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Post by Paul Vanezis on Aug 23, 2005 20:04:06 GMT
...with the caveat that these are not checked at all and have come from a computer database...
Tonight I have been going through the collection of a comedy enthusiast who recorded many radio and tv shows from the early sixties onwards on audio tape.
This is some (a very small part) of what he recorded.
NOT ONLY BUT ALSO 26-12-66 (Exists) 18-02-70 (Missing) 18-03-70 (Missing) 30-08-76 (What is this? A repeat?)
'TIL DEATH US DO PART 23-01-67 Caviar On The Dole (Missing) 06-02-67 A Wapping Mythology (Missing) 13-02-67 In Sickness And In Health (Missing) 27-12-67 (Missing) 08/07/67 Peace and Goodwill (Exists) 29/07/67 State Visit (Missing) A repeat I think 05/08/67 Bulldog Breed (Missing) A repeat Talkback - Till Death (14/01/68) 26-01-68 The Funeral (Missing) 02/02/68 Football (Missing) 09/02/68 The Puppy (Missing) 16/02/68 Aunt Maud (Exists on Peto Scott Recording) 28/12/68 Monopoly (Missing)
Q5 24/03/69 (Missing) 31/03/69 (Exists) 28/04/69 (Missing) 05/05/69 (Missing) 14/09/69 (A repeat. But of what?) 28/09/69 (A repeat. But of what?)
14/09/66 - Do Not Adjust Your Set There's a Fault in the Programme - Recorded from the ABC in Australia
DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET (Missing Episodes Only Listed) 11/01/68 - #2 26/02/69 - #15 12/03/69 - #17 19/03/69 - #18 30/04/69 - #24 14/05/69 - #26
HORNE A PLENTY - 13/11/68 (Missing)
HARRY WORTH 02/04/67 14/05/67 28/05/67 04/06/67 23/04/69 30/04/69
AT LAST...THE 1948 SHOW 25/04/67 02/05/67 09/05/67 16/05/67 26/09/67 03/10/67 10/10/67 24/10/67 31/10/67
Also, can anyone give me some clue as to what exists for:
Oh Brother! The Frost Report Comedy Playhouse Galton and Simpson Playhouse The Rolf Harris Show Larger Than Life
and for radio... Listen To This Space Does the Team Think
Many thanks.
Regards,
Paul
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Post by Richard Bignell on Aug 23, 2005 20:14:04 GMT
What sort of quaility are we talking about here, Paul? Has he taken these as direct line recordings or are they done via a microphone?
Richard
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Aug 23, 2005 20:24:40 GMT
As yet I haven't listened to them, but they are indeed line recordings of some description.
Cheers,
Paul
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Post by Ted Rogers on Aug 23, 2005 22:50:58 GMT
BBC Comedy Playhouse - List of those that still survive (Kal 95)
1. 05/01/62 The Offer D3-TR16 *** 2. 01/03/63 Our Man In Moscow TR16 *** 3. 08/03/63 And Here, All The Way From... TR16 4. 15/03/63 Impasse TR16 *** 5. 05/04/63 A Clerical Error TR16 *** 6. 12/04/63 The Handyman TR16 *** 7. 12/10/63 Fools Rush In TR16 *** (14min seq./mute/vision only) 8. 14/12/63 The Walrus And the Carpenter TR16 9. 28/12/63 The Bed TR16 *** 10. 22/07/65 Till Death Us Do Part (2min extract) *** 11. 17/05/66 The Bishop Rides Again FNK *** 12. 30/06/67 The Old Campaigner D3-TR16 *** 13. 07/06/68 B-And-B TR16 14. 17/09/69 Up Pompeii! 1-PAL 15. 25/03/70 Last Tribute TR16 16. 29/07/70 Don't Ring Us... We'll Ring You D3-PAL 17. 28/01/72 Born Every Minute 2-PAL *** 18. 27/03/72 The Dirtiest Soldier In The World 2-PAL *** 19. 30/08/72 No Peace On The Western Front 2-PAL *** 20. 08/09/72 Are You Being Served? TR16 *** 21. 04/01/73 Last Of The Summer Wine D3-PAL 21. 11/01/73 The Rescue 2-PAL 23. 18/01/73 Elementary My Dear Watson D3-PAL *** 24. 25/01/73 The Birthday D3-PAL *** 25. 08/02/73 Home From Home 2-PAL 26. 03/01/74 It Ain't Half Hot Mum D3-PAL 27. 16/04/74 No Strings 2-PAL *** 28. 07/05/74 Happy Ever After 2-PAL 29. 21/05/74 The Big Job 2-PAL *** 30. 04/06/74 The Last Man On Earth 2-PAL 31. 25/06/74 Pygmalion Smith 2-PAL *** 32. 00/00/00 Bird Alone 2-PAL (no TX date - never transmitted)
There were some 114 episodes in total, if my memory serves me right, with some 30 shows being broadcast between 1966 and 1970 (the dates that your list seems to cover)
Re: 'The Galton and Simpson Playhouse', if that is actually what you mean, and made for Yorkshire TV in 1977. There were 7 episodes of this made, with the most well known being, 'Car Along The Pass' featuring Arthur Lowe. Not sure if any of these are missing...
Might there be some 'The Galton and Simpson Comedy'made by LWT in 1969 there? I know that 4 episodes exist, as I have them, but not sure about the other 2 (there were 6 in total).
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Aug 23, 2005 23:01:31 GMT
OK.
It seems then that there are 12 audio recordings of missing Comedy Playhouse as well as follows:
Spanner in the Works The Chars House in a Tree 25/06/67 Heirs on a Shoestring 09/06/67 To Lucifer a Son (with Jimmy Tarbuck) Tooth and Claw The Lovers 12/05/69 The Making of Peregrine 19/05/69 Joint Account 18/12/69 Keep 'Em Rolling 11/03/1970 Better Than A Man 18/03/1970 Mind Your Own Business 08/07/1970
The Galton and Simpson Playhouse episodes are as follows:
26/04/69 - Friends in High Places 04/05/69 - Never Talk to Strangers 17/05/69 - Pity Poor Edie, Married to Him 24/05/69 - An Extra Bunch of Daffodils 21/11/69 - ??
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers,
Paul
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Aug 23, 2005 23:09:00 GMT
Incidentally, I missed 4 Harry Worth episodes from the earlier list. They are:
19/11/69 02/12/69 09/12/69 16/12/69
I'll check archive status of these tomorrow.
Cheers,
Paul
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Post by Ted Rogers on Aug 23, 2005 23:33:35 GMT
OK. It seems then that there are 12 audio recordings of missing Comedy Playhouse as well as follows: Spanner in the Works The Chars House in a Tree 25/06/67 Heirs on a Shoestring 09/06/67 To Lucifer a Son (with Jimmy Tarbuck) Tooth and Claw The Lovers 12/05/69 The Making of Peregrine 19/05/69 Joint Account 18/12/69 Keep 'Em Rolling 11/03/1970 Better Than A Man 18/03/1970 Mind Your Own Business 08/07/1970 The Galton and Simpson Playhouse episodes are as follows: 26/04/69 - Friends in High Places 04/05/69 - Never Talk to Strangers 17/05/69 - Pity Poor Edie, Married to Him 24/05/69 - An Extra Bunch of Daffodils 21/11/69 - ?? Hope this makes sense. Cheers, Paul 1) 18-04-69 The Suit 2) 25-04-69 Friends In High Places 3) 02-05-69 Never Talk to Strangers (features Harry H. Corbett) 4) 09-05-69 Don't Dilly Dally on the Way 5) 16-05-69 Pity Poor Edie Married To Him 6) 23-05-69 An Extra Bunch Of Daffodils Above is the correct order. BTW, these episodes are from 'The Galton and Simpson Comedy' (LWT). 'The Galton and Simpson Playhouse' series, was made for Yorkshire TV.
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Post by Ted Rogers on Aug 23, 2005 23:36:14 GMT
BTW, forgot to say, how great it is, to find out those missing 'Comedy Playhouse' (BBC) now exist, all be it, in audio form. All I can add to this, boy, that man that recorded this lot, was certainly busy. Who ever he is, I thank him, dearly!
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Post by ethantyler on Aug 24, 2005 1:43:53 GMT
Congratulations on an absolutely fantastic recovery.
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Post by bingo99 on Aug 24, 2005 5:47:32 GMT
Knighthood in the post, this is fantastic This is some (a very small part) of what he recorded. Oh my goodness, this is only a bit of it (explodes)
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Post by bingo99 on Aug 24, 2005 5:49:28 GMT
The Not Only But Also stuff should surely be worth a commercial release at some point???
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Post by Ian Potter on Aug 24, 2005 8:08:52 GMT
Delighted about to Lucifer a Son, Johnny Speight was very proud of that one (written in his George Bernard Shaw mode). Wasn't John Le Mesurier Lucifer himself?
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Post by Paul Vanezis on Aug 24, 2005 8:51:53 GMT
>Wasn't John Le Mesurier Lucifer himself?<
I believe so!
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Post by Steven Sigel on Aug 24, 2005 15:28:50 GMT
Congratulations Paul! Sounds like quite a find!!
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Post by William M on Aug 24, 2005 15:43:08 GMT
There is no word to adequately express how great this is
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