might come from) are not of the "meet the kids" variety. I also had a look at the BBC listings for Whit Monday itself, and there are no "Meet the Kids"-type shows at all. |
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