DISCOVERY 135 - Granada Reports - Blondie tx: 7.11.1977
with Tony Wilson and Blondie.
A longer version of the clip used many years ago in a 1985 punk documentary. Tracked down by Mike L Morton who found it at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
VHS.
DISCOVERY 136: Magpie - Elkie Brooks tx: 13.9.1977
An interview and performance.
Ex Phillips 1500 cassette.
DISCOVERY 137: Supersonic - 27.12.1983
Mike Mansfield Television for Channel 4.
with Modern Romance, John Cougar, Soft Cell, Limahl, Status Quo, Shakin Stevens, Marilyn, Meat Loaf, Elton John and Adam Ant.
Kaleidoscope believed this show existed for many years. Then a record company tried to find it; and only a Umatic in private hands could be located.
Umatic. Transferred to file.
DISCOVERY 138: Colour Me Pop - The Orange Bicycle tx: 26.7.1969 BBC2.
The majority of this edition was in the studio and was not kept. However, one of the recent cans donated to Kaleidoscope by Steve Turner reveals filmed inserts for the episode.
The sequences were silent but Kaleidoscope has managed to add sound to two of the three, thanks to the notes kept by Steve Turner.
16mm colour film.
DISCOVERY 139: Top of the Pops - 24.4.1975 BBC1
with Pan's People.
Six minutes of an edition including a complete Pan's People routine.
Ex-Phillips 1500 cassette
DISCOVERY 140: The Black and White Minstrel Show - 20.10.1963 BBC
Audio only complete show
DISCOVERY 141: Top of the Pops - 19.2.1964 BBC
with Pete Murray, Cilla Black, Dave Clark Five, The Bachelors, Freddie and the Dreamers.
Audio only of the earliest episode located so far.
Quarter inch reel.
DISCOVERY 142: Pop at the Mill - 23.7.1977 BBC1.
with Pete Murray, Helen Shaprio and The Rubettes.
18 minutes rescued from a Phillips 1500 tape, after literally three years of trying to get it to play.
Phillips 1500 cassette now transferred to file.
DISCOVERY 143: Nationwide - 22.10.1976
with Bob Wellings and Bruce Forsyth.
On the set of The Generation Game, live at the recording of the 100th episode. Bob Wellings interviews Bruce in front of the studio audience.
Phillips 1500 cassette now transferred to file.
Kaleidoscope is grateful to Steve Tipton for donating his Phillips 1500 cassette mountain to us. As we gradually go through them, we are finding all sorts of things.
DISCOVERY 144: Douglas Fairbanks Jr Presents - Enchanted Doll tx: 4.1.1956 ITV
with Freda Jackson, James Hayter, Wensley Pithey and Douglas Fairbanks Jnr.
16mm print.
We believe many of these editions are likely to be in the USA, but verifying where they are and what exists is difficult.
Thanks to Steve Davis at Roobarb for passing on the info.