BBC TV Catalogue Online

[Paul02]

The episodes of Softly, Softly are:

05.01.66 Off Beat
13.12.67 Measure Of Tolerance

[Andrew Doherty]

To Andrew Martin.

Here is one drama series (the nineteen seventies series is mentioned) that should be on your catalogue database.

It has been mentioned in a previous thread, elsewhere.

The Silver Sword (BBC tv - 1957)

The cast:
Brenda Dunrich .... Mrs. Wolff
Melvyn Hayes .... Edek Balicki
Frazer Hines .... Jan
Barry Letts .... Joseph Balicki
Pat Pleasence .... Ruth Balicki
Ingrid Sylvester .... Bronia Balicki
Gwen Watford .... Magrit Balicki
George Woodbridge .... Mr. Wolff
Michael Balfour .... American G.I. (appearance at the conclusion of last episode.)

Screenplay by C.E. Webber
Based on the novel by Ian Serraillier

Runtime: 30 min (7 episodes)
The episodes for The Silver Sword are as follows:

The Escape from the Nazis, broadcast date 24.11.57
Escape from Prison, broadcast date 01.12.57
The Burning of the City, broadcast date 08.12.57
The Return of Edek, broadcast date 15.12.57
Jan in Trouble, broadcast date 22.12.57
Escape from Bavaria, broadcast date 29.12.57
The Last Lap, broadcast date 05.01.58

When the National Film Archive appointed the first Television Acquisitions Officer in 1959, this was the first serialized television drama made for children to be chosen, and the earliest in this category to be donated by the BBC.


I would trust that BBC material held by the NFTVA will also feature in the catalogue.

Yours,

[Paul02]

And the episodes of Dixon of Dock Green are:

19.01.63 Trail Of A Gun
31.10.64 Smithy
03.05.75 Chain Of Events

[Paul02]

An episode of Madame Bovary is also listed:

First Love 02/05/1964

[Paul02]

The following (probably very partial) Not Only..But Also.. episodes are listed:

3/4/65
22/1/66
29/1/66
5/2/66
12/2/66

[Paul02]

Thirteen Against Fate- The Lodger (19/06/1966) is listed.

[Paul02]

And, without qualification, these episodes of Till Death Us Do Part are listed:

09.01.67 I Can Give It Up Any Time I Like
16.01.67 The Bulldog Breed
23.01.67 Caviare On The Dole
30.01.67 A Woman's Place Is In The Home!
13.02.67 In Sickness And In Health...
20.02.67 State Visit
27.02.67 Alf's Dilemma (Cleaning Up TV)
19.01.68 Monopoly
26.01.68 The Funeral
02.02.68 Football
09.02.68 The Puppy (listed as The Dog)
16.02.68 Aunt Maud

[Paul02]

Which of these Bachelor Father episodes exists :

First Of The Many 01/10/70
Birthday Boys 15/10/70

?

[Paul02]

Do the episodes of Marty from 20/5/68 and 23/12/68 exist ?

[Paul02]

And what about Not in Front of the Children- The Word 08.09.67 ?

[Paul02]

The catalogue contains these episodes of The Likely Lads:

Chance of a Lifetime 13/1/65
Faraway Places (sic) 14/7/65
Friends and Neighbours 11/6/66
Brief Encounter 25/6/66
The Razor's Edge 2/7/66
Anchors Aweigh 9/7/66

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[andrew martin]

Paul02 said:

The episode of Dr Finlay's Casebook is 'Persons Unknown' (27,11,67).

That one's a mystery - the BBC don't have it, neither do the NFA - I wonder why it's thought to exist (and where!). The Kaleidoscope drama guide lists it as existing - I must ask them where that information comes from (it could be a mistake).

[andrew martin]

Paul02 said:

The episodes of Softly, Softly are:

05.01.66 Off Beat
13.12.67 Measure Of Tolerance

There are no holdings for "Off Beat", I think it may just be there for reference as it is the first episode. "Measure of Tolerance" does exist complete however - it was recovered from Barbados in the mid-90s.

[andrew martin]

andy said:

To Andrew Martin.

Here is one drama series (the nineteen seventies series is mentioned) that should be on your catalogue database.

It has been mentioned in a previous thread, elsewhere.

The Silver Sword (BBC tv - 1957)

The cast:
Brenda Dunrich .... Mrs. Wolff
Melvyn Hayes .... Edek Balicki
Frazer Hines .... Jan
Barry Letts .... Joseph Balicki
Pat Pleasence .... Ruth Balicki
Ingrid Sylvester .... Bronia Balicki
Gwen Watford .... Magrit Balicki
George Woodbridge .... Mr. Wolff
Michael Balfour .... American G.I. (appearance at the conclusion of last episode.)

Screenplay by C.E. Webber
Based on the novel by Ian Serraillier

Runtime: 30 min (7 episodes)
The episodes for The Silver Sword are as follows:

The Escape from the Nazis, broadcast date 24.11.57
Escape from Prison, broadcast date 01.12.57
The Burning of the City, broadcast date 08.12.57
The Return of Edek, broadcast date 15.12.57
Jan in Trouble, broadcast date 22.12.57
Escape from Bavaria, broadcast date 29.12.57
The Last Lap, broadcast date 05.01.58

When the National Film Archive appointed the first Television Acquisitions Officer in 1959, this was the first serialized television drama made for children to be chosen, and the earliest in this category to be donated by the BBC.


I would trust that BBC material held by the NFTVA will also feature in the catalogue.

Yours,

It was known that this exists - some but not all BBC material held by the NFA is listed on Infax (with an appropriate note), and it's intended to add all such programmes in due course.

[andrew martin]

Paul02 said:

And the episodes of Dixon of Dock Green are:

19.01.63 Trail Of A Gun
31.10.64 Smithy
03.05.75 Chain Of Events

The first two don't exist (though there *may* be a clip from the first in fact). Inserts for "Chain of Events" exist, they were found on a studio recording spool for the following episode "Conspiracy" which survives.