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Post by ajsmith on Dec 1, 2012 15:03:59 GMT
Hi,
does anyone know if there are a any documented cases of music programmes being telesnapped by John Cura?
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Post by John Green on Dec 1, 2012 23:39:31 GMT
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Post by Gordon Roxburgh on Dec 3, 2012 17:04:53 GMT
John Cura certainly took telesnaps of "A Song For Europe" in 1963 and 1964, and a handful of these are known still to exist in private hands. Records show that he telesnapped "A Song For Europe" 1965 - but it is not known if any of these survive. This information comes from my book "Songs For Europe - The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest - Volume One The 1950s and 1960s" available from www.telos.co.uk. The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was also telesnapped, (though this programme exists in full at the BBC). The 1966 series "A Song For Everyone" was also telesnapped, and some of these still exist in private hands. "Christmas Night With The Stars" (1967 edition I believe) was also telesnapped (and survives) and I think editions of "The Rolf Harris Show" around this time were also telesnapped. |
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Post by John Green on Dec 3, 2012 17:25:02 GMT
Hi,Gordon.I meant to say that Cura might have focused more on variety shows,which were ubiquitous common,rather than music shows.Though given that he took hundreds of thousands of shots,there can't have been many catagories he missed.
And info on the Eurovision telesnaps are in your book,I see:
shttp://www.telos.me.uk/searchResultItem.php?id=125
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Post by Gordon Roxburgh on Dec 3, 2012 21:11:39 GMT
Just for the record. Although there is information about the John Cura telesnaps in my book, I have been unable to include the actual photos, as they are held in private hands.
It does however show that Cura telesnapped more than just drama series and did Light Entertainment/Music programmes as well.
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Post by John Green on Dec 3, 2012 22:05:11 GMT
Right you are,Gordon.I've edited my post accordingly.Can't get the link to work,though.
I'm sure someone's mentioned that they're working on a book about John Cura and telesnaps...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 7:17:38 GMT
How does one get said "private hands" to share rare and "lost" gems with the masses?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 12:48:49 GMT
That's the 64,000 dollar question, Joe! If there was a reliable path to that end, I'm certain a lot more missing TV would surface.  |
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Post by John Green on Dec 22, 2012 1:17:56 GMT
We could do with the Spirit of TV Past visiting a few people.
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