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Post by Ken Morse on Apr 24, 2006 19:24:33 GMT
Can any of you guys in the know tell me anything about the archive status of The Billy Cotton Band Show?
This ran for several years but whenever a clip is shown these days it always seems to originate from the same edition (the one shown on BBC 4 a year or two ago), so I'm wondering if that's the only one that still survives....?
Any help much appreciated!
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Post by John G on Apr 24, 2006 21:35:45 GMT
you probably get a more accurate reply later-- but for now
I think there is about two left
one from 1959 and another from 1964
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Post by andrew martin on Apr 25, 2006 14:03:18 GMT
Existing material:
6/11/56 - film insert
21/2/59 (50th show) - 16mm telerecording
24/12/61 - 16mm telerecording
27/1/63 - start and end of show (16mm telerecording)
22/9/63 - off-air soundtrack recording
10/5/64 - 16mm telerecording
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Post by Joe Cole on Apr 25, 2006 15:02:39 GMT
What about 'Billy Cotton's Music Hall' on BBC-2? Same format? I think it exists.
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Post by Stephen Doran on Apr 25, 2006 15:24:51 GMT
would the 1963 edition start with "put on your ta-ta little girlie"?
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Post by andrew martin on Apr 25, 2006 18:19:37 GMT
What about 'Billy Cotton's Music Hall' on BBC-2? Same format? I think it exists. 25/9/66 - titles and a film sequence 23/10/66 - titles and film sequences 17/6/67 - film sequences I.e. no complete editions unfortunately. There is also a programme called "Paris by Night:La Nouvelle Eve" featuring BC transmitted 4/8/58, which exists as a 35mm telerecording, the obituary programme "Tribute to Billy Cotton" transmitted 26/3/69 which exists as a 16mm telerecording, and "Old Bill: Billy Cotton Memoir" shown 6/5/69 which is held on b/w film (not a telerecording). Additionally there are appearances in an extract from "Celebration Music Hall" 15/5/54, a news item of Princess Margaret visiting the Television Theatre on 7/2/56, BC interviewing fellow band leader Ted Heath in "Tin Pan Alley" 14/5/56, an interview with BC in "We Are Your Servants" 6/6/56, a contribution to Russ Conway's "This is Your Life" on 7/12/59, a glimpse on "News Extra" about the Royal Command Performance on 20/5/60, another on a news item about the Variety Club awards on 12/3/63, an excerpt from "The Billy Cotton Band Show" tx'd 10/2/63 featured in "Looking at Television" 8/5/63, an appearance in the Churchill birthday tribute "Ninety Years On" 29/11/64, a contribution to "Christmas Night With the Stars 1964", and interview with BC and Bill Cotton Jnr on "Late Night Line Up" 22/11/67. |
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Post by andrew martin on Apr 25, 2006 18:21:54 GMT
would the 1963 edition start with "put on your ta-ta little girlie"? 27/1/63 starts with "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" - I don't have details to hand about the 22/9/63 edition to hand. |
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Post by Ken Morse on Apr 25, 2006 22:04:45 GMT
Just want to say thanks to everyone for the helpful info. Cheers!  |
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Post by Stephen Doran on Apr 26, 2006 7:36:23 GMT
would the 1963 edition start with "put on your ta-ta little girlie"? 27/1/63 starts with "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" - I don't have details to hand about the 22/9/63 edition to hand. i recall my dad taping one show i may be wrong it might be 1962?but we used to have it. |
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Post by Larry Dutch on Apr 27, 2006 4:07:36 GMT
A 10 minute extract on 16mm survives of the 12/5/62 episode outside the BBC, featuring Cliff and the Shads doing 'Do You Wanna Dance' (live) plus a couple of other songs, one of which is a duet with BC and Cliff performing the vaudevillian 'Super Special Villain of The Year'.
LD
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